Jeff Harris (Missouri)

Jeff Harris (born October 7, 1964) is an attorney and a Missouri Democratic politician. He represents the 23rd District of Missouri in the Missouri House of Representatives and is currently running for the office of attorney general. He previously served as Minority Floor Leader before giving up the post in order to focus more time on his current campaign. He is married to Katherine Harris and resides in Columbia, Missouri.

Harris was born in Columbia and graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1987, and from Cornell University with a J.D. in 1991. He was on the board of editors of the "Cornell Law Review" while at that school.

He is a member of the Missouri United Methodist Church, the Elks Club, the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Prevent Child Abuse Missouri Board, the Missouri Kidney Program Advisory Board, the Democratic Leadership Council, and the Commission on the Future of Higher Education.

He was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2002, and won reelection in 2004 and 2006. [cite web | url = http://www.house.state.mo.us/billtracking/bills081/member/mem023.htm | title = Representative Jeff Harris] The "Columbia Tribune" observed that Harris's leadership in the House "allowed him to be one of the chief spokesmen against the Republican majority." [cite web | url = http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2008/ourtown/20080622ourtown064a.asp | title = Some area lawmakers are bound to change in this fall's elections | last = Rosenbaum | first = Jason | publisher = "Columbia Tribune" (http://www.columbia tribune.com) | date = June 22, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-07-09]

He is currently running for the Democratic nomimation for Missouri Attorney General against fellow state Representative Margaret Donnelly, and State Senator Chris Koster. Jay Nixon, the current Attorney General, is running for Governor. Two candidates, Stephen Webber and Cande Iveson, are seeking to replace Harris in the Missouri House. [cite web | url = http://blogs.columbiatribune.com/politics/2008/05/webber_and_iveson_to_debate_th.html | title = Webber and Iveson to debate this week | last = Rosenbaum | first = Jason | publisher = "Columbia Tribune" (http://www.columbiatribune.com) | date = May 18, 2008 | accessdate=2008-07-09]

External links

* [http://electjeffharris.com Campaign website]

References

*"Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006." Jefferson City, MO: Secretary of State.

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