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Reggie Harris
Reggie Harris was a member of the Cincinnati City Council in Ohio. He assumed office on January 4, 2022. He left office in 2024.
Harris ran for re-election to the Cincinnati City Council in Ohio. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Reggie Harris was born in Chicago, Illinois. Harris earned a graduate degree from Boston University in 2015. His career experience included working as an affordable housing developer, ballet dancer, social worker, and licensed therapist.[1]
Harris has been affiliated with the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority, Equality Ohio, and the Hamilton County Democratic Party.[2]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Cincinnati, Ohio (2023)
General election
General election for Cincinnati City Council (9 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Cincinnati City Council on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 49,822 |
| ✔ | Meeka Owens (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 49,783 | |
| ✔ |  | Reggie Harris (Nonpartisan)  | 10.9 | 49,339 |
| ✔ |  | Victoria Parks (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 46,341 |
| ✔ | Scotty Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 45,659 | |
| ✔ |  | Mark Jeffreys (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 45,295 |
| ✔ |  | Anna Albi (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 44,770 |
| ✔ | Jeff Cramerding (Nonpartisan) | 9.5 | 42,650 | |
| ✔ |  | Seth Walsh (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 40,641 |
 | Liz Keating (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 36,789 | |
| Total votes: 451,089 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jaime Castle (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cramerding in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Cincinnati, Ohio (2021)
General election
General election for Cincinnati City Council (9 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Cincinnati City Council on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 28,672 |
| ✔ |  | Greg Landsman (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 26,996 |
| ✔ | | Reggie Harris (Nonpartisan) | 6.7 | 25,828 |
| ✔ | Meeka Owens (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 24,177 | |
| ✔ | | Victoria Parks (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 22,879 |
| ✔ | Scotty Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 20,265 | |
| ✔ | Jeff Cramerding (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 19,695 | |
| ✔ | | Mark Jeffreys (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 18,772 |
| ✔ | | Liz Keating (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 17,497 |
 | Michelle Dillingham (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 15,910 | |
| Phillip O’Neal (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 15,295 | ||
 | Kevin Flynn (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 13,888 | |
 | Elizabeth Sundermann (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 13,830 | |
| Steve Goodin (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 12,794 | ||
| Jim Tarbell (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 11,734 | ||
 | Brian Garry (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 10,258 | |
 | Tom Brinkman Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 9,805 | |
| John Williams (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 8,367 | ||
| LaKeisha Cook (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 7,224 | ||
| Jackie Frondorf (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 6,947 | ||
 | Jaime Castle (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 6,395 | |
| Peterson Mingo (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 5,278 | ||
 | Evan Holt (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 5,139 | |
 | Kurt Grossman (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 4,975 | |
| Bill Frost (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 4,695 | ||
| Galen Gordon (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 4,210 | ||
| Te’Airea Powell (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 4,109 | ||
| Stacey Smith (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 4,109 | ||
| Jalen Alford (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 3,166 | ||
| Rob Harris II (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 2,651 | ||
 | Andrew Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 2,439 | |
| John Maher (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 2,158 | ||
| Logan Simmering (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 1,652 | ||
| K.A. Heard Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 1,496 | ||
| Nick Jabin (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 1,358 | ||
| Total votes: 384,663 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Charlie Winburn (Nonpartisan)
- Derek Bauman (Nonpartisan)
- Darius Clay (Nonpartisan)
- James Jenkins (Nonpartisan)
- Linda Matthews (Nonpartisan)
- Robert Moore (Nonpartisan)
- Victor Phillips (Nonpartisan)
- Nathaniyah Yisrael (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Reggie Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. 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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- In his first term, Reggie has passed legislation to protect reproductive rights and equality, Expanded affordable housing, and prioritized public safety and infrastructure.
- Reggie is working to increase Black and Minority economic participation, Reggie led the effort to establish the regions inaugural Black Developers Conference in 2023.
- Reggie believes our best days are ahead. Thats why we have to keep building an inclusive Cincinnati of tomorrow.
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.
2021
Reggie Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. 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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- We believe in centering and amplifying constituent voices
- Cincinnati should grow sustainably and equitably
- We believe in investing in people over paperwork
We believe in centering and amplifying constituent voices. Our campaign has and will continue to seek out the expertise of people in our communities who are closest to the problems and challenges we are working to solve. We do this by amplifying the work of our city’s unsung heroes, listening to the community, and co-creating policy and legislation that is both just and equitable.
We believe in power belonging to the people. Systems that diminish the power of the people are a threat to our city’s fundamental principle of Juncta Juvant - Strength in Unity. Our policy approach is centered in mutual transformation between people and the policymakers we elect to serve in public office.
We believe in the power of art and expression. The true stories of people are told through the art of our time, whether it be theater, dance, music, painting, books, magazines, film, architecture, or fashion. We want to preserve Cincinnati’s deep artistic history and expand artistic vitality in our city — especially among our youth.
I have also been active in building relationships within the party and with local leaders in the labor, religious, business, activist, and nonprofit communities for years leading up to my run. Through this work, I have built a multi-racial, economically diverse coalition that spans the entire city. This positions me to be extremely effective at bringing a wide range of people together to solve some of the more pressing issues the city faces. It also allows me to come in the door with a high level of community trust or a first-time candidate. I believe these qualities will help make me an incredibly effective council member in my first two years and well beyond.
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
2023 Elections
External links
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