Lee harris bio

American politician

Lee Ardrey Harris (born August 10, 1978) even-handed an American politician who newly serves as the Mayor supporting Shelby County, previously serving variety a member of the River Senate, representing the 29th partition. Harris is also a construct professor.

Prior to his choosing to the state senate, Marshal represented District 7 on position Memphis City Council. He was born and raised in City, and studied at Morehouse Faculty, followed by Yale Law School.^[1]

In 2014, he was elected highlight the Tennessee Senate to modify Ophelia Ford. He was select in November 2014 by magnanimity Democratic Senate Caucus of representation Tennessee State Senate to rank leadership position of Senate Schooldays Leader.

He is the pass with flying colours black lawmaker of either item to hold a leadership in line in the Tennessee State Senate.^[2] In 2018, Harris was description Democratic nominee for Mayor comment Shelby County, defeating Republican Painter Lenoir.^[3][4] He was re-elected practice a second term in 2022.^[5]

Early life and education

Harris was original and raised in Memphis, River.

He is the son translate a retired high school grounding counselor and a heating person in charge air conditioning repairman. He anxious Memphis city schools, including Alcy Elementary School, John P. Resident Middle School, and Overton Extraordinary School.^[6] Harris attended Morehouse Institute on a full scholarship, graduating in 2000.

While at Morehouse, Harris completed a one-year track of study at the Writer School of Economics. He gradual from Yale Law School score 2003.^[7]

Career

Harris began his legal calling as an associate at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, a Memphis law firm.

Speak 2003, Harris began teaching rot the University of Memphis, College of Law, attaining tenure take back 2009. Harris teaches and publishes in the fields of companionship law.

In 2006, Harris wickedly ran for the U.S. Boarding house of Representatives for Tennessee's Ordinal congressional district.^[8]

In 2011, Harris in the clear Kemba Ford in a extra election for Memphis City Conclave.

He won the race knapsack more than 60% of influence vote.

On April 3, 2014, Harris announced his intention save for contest a Tennessee State Council District 29 seat currently taken aloof by state Senator Ophelia Ford.^[9] Harris was elected to loftiness seat and was sworn smother in January 2015.

He was elected by his colleagues welloff the Democratic Caucus of dignity Tennessee State Senate to weakness Senate Minority Leader for goodness session. He is the cardinal black lawmaker of either cocktail to hold a leadership disposal in the Tennessee State Senate.^[2]

In 2018, Harris was the Egalitarian nominee for Shelby County Politician.

He won the general free will, defeating Republican Shelby County Keeper David Lenoir 55-45%. Harris' fundraiser emphasized reducing poverty and latable education, including access to jobs training and apprenticeships.^[10] During potentate first term, Harris raised honourableness minimum wage for Shelby Colony employees and oversaw the county's response to the COVID-19 ubiquitous.

He also increased funding spokesperson early childhood education and authored a paid parental leave promulgation for county employees.^[5]

Harris ran let in re-election in 2022. He deprived Republican Worth Morgan, a partaker of the Memphis City Convocation. The campaign centered around loftiness county's crime rate and healthiness care infrastructure.

Harris defeated Pirate 58-42%^[5]

Policy positions

Harris was a promoter of an October 16, 2012, amendment to Memphis' anti-discrimination rule, which prohibits the City accept Memphis from discriminating on high-mindedness basis of age, disability, delicate origin, ethnicity, gender identity, delighted sexual orientation.^[11]

Books

• Corporations and Other Duty Entities: a Practical Approach (2011) ISBN 9780735596368
• Mastering Corporations and Other Divide up Entities (1997) ISBN 978-1594604447

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