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  Harris, Jonathan
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NameJonathan Harris
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West Hartford, Connecticut , United States
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Born April 12, 1964 (59 years)
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Aug 04, 2008 11:46pm
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InfoJonathan A. Harris was elected state senator for the 5th District (serving Bloomfield, Burlington, Farmington and West Hartford) in November 2004. He was elected to complete the term of Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin Sullivan, who took over as lieutenant governor, and to start serving a full term in January 2005.

Sen. Harris is chairman of the Select Committee on Aging and of the Regulations Review Committee, vice chairman of the Planning and Development Committee, and a member of the Appropriations and Legislative Management committees.

Prior to his election, Sen. Harris served with distinction as the mayor of West Hartford. He was elected to the West Hartford Town Council in 2001 and was serving his second term as mayor when he was elected to the Senate. During his tenure as mayor, Sen. Harris successfully led the effort to reinvent town government, reducing its size while still preserving the quality of education and town services.

Sen. Harris also served as a member of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Property Tax Reform & Smart Growth. He has experienced first hand how the over reliance on the regressive property tax has impacted our communities.

This will be his first term in the Senate, but he has plenty of experience with the legislative process and state government. Sen. Harris has served as counsel to the Democratic Caucus of the House of Representatives. In 2000, he ran against a 20-year incumbent for the House of Representatives and lost by only 9 votes.

Sen. Harris has a long record of community service in West Hartford, including serving as a board member with the Senior Jobs Bank, the Noah Webster House, the Bridge and the Jewish Federation.

An attorney, Sen. Harris grew up in West Hartford, graduating from Hall High School in 1982. He earned a B.A. from Brandeis University in 1986. After working for former Congresswoman Barbara Kennelly, Sen. Harris earned a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1990.

In his limited spare time, Sen. Harris likes to swim, run, read, listen to music and spend time with his family and friends.

Sen. Harris resides at 101A Shadow Lane in West Hartford.


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