Rep. Jeff
Harris, a Democrat, represents part of the City of Columbia (District 23) in
the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to the House in November
2002.
Rep. Harris is
the Chief Deputy Whip of the Democratic Caucus in the House of Representatives,
and he was recently appointed to the Governor’s Commission on the Future of
Higher Education. Rep. Harris also
serves as the Missouri representative on the State Legislative Advisory Board
of the Democratic Leadership Council.
In addition to
his legislative duties, Rep. Harris is an attorney.
A 1983
graduate of David H. Hickman High School in Columbia, Mo., Rep. Harris
graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts from Vanderbilt University in
1987, and received his juris doctor from Cornell Law School in 1991. He was a member of the Cornell Law Review.
Born October 7, 1964, Rep. Harris and his wife Katie reside in Columbia, Mo.