William Clyde Hardiman III is an American Republican politician from Michigan.
He then ran for Michigan state senate in 2002 in the 29th district, defeating Steve Pestka, and served from 2003 to 2011,[2] when he retired due to term limits.
[3] He ran unsuccessfully for Congress in Michigan's 3rd congressional district.
[4] Hardiman is a veteran himself, having served in the United States Army in Vietnam during the Vietnam War as a medic in an artillery unit from 1967 to 1968.
[4] He has an associate degree from Grand Rapids Community College, a bachelor's degree from Grand Valley State University, and a master's degree in public affairs from Western Michigan University.