Josh Harder

Josh Harder (2019)

Joshua "Josh" Keck Harder (born August 1, 1986 in Turlock , California , United States ) is an American politician . As a member of the Democratic Party , he has held the tenth seat of the state of California in the United States House of Representatives since January 3, 2019 . He was elected to this office on November 6, 2018 and was sworn in on January 3, 2019.

Life

Joshua Harder was born on August 1, 1986 in Turlock , California , and graduated from Modesto High School . He holds degrees in Political Science and Economics from Stanford University and Masters of Business Administration and Masters of Public Policy from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School .

His mother, Linda, is a volunteer grief counselor in Turlock. His father, Mark, is an ophthalmologist and his younger brother, David, is a senior at California State University, Stanislaus .

Harder worked for Bessemer Venture Partners in New York City from 2014 to 2016 , then moved to San Francisco and back to Turlock in 2017, teaching economics at Modesto Junior College .

Political career

In May 2017, Harder announced that he would run for the tenth seat of the state of California in the United States House of Representatives .

In the primary, Harder was 16.7 percent behind the incumbent tenth-seat holder, Jeff Denham of the Republican Party (37.8 percent).

The election on November 6, 2018, Harder won against Jeff Denham with 52.3 percent of the vote.

He works in the following congress areas:

United States House Committee on Agriculture
- Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
- Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture
United States House Committee on Education and Labor
- Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment.

Individual evidence

^ Casey Tolan: Central Valley Democrats fighting to unseat Republican Jeff Denham spar over local ties. PATTERSON - When Josh Harder took his campaign for Congress to a house party in this Central Valley town of cul-de-sacs and mountain views last week, the dozen Democrats in the living room quizzed him on the typical hot-button issues, from health care to gun control. In: mercurynews.com. The Mercury News , May 31, 2018, p. 6 , accessed April 10, 2019 .
↑ Josh Harder: Josh Harder is a fifth-generation resident of California's Central Valley. Josh grew up in Turlock, where he was a proud member of MoBand and the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra and Turlock Crossroads Church. In: harderforcongress.com. Josh Harder for Congress, p. 3 , accessed April 10, 2019 .
^ The New York Times : California Election Results: 10th House District. Representative Jeff Denham is seeking a fourth term in California's 10th District, an area of the Central Valley centered on Modesto, and three Democrats are vying to challenge him: Michael Eggman, a farmer who has run against Mr. Denham twice before; Josh Harder, a venture capitalist; and Virginia Madueño, a public relations executive. The race was close in 2016, and Hillary Clinton won the district, making it a target for Democrats this year. In: nytimes.com. The New York Times, June 11, 2018, p. 5 , accessed April 10, 2019 .
↑ Ballotpedia : California's 10th Congressional District election, in 2018. Elections in California, 2018. In: ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia, p. 19 , accessed April 10, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Harder, Josh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Harder, Joshua Keck (full name); Harder, Josh Keck (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 1, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH	Turlock , California , United States

[1] Casey Tolan: Central Valley Democrats fighting to unseat Republican Jeff Denham spar over local ties. PATTERSON - When Josh Harder took his campaign for Congress to a house party in this Central Valley town of cul-de-sacs and mountain views last week, the dozen Democrats in the living room quizzed him on the typical hot-button issues, from health care to gun control. In: mercurynews.com. The Mercury News , May 31, 2018, p. 6 , accessed April 10, 2019 .

[2] Josh Harder: Josh Harder is a fifth-generation resident of California's Central Valley. Josh grew up in Turlock, where he was a proud member of MoBand and the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra and Turlock Crossroads Church. In: harderforcongress.com. Josh Harder for Congress, p. 3 , accessed April 10, 2019 .

[3] The New York Times : California Election Results: 10th House District. Representative Jeff Denham is seeking a fourth term in California's 10th District, an area of the Central Valley centered on Modesto, and three Democrats are vying to challenge him: Michael Eggman, a farmer who has run against Mr. Denham twice before; Josh Harder, a venture capitalist; and Virginia Madueño, a public relations executive. The race was close in 2016, and Hillary Clinton won the district, making it a target for Democrats this year. In: nytimes.com. The New York Times, June 11, 2018, p. 5 , accessed April 10, 2019 .

[4] Ballotpedia : California's 10th Congressional District election, in 2018. Elections in California, 2018. In: ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia, p. 19 , accessed April 10, 2019 .