Lance Harris

Lance Harris
Louisiana House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent
In office
January 9, 2012-Present
Term ends
January 11, 2016
Years in position	1
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$16,800/year
Per diem	$6,000/year for expenses; $149/day per diem
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 19, 2011
First elected	November 19, 2011
Next election	November 3, 2015
Term limits	N/A
Personal
Place of birth	Alexandria, Louisiana
Profession	Business owner
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Lance Harris is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 25. He was first elected in 2011.

Committee assignments

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Harris served on the following committees:

• Commerce
• Health and Welfare
• Labor and Industrial Relations

Elections

2011

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2011

On October 22, 2011, Harris won election to District 61 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He defeated Barett Byrd (R) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary.

Louisiana House of Representatives, District 25 Blanket Primary, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lance Harris	55.4%	7,577
	Republican	Barett Byrd	44.6%	6,088
Total Votes				13,665

Issues

Harris lists four key issues on his campaign website:

• "Attracting and Fostering New Businesses leads to More & Better Jobs"
• "Continue the Administration’s Positive Change to help Louisiana be a Top Performer"
• "Economic Prosperity through High Quality Education and Career Training"
• "Make Government leaner and further Ethics Reform"

Campaign donors

2011

In 2011, Harris received $122,572 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Louisiana House of Representatives 2011 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Lance Harris's campaign in 2011
Leebos Stores Inc	$22,845
Harris, Lance	$8,892
Mrl Llc	$2,500
Lott Jr, Luther W	$2,500
Mccain, Steve	$2,500
Total Raised in 2011	$122,572
Total Votes received in 2011	7,577
Cost of each vote received	$16.18

Personal

Harris has a wife, Leetha. He was born in Alexandria, Louisiana and raised in Pineville.

Recent news

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Lance Harris News Feed

• Economist: Tax amnesty scheme doesn't purge budget of shaky revenue sources - The lens
• Budget plan passes House - The Advocate
• Alternative budget plan in jeopardy - The Advocate
• Jindal counts few friends as Legislature bucks his leadership - The lens
• Louisiana House committee approves modified Medicaid expansion bill - NOLA.com
• House panel rejects Medicaid expansion - The Advocate
• After businesses rejected original state budget bill, legislators go to work - Bossier Press-Tribune Online
• Bills aimed at budgeting process by Fiscal Hawks - The Advocate
• Kleckley: Budget deal near - The Advocate
• Inside Report: La. state lawmakers tackle Medicaid expansion - The Advocate

External links

Suggest a link

• Official House website
• Official campaign website
• Biography from Project Vote Smartgraphical profile
• Facebook campaign page

References

Political offices
Preceded by Chris Roy, Jr.	Louisiana House of Representatives District 25 2012-present	Succeeded by NA