Education
He graduated from Hampton University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science.
He graduated from Hampton University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science.
Harris served as a 1st lieutenant in military intelligence from 1986 to 1990. He graduated from George Washington University in 1995 with a Juris Doctor
He became the first African American Republican elected to the House of Delegates since Reconstruction in the 1997 legislative elections. In 2001, he began working for the United States Department of Justice.
Virginia Republican party leaders floated Harris as a possible successor to Republican Party Chairman Jeff Frederick in March 2009.