Harold W. Giard is a former Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Addison senate district.
Giard grew up in Bridport, Vermont.
After graduating from Middlebury Union High School, he attended St. Michael's College.
Giard was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1972 and continued to serve there until 1980.
In June 2012 Giard told The Addison Independent that he would not be seeking a fifth term in the Vermont Senate.