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David Harris (Illinois)
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 |
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| • 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:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations-General Service |
| • Financial Institutions |
| • Renewable Energy & Sustainability |
| • Revenue & Finance |
| • State Government Administration |
| • Tollway Oversight |
| • Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Harris served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Appropriations-General Service |
| • Mass Transit |
| • Revenue & Finance |
| • State Government Administration |
| • Transportation: Vehicles & Safety |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Harris served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Aging |
| • Appropriations-General Service |
| • Health Care Availability Access |
| • Mass Transit |
| • Revenue & Finance |
| • State Government Administration |
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."
Sponsored legislation
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
David Harris did not file to run for re-election.
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 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  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 | David Harris Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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
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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David 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) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| David Harris (R)
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16,147 | 53.99% | ||
| Mark Walker (D) | 13,763 | 46.01% | ||
Campaign donors
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| David Harris campaign contribution history | ||||
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| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2016 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 |  |
$160,869 | |
| 2014 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 | |
$89,774 | |
| 2012 | Illinois State House, District 53 | |
$68,101 | |
| 2010 | Illinois State House, District 66 | |
$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.
| Illinois House of Representatives 2014 election - Campaign Contributions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top contributors to David Harris (Illinois)'s campaign in 2014 | ||||
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management | $6,000 | |||
| Comcast | $3,000 | |||
| Illinois State Dental Society | $3,000 | |||
| Walgreen Co | $2,500 | |||
| At&t | $2,000 | |||
| Total Raised in 2014 | $89,774 | |||
| Source: Follow the Money | ||||
2012
Harris won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Harris raised a total of $68,101.
| Illinois House of Representatives 2012 election - campaign contributions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top contributors to David Harris (Illinois)'s campaign in 2012 | ||||
| Stand for Children | $10,000 | |||
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | $2,500 | |||
| Bnsf Railway | $2,500 | |||
| At&T | $2,307 | |||
| Illinois Retaillinois Merchants Team | $2,000 | |||
| Total raised in 2012 | $68,101 | |||
| Source: Follow the Money | ||||
2010
Harris won election to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2010. During that election cycle, Harris raised a total of $16,147.
| Illinois House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top contributors to David Harris (Illinois)'s campaign in 2010 | ||||
| Illinois House Republican Organization | $186,754 | |||
| Citizens to Change Illinois | $46,948 | |||
| Citizens to Elect Tom Cross | $33,750 | |||
| Harris, David | $25,075 | |||
| Illinois Republican Renaissance | $25,000 | |||
| Total Raised in 2010 | $16,147 | |||
| Source: Follow the Money | ||||
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
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In 2017, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 31. There were also special sessions. The 1st special session was June 21-July 6. The 2nd special session was July 26-July 31. During the 3rd special session, the Senate met on August 13, and the House met on August 16. The 4th special session was on August 28-29. There was a veto session from October 24-November 9.
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2016
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In 2016, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 7 (extended session).
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2014
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In 2014, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 29 through June 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 31.
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
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
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 | |
|
Donald 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
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
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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
- Illinois House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Illinois State Legislature
- Illinois state legislative districts
External links
- Harris' campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Harris' facebook
- Profile from Open States
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ WBEZ 91.5, "2016 Illinois Primary Election Results," March 14, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Harris," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ David Harris, "Issues," accessed October 24, 2012
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "General Primary Election Official Canvass," April 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed January 18, 2013
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois Official 2010 General Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ followthemoney.org, "Harris, David," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ Citizen Action Illinois, "99th General Assembly Legislative Scorecard 2016," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities, "2016 Illinois Community Living Report," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Additional Illinois Endorsements," March 15, 2012
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 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) |
