Greg Harris (Illinois politician)

Gregory S. Harris (born June 5, 1955) is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, having represented the state's 13th district since 2007.

Greg Harris
Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byBarbara Flynn Currie
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 13th district
Assumed office
January 2007
Preceded byLarry McKeon
Personal details
Born (1955-06-05) June 5, 1955
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Colorado, Boulder (BA)

Early life and career

Harris is an alumnus of the University of Colorado at Boulder. He then worked for social service agencies.[1] He served in senior positions with the National Home Furnishings Association. He then became Chief of Staff to Mary Ann Smith a position in which he served for fourteen years.[2]

Legislative tenure

Larry McKeon, who had held the seat for five terms, announced his intention to retire from the legislature in July 2006. He had, though, already been re-elected in the March primary election to be the Democratic candidate on the November general-election ballot, and it fell to the local Democratic committeemen to select his successor to appear on the ballot. Harris, like McKeon, is both openly gay and HIV-positive.[1] He was elected in November 2006.[1] No Republican filed for the District 13 seat.[3] He also ran unopposed for re-election in 2008.[4]

In 2010, Harris sponsored The Illinois Religious Freedom Protection & Civil Union Act (SB1716), which was signed into law on January 31, 2011 by Governor Pat Quinn. The act established civil unions in Illinois.[5]

On January 10, 2019, Harris became the House Majority Leader.[6]

Electoral History
Illinois 13th State House District General Election, 2006[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregory Harris 19,865 100.0
Total votes 19,865 100.0
Illinois 13th State House District General Election, 2008[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregory Harris (incumbent) 31,013 100.0
Total votes 31,013 100.0
Illinois 13th State House District General Election, 2010[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregory Harris (incumbent) 21,617 100.0
Total votes 21,617 100.0
Illinois 13th State House District General Election, 2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregory Harris (incumbent) 33,488 100.0
Total votes 33,488 100.0
Illinois 13th State House District General Election, 2014[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregory Harris (incumbent) 22,632 100.0
Total votes 22,632 100.0
Illinois 13th State House District General Election, 2016[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregory Harris (incumbent) 40,831 100.0
Total votes 40,831 100.0
Illinois 13th State House District General Election, 2018[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregory Harris (incumbent) 39,456 100.0
Total votes 39,456 100.0

References
  1. McKeon Congratulates Greg Harris
  2. White, Jesse, ed. (2019). "Legislators' Portraits and Biographies". Illinois Blue Book 2019-2020 (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. p. 66. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  3. Chicago Board of Elections
  4. "Illinois State Board of Elections". Archived from the original on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  5. Garcia, Monique. "Illinois Gov. Quinn signs civil union bill". St. Louis Post‑Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  6. Miller, Rich (January 10, 2019). "Madigan appoints Rep. Greg Harris as new Majority Leader". Capitol Fax. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  7. "Election Results 2006 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  8. "Election Results 2008 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  9. "Election Results 2010 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  10. "Election Results 2012 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  11. "Election Results 2014 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  12. "Election Results 2016 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  13. "Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
Illinois House of Representatives
Preceded by
Barbara Flynn Currie		 Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives
2019–present		 Incumbent
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