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RJ Harris
RJ Harris (Republican Party) ran for election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 44. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Harris was a 2012 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Oklahoma.
Biography
RJ Harris was born in California. He earned a high school diploma from Mesa High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2008 and a law degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2012. Harris began serving with the U.S. Army National Guard in 1990 and is a combat veteran. He has also worked as an attorney, a small business owner, and an air traffic controller with the Federal Aviation Administration.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 44
Jared Deck defeated RJ Harris in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 44 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jared Deck (D)  | 71.3 | 6,548 |
 | RJ Harris (R) | 28.7 | 2,635 | |
| Total votes: 9,183 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 44
Jared Deck defeated Kate Bierman in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 44 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Deck | 64.6 | 2,329 |
 | Kate Bierman | 35.4 | 1,279 | |
| Total votes: 3,608 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. RJ Harris advanced from the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 44.
2014
- See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2014
Harris ran for election as Governor of Oklahoma. Harris sought the Democratic nomination in the primary.[3] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
2012
Harris was defeated by incumbent Tom Cole in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Oklahoma's 4th District. He ran as an Independent. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
| "RJ Harris 2012" |
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Donna Marie Bebo | 27.6% | 71,846 | |
| Republican |  Tom Cole Incumbent |
67.9% | 176,740 | |
| Independent | RJ Harris | 4.5% | 11,745 | |
| Total Votes | 260,331 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Endorsements
- Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson[6]
2012 Presidential Election
In August 2011, Harris launched his candidacy for the Libertarian nomination for President. He ended his presidential campaign in April 2012 and announced his congressional bid.[7]
2010
In 2010, Harris challenged incumbent Rep. Tom Cole for the Republican nomination, but lost in the primary election.
Personal
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RJ and his wife Jennifer live in Norman, OK with their five children: Mercedes, Georgia, Wyatt, Peyton and Braxton.[1]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
RJ Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Harris' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I will always look first to the U.S. and Oklahoma Constitutions for the legal authority required before voting for any legislation and to find legislation counter to those documents that must be repealed. I will work for legislation that holds the government in check rather than the People.
- I will submit legislation which requires all jury instructions to educate jurors that they have the power and the duty to vote not guilty when unconstitutional laws and mandates are used to imprison and/or impoverish our citizens as was being done recently with the mask/vaccine mandates and business closures.
- Finally, I will work to advance freedom over more government at every opportunity.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 RJ Harris 2012, "Meet RJ," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 13, 2022
- ↑ RJ Harris, "RJ Harris for Oklahoma Governor," August 8, 2013
- ↑ Oklahoma Secretary of State, "Primary Candidate List," accessed April 13, 2012
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Oklahoma"
- ↑ RJHarris2012.com, "Presidential Candidate and former NM Governor, Gary Johnson, Endorses RJ Harris" accessed June 16, 2012
- ↑ NewsOK.com, "Norman man changes goal from president to Congress" accessed June 16, 2012
