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David Harris (Illinois)

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David Harris
Image of David Harris
Illinois Director of the Department of Revenue
Tenure
Present officeholder
Prior offices
Illinois House of Representatives District 53
Successor: Mark Walker

Education

High school

St. Viator High School

Bachelor's

Georgetown University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Military National Guard

Years of service

1999 - 2003

Personal
Profession
Iraq reconstruction
Contact

David Harris is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 53 from 2011 to 2019. He previously served in the Illinois House from 1983 to 1993.

Harris did not seek re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2018.

Harris was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Illinois. Harris was one of six delegates from Illinois bound by state party rules to support John Kasich at the convention.[1] Kasich suspended his campaign on May 4, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 156 bound delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates.

Biography

Harris earned a B.A. from Georgetown University. His professional experience includes working as Deputy Director and Chief of Staff in the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office of the U.S. State Department and a military analyst for WGN-TV in Chicago. He served in the U.S. Army and the Illinois National Guard for a total of 33 years before retiring at the rank of Major General in 2003.[2]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Illinois committee assignments, 2017
Appropriations-General Service
Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and IT
Government Consolidation & Modernization
Revenue & Finance
Transportation: Vehicles & Safety

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Harris served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Harris served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Harris served on the following committees:

Campaign themes

2012

Harris' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]

  • State Budget
Excerpt: "It is time for these fiscal shenanigans to end. By any measureable standard of fiscal responsibility, Illinois is at or near the bottom among the 50 states. We share the dubious distinction with basket-case California of having the lowest bond rating of any state in the nation."
  • State Debt
Excerpt: "The State of Illinois has no rational plan on how to get out of its budget deficit and that brings into question how it plans to repay the mountain of debt we have incurred. The lack of a coherent plan is one of the key reasons why the rating agencies have rated Illinois bonds at the bottom of the barrel among the states."
  • Term Limits
Excerpt: "I believe firmly in term limits for all elected state officials. I also feel that the legislative leaders of the Illinois House and Illinois Senate should be subject to term limits on the length of time that they can serve as legislative leaders."
  • Firearms
Excerpt: "There are many issues surrounding the ownership of firearms. Those issues, however, do not diminish the basic constitutional rights specified in our Constitutions. I support the right of law-abiding citizens to own firearms."
  • Abortion
Excerpt: "I am a pro-life candidate. I oppose abortion except in cases of reported rape, incest or when an abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother. Further, I support the Parental Notification law, which requires that a parent, grandparent or court-appointed guardian be notified when an abortion is to be performed on an unemancipated minor."

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2018

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2018

David Harris did not file to run for re-election.

2016

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[4]

Incumbent David Harris ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 53 general election.[5][6]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Harris Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

Incumbent David Harris ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 53 Republican primary.[7][8]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Harris Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013. Incumbent David Harris ran unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[9][10][11]

2012

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012

Harris won re-election in the 2012 election for Illinois House of Representatives District 53. Harris was unopposed in the March 20 Republican primary and defeated Curt Renz (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12][13][14]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 53, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Harris Incumbent 59.2% 28,092
     Democratic Curt Renz 40.8% 19,346
Total Votes 47,438

2010

Harris defeated Democratic incumbent Mark Walker in the state's November 2, 2010, general election.[15]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 66 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png David Harris (R) 16,147 53.99%
Mark Walker (D) 13,763 46.01%

Campaign donors


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David Harris campaign contribution history
Year Office Result Contributions
2016 Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 Won $160,869
2014 Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 Won $89,774
2012 Illinois State House, District 53 Won $68,101
2010 Illinois State House, District 66 Won $468,226
Grand total raised $786,970
Source: [[16] Follow the Money]

2016

Harris won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2016. During that election cycle, Harris raised a total of $160,869.

Illinois House of Representatives 2016 election - campaign contributions
Top contributors to David Harris (Illinois)'s campaign in 2016
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management$55,900
Harris, David$20,000
Bruce Rauner Campaign Cmte$4,000
Illinois Venture Capital Association$3,500
Webb & O'neill Inc$2,500
Total raised in 2016$160,869
Source: Follow the Money

2014

Harris won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2014. During that election cycle, Harris raised a total of $89,774.

2012

Harris won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Harris raised a total of $68,101.

2010

Harris won election to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2010. During that election cycle, Harris raised a total of $16,147.

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 31.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that "help or hinder Illinois citizens with developmental disabilities access more included lives in their homes and communities."'
Legislators are scored on their votes on manufacturing issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

David Harris (Illinois) endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[19]

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Harris was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Illinois.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Illinois, 2016 and Republican delegates from Illinois, 2016

District-level delegates from Illinois were elected directly by voters at the state primary election on March 15, 2016. At-large delegates were selected at the state convention in May 2016. District-level delegates to the national convention could run as "uncommitted" delegates or they could declare their support for a specific candidate. 2016 Illinois GOP bylaws considered a vote for a delegate to be an "expression of sentiment" and "only advisory to the Delegate or Alternate Delegate so elected, unless otherwise directed by the Rules of the Republican Party." At-large delegates were bound to support the winner of the statewide vote in Illinois' primary election for an undetermined number of ballots.

Illinois primary results

See also: Presidential election in Illinois, 2016
Illinois Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 38.8% 562,464 54
Ted Cruz 30.2% 438,235 9
John Kasich 19.7% 286,118 6
Marco Rubio 8.7% 126,681 0
Ben Carson 0.8% 11,469 0
Jeb Bush 0.8% 11,188 0
Rand Paul 0.3% 4,718 0
Chris Christie 0.2% 3,428 0
Mike Huckabee 0.2% 2,737 0
Carly Fiorina 0.1% 1,540 0
Rick Santorum 0.1% 1,154 0
JoAnn Breivogel 0% 16 0
Totals 1,449,748 69
Source: The New York Times and Illinois State Board of Elections

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
Logo-GOP.png

Illinois had 69 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 54 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 18 congressional districts). According to the Republican National Committee, Illinois' district-level delegates were "elected directly on the primary ballot and bound to the candidate for whom they [declared] themselves."[20][21]

Of the remaining 15 delegates, 12 served at large. Illinois' at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[20][21]

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
He and his wife, Michelle, have two children, one of which has followed his father's footsteps as a Captain in the U.S. Army.[2]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. WBEZ 91.5, "2016 Illinois Primary Election Results," March 14, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Harris," accessed March 3, 2014
  3. David Harris, "Issues," accessed October 24, 2012
  4. Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
  5. Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
  6. Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
  7. Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
  8. Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
  9. Illinois Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
  10. Illinois Board of Elections, "General Primary Election Official Canvass," April 18, 2014
  11. Illinois Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
  12. Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
  13. Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
  14. Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed January 18, 2013
  15. Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois Official 2010 General Election Results," November 2, 2010
  16. followthemoney.org, "Harris, David," accessed July 22, 2013
  17. Citizen Action Illinois, "99th General Assembly Legislative Scorecard 2016," accessed July 11, 2017
  18. Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities, "2016 Illinois Community Living Report," accessed July 11, 2017
  19. Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Additional Illinois Endorsements," March 15, 2012
  20. 20.0 20.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
  21. 21.0 21.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
Political offices
Preceded by
Sidney Mathias (R)
Illinois House of Representatives District 53
2013 – 2019
Succeeded by
Mark Walker (D)
Preceded by
Mark Walker (D)
Illinois House of Representatives District 66
2011 – 2013
Succeeded by
Michael W. Tryon (R)


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