Torrey C. Harris (born March 12, 1991) is an American politician serving as a member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
Constitutional requirements
According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...
from the 91st district.
["Torrey Harris becomes youngest state lawmaker to win US House District 90"]
WMC-TV
WMC-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Gray Media alongside low-power broadcasting#Television, low-power Telemundo affiliate WTME-LD (channel 14). The two stations s ...
, November 3, 2020. Elected in 2020, he assumed office on January 12, 2021.
Alongside
Eddie Mannis
Eddie Mannis (born April 14, 1959) is an American former politician, who was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2020-2022.[LGBT
LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning. Many variants of the initialism are used; LGBTQIA+ people incorporates intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender, and other individuals. The gro ...]
state representatives elected in Tennessee.
Career
2020 Tennessee State House elections
Torrey challenged incumbent
John DeBerry
John J. DeBerry Jr. (born February 5, 1951) is an American pastor and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 90 from 1995 to 2021. Unlike many national Democrats, DeBerry is a ...
who had re-registered as independent in 2020. Torrey had defeated DeBerry with 77.3% of the vote.
2022 Tennessee State House elections
After being redistricted to District 91, comprising much of Midtown and other east Memphis neighborhoods, he won in an uncontested general election after defeating a Democratic challenger in the primary.
Legal issues
On July 17, 2022, Harris was arrested for felony theft and misdemeanor assault, after police were called by Harris' ex-boyfriend.
[Hardiman, Samuel & Melissa Brown]
Memphis State Rep. Torrey Harris arrested in Nashville after domestic dispute
''Memphis Commercial Appeal
''The Commercial Appeal'' (also known as the ''Memphis Commercial Appeal'') is a daily newspaper of Memphis, Tennessee, and its surrounding metropolitan area. It is owned by the Gannett Company; its former owner, the E. W. Scripps Company, also ...
'', July 19, 2022.
External links
* https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H91
* https://twitter.com/TorreyHarris901
References
1991 births
LGBTQ state legislators in Tennessee
African-American LGBTQ people
Democratic Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee politicians convicted of crimes
Politicians from Memphis, Tennessee
African-American state legislators in Tennessee
Living people
21st-century African-American politicians
21st-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly
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