Chris Harris (February 19, 1948 – December 19, 2015) was an American politician and attorney who served in the

Texas Senate The Texas Senate ( es, Senado de Texas) is the upper house of the Texas State Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas, with populations of approximately 806,000 per co ...

and

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Biography

Chris Harris was born on February 22, 1948 in Pasadena, California. He graduated from Arlington High School, in

Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. ...

. Harris attended

Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciple ...

, and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from

Baylor Law School Baylor Law School is the oldest law school in Texas. Baylor Law School is affiliated with Baylor University and located in Waco, Texas. The school has been accredited by the American Bar Association since 1931 and has been a member of the Associ ...

. Harris practiced family and business law. He and his wife, Tammy, lived in

. He died at a hospital in Fort Worth on December 19, 2015 at the age of 67.

Political career

Harris served in the

from 1985 to 1991 and then served in the

Texas State Senate The Texas Senate ( es, Senado de Texas) is the upper house of the Texas State Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas, with populations of approximately 806,000 per co ...

from 1991 to 2013. Harris was a

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Election history

Election history of Harris from 1992.Uncontested primary elections are not shown.

Most recent election

2004

Previous elections

2002

2000

1996

1994

1992

References

External links

Project Vote Smart - Senator Chris Harris (TX)
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