Marian Harris

Marian Harris
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 19th district
In office January 5, 2009-December 31, 2010
Preceded by	Larry L. Flowers
Succeeded by	Anne Gonzales
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Born	June 4, 1941 (1941-06-04) (age 70) New York, New York
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Columbus, Ohio
Alma mater	Mount Holyoke College, Ohio Dominican University
Profession	Educator, Medical Researcher, Legislative Aide

Marian Harris is a Democratic politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives. A former educator and aide to United States Senator Howard Metzenbaum, Harris was retired when she ran against Representative Larry L. Flowers in 2006 for a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives. Although unsuccessful in her first attempt, Harris performed better than what was expected, coming very close to ousting Flowers. As a result, she tried again for the seat two years later, in 2008.

With Flowers out of the seat due to term limits, Harris was seen as a potential victor in obtaining a seat that had been held long by Republicans, including former Republican Speaker of the House Jo Ann Davidson. Harris faced newcomer Brad Lewis, in the general election, in what became a very contested race. The race wasn't decided until a month after election day. After all provisional ballots had been tallied, Harris was announced the winner over Lewis by 735 votes.^[1] She went on to take her seat on January 5, 2009.

In the House, Harris was often one of the more liberal members of the delegation, supporting labor, anti-bias, and other Democratic initiatives. As a result, Harris quickly became a top tier target for Republicans for the 2010 cycle. For their candidate, Republicans ran Anne Gonzales a popular mayor of Westerville, Ohio with conservative credentials. Again, Harris was in one of the more contested and closest watched races of the year.

Within an overwhelmingly Republican year, Harris was defeated by Gonzales, and the Democrats lost their majority in the Ohio House.^[2] As a result, Harris was a one-term Representative.

Following her defeat, Harris remained in Columbus, where she is retired.

References

1. ^ Nash, Jim (2008-12-08). "Kilroy is headed to Congress". Columbus Dispatch. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/12/07/election.html?sid=101. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
2. ^ Sanner, Ann (2010-11-03). "Democrats lose control of Ohio House". Morning Journal. http://morningjournal.com/articles/2010/11/03/news/doc4cd105e2ecdd9895502116.txt. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 

External links

• The Ohio Ladies' Gallery: Rep. Marrian Harris (D-Columbus)

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Name	Harris, Marian
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Date of birth	June 4, 1941
Place of birth	New York, New York
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