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Paul Clinton Harris (born March 31, 1964) is a former Delegate of
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, in the
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. He graduated from
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in 1986 with a B.A. in political science. Harris served as a 1st lieutenant in military intelligence from 1986 to 1990. He graduated from
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in 1995 with a J.D.


Political career

He became the first African American Republican elected to the House of Delegates since
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in the 1997 legislative elections. He won re-election in 1999. In 2001, he began working for the
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. Virginia Republican party leaders floated Harris as a possible successor to Republican Party Chairman Jeff Frederick in March 2009.


References

Politicians from Charlottesville, Virginia 1964 births Living people African-American state legislators in Virginia African-American United States Army personnel George Washington University Law School alumni 21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly Hampton University alumni Virginia Republicans American Reformed Episcopalians 20th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly {{Virginia-delegate-stub