Herbert Harris

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Herbert E. Harris

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th district
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Stanford E. Parris
Succeeded by	Stanford E. Parris
Member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
In office 1968–1974
Personal details
Born	(1926-04-14) April 14, 1926 Kansas City, Missouri
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Mount Vernon, Virginia
Alma mater	Notre Dame University Georgetown University Law School

Herbert Eugene Harris, II (born April 14, 1926) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia. His district included part of Fairfax County.

Early life

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Harris attended St. Francis Xavier Elementary School, Kansas City from 1930 to 1939. He graduated from Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, 1943. He attended Missouri Valley College, Marshall, from 1944 to 1945, and University of Notre Dame from 1945 to 1946. He earned a B.A. from Rockhurst College in 1948 and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C., 1951. He was admitted to the Missouri and District of Columbia bars in 1951 and commenced practice in Kansas City. He moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1951. He is the cofounder, vice president, and general counsel of the international trade consultants firm of Warner & Harris, Inc. He served on the Fairfax County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors from 1968 to 1974. He served as member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority from 1968 to 1974. He served as vice-chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority from 1970 to 1974.

Congress

Harris was elected as a Democrat to the 94th Congress in 1974, defeating incumbent Rep. Stanford E. Parris. He was re-elected to the 95th and 96th Congresses, serving January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1981 overall. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980 to the 97th Congress, defeated by Stanford E. Parris, who regained his former congressional seat. Harris offered sympathy when Stanford E. Parris died in 2010.

Electoral history

Virginia's 8th congressional district: Results 1974–1980^[1]
Year	Democrat	Votes	Pct	Republican	Votes	Pct	3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct
1974	Herbert Harris	53,074	58%	Stanford Parris	38,997	42%
1976	Herbert Harris	83,245	52%	James Tate	68,729	43%	Michael Cannon	Independent	9,292	6%
1978	Herbert Harris	56,137	50%	Jack Herrity	52,396	47%	Charles Coe	Independent	2,632	2%
1980	Herbert Harris	94,530	48%	Stanford Parris	95,624	49%	Deborah Frantz	Independent	5,729	3%

Personal life

He resumed the practice of law with firm of Harris & Berg in Washington, D.C. He is a resident of Mount Vernon, Virginia.

References

↑ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved 2010-12-23.

External links

Herbert Harris at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Stanford E. Parris	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th congressional district 1975–1981	Succeeded by Stanford E. Parris

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 19289991 LCCN: no97075913

Persondata
Name	Harris, Herbert Eugene, Ii
Alternative names
Short description	Virginia politician
Date of birth	April 14, 1926
Place of birth	Kansas City, Missouri
Date of death
Place of death

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