Mark Harris | |
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Member of the Idaho Senate from the 32nd district | |
Assumed office July 22, 2015 | |
Preceded by | John Tippets |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Cheryl |
Children | 4 |
Residence(s) | Soda Springs,Idaho,U.S. |
Education | Utah State University (BA) |
Mark Harris is an American politician serving as a member of the Idaho Senate from the 32nd district. He assumed office on July 22,2015.
Harris earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Utah State University.[ citation needed ]
When John Tippets resigned his seat for an appointment as director of the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality,the Legislative District 32 Republican Central Committee met to fill the vacancy in the Senate seat,sending three names in order of preference to Governor Butch Otter:Harris,Larry Oja of Malad City,and R. Scott Workman of Preston. Governor Otter appointed Harris to serve the remainder of Tippet's term. [1]
Harris previously served on the Agriculture Affairs Committee in 2016.
Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
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2016 Primary [2] | Mark Harris (incumbent) | 6,709 | 100% | |||
2016 General [3] | Mark Harris (incumbent) | 16,168 | 79.6% | Bob Fitzgerald | 4,139 | 20.4% |
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