Herbert Harris

Herbert Eugene Harris, II (born April 14, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Harris attended St. Francis Xavier Elementary School, Kansas City from 1930 to 1939.He graduated from Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, 1943.He attended Missouri Valley College, Marshall, from 1944 to 1945, and University of Notre Dame from 1945 to 1946.He earned a B.A. from Rockhurst College in 1948 and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C., 1951.He was admitted to the Missouri and District of Columbia bars in 1951 and commenced practice in Kansas City.He moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1951.He is the cofounder, vice president, and general counsel of international trade consultants firm of Warner & Harris, Inc.He served on Fairfax County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors from 1968 to 1974.He served as member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority from 1968 to 1974.He served as vice-chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority from 1970 to 1974.

Harris was elected as a Democrat to the 94th Congress in 1974, defeating incumbent Rep. Stanford E. Parris. He was re-elected to the 95th and 96th Congresses, serving January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1981) overall. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980 to the 97th Congress, defeated by Stanford E. Parris, who regained his former congressional seat. He resumed the practice of law with firm of Harris & Berg in Washington, D.C.He is a resident of Mount Vernon, Virginia.

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