Jimmy Harris (politician)

Jimmy Harris
Jimmy Harris
Member of the Louisiana Senate; from the 4th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 13, 2020
Preceded by	Wesley Bishop
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives; from the 99th district
	In office; January 2016 – January 13, 2020
Preceded by	Wesley Bishop
Succeeded by	Candace Newell
Personal details
Born	1973 or 1974 (age 46–47)[1]
Political party	Democratic
Education	Morehouse College (BA); Southern University, (JD)
Occupation	Lawyer

James Harris III is an American politician from New Orleans, Louisiana. A Democrat, Harris has represented District 4 in the Louisiana State Senate since 2020; he previously represented District 99 in the Louisiana House of Representatives between 2016 and 2020.[2][3]

Career

Before entering elected office, Harris worked as an aide for U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond, as well as working for several other elected officials in the state. With Richmond's backing, he ran in 2015 for District 99 in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Harris defeated Markeita Prevost and Ray Crawford after two rounds of voting.[4]

In 2019, Harris announced that he would run for District 4 in the Louisiana State Senate, which was vacated by Wesley Bishop, Harris' predecessor in the House. Harris was elected with no opponents from either party.[5]

References

"State Representative Jimmy Harris". Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
"Jimmy Harris". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
Jessica Williams (24 November 2015). "Jimmy Harris wins House District 99 race with 61 percent of the vote". Nola.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
Matt Houston (8 August 2019). "As qualifying ends, here are the multi-parish candidates who will be elected unopposed". WAFB9. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

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[2] "State Representative Jimmy Harris". Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[3] "Jimmy Harris". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[4] Jessica Williams (24 November 2015). "Jimmy Harris wins House District 99 race with 61 percent of the vote". Nola.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[5] Matt Houston (8 August 2019). "As qualifying ends, here are the multi-parish candidates who will be elected unopposed". WAFB9. Retrieved 18 September 2019.