She is a precinct committeewoman for Capital Precinct 082 and a regional chair for precinct committeemen.
Barghouti Hardwick also sits on the Springfield Airport Authority.
"In some ways I carry forward with Rosemarie Long's open door policy," Barghouti Hardwick said Thursday. "Republicans actually have a big tent. We believe in our ideals which center around lower taxes and efficient government. I think that's really our big draw.
"We have some (Republican members) who go all the way to the great generation and then all the way up to the young people. We also have to reach out and include all kinds of minorities. We have some. We need to include more."