Napoleon Harris

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Napoleon Harris
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Harris with the Kansas City Chiefs, 2008
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 15th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2013

Personal life

Harris is married with two children. After leaving the NFL, Harris, his wife, and sons where he became the owner of two Beggars Pizza locations. [10]

Illinois Senate

In 2011, after Illinois State Senator James Meeks announced his retirement, Harris chose to run to succeed him in the 15th district on a platform of creating economic growth for the district. [10] He won the 2012 primary with a plurality of the vote against two opponents, [11] and ran in the general election unopposed. [12]

As of July 2022, Senator Harris is a member of the following Illinois Senate committees: [13]

While a member of the Illinois Senate, Harris has run for higher office on two occasions. In 2013, Harris ran for the congressional seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr., [14] but dropped out after two months, endorsing Robin Kelly. [15] In 2015, he announced his candidacy in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in 2016. [16] He would come in third place, losing to Tammy Duckworth, who would go on to win the general election.

After the death of longtime Thornton Township Democratic Committeeman Frank Zuccarelli, Harris defeated State Representative Thaddeus Jones for the position. [17]

Electoral history

Illinois 15th State Senate District Democratic Primary, 2012 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Napoleon Harris 10,172 43.64
Democratic Donna Miller 8,20935.22
Democratic Patricia "Pat" Mahon4,92821.14
Total votes23,309 100.0
Illinois 15th State Senate General Election, 2012 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Napoleon Harris 73,762 100.0
Total votes73,762 100.0
Illinois 15th State Senate General Election, 2014 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Napoleon Harris (incumbent) 49,577 100.0
Total votes49,577 100.0
Illinois U.S. Senator (Class III) Democratic Primary, 2016 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tammy Duckworth 1,220,128 64.38
Democratic Andrea Zopp455,72924.05
Democratic Napoleon Harris219,28611.57
Total votes1,895,143 100.0
Illinois 15th State Senate General Election, 2018 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Napoleon B. Harris III (incumbent) 59,332 100.0
Total votes59,332 100.0

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References

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  6. ↑ Chiefs agree to terms with UFA LB Napoleon Harris Archived March 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine KCChiefs.com, March 6, 2007.
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