Candidate · U.S. House, District 8
Mark Harris
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, North Carolina District 8 (since 2025)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative; Baptist pastor
Background
- Harris was born in 1966 in Winston-Salem and holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Appalachian State University and Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Harris was senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Charlotte until 2017, lead pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Mooresville from 2020, and a past president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Harris ran in the 2014 Republican U.S. Senate primary and the 2016 Republican primary for the 9th District. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Harris was the 2018 Republican nominee in the 9th District; the North Carolina State Board of Elections did not certify that result and ordered a new election, in which Harris did not run. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Harris has represented North Carolina's 8th District since January 3, 2025, and serves on the Agriculture, Education and Workforce, and Judiciary committees. source: en.wikipedia.org
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