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
Incumbent
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. [11]

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. [11] He won the 2012 primary with a plurality of the vote against two opponents, [12] and ran in the general election unopposed. [13]

As of July 2022, Senator Harris is a member of the following Illinois Senate committees: [14]

Local politics

After the death of longtime Thornton Township Democratic Committeeman Frank Zuccarelli, Harris defeated State Representative Thaddeus Jones for the position. [15] Harris is the Democratic nominee for Thornton Township Supervisor in the 2025 election, having been nominated at the 2024 Democratic caucus on December 3, 2024. [16]

Electoral history

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., [17] but dropped out after two months, endorsing Robin Kelly. [18] In 2015, he announced his candidacy in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in 2016. [19] He would come in third place, losing to Tammy Duckworth, who would go on to win the general election.

Illinois 15th State Senate District Democratic Primary, 2012 [20]
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 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Napoleon Harris 73,762 100.0
Total votes73,762 100.0
Illinois 15th State Senate General Election, 2014 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Napoleon Harris (incumbent) 49,577 100.0
Total votes49,577 100.0
Illinois U.S. Senator (Class III) Democratic Primary, 2016 [23]
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 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Napoleon B. Harris III (incumbent) 59,332 100.0
Total votes59,332 100.0

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References

  1. ↑ "Illinois General Assembly – Senator Biography". ilga.gov. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ Veeneman, Drew. "Map of 15th District" (PDF). precinctmaps.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ Myslenski, Skip (September 8, 2001). "Harris starts after all; Walker eager to put newfound depth to use". Chicago Tribune . pp. 3 and 7 – via ProQuest. So had Harris, who grew up in Dixmoor and played for Thornton.
  4. ↑ "NFL Draft News".
  5. ↑ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ Teicher, Adam. Chiefs agree to terms with free-agent LB Harris The Kansas City Star , March 6, 2007.
  7. ↑ Chiefs agree to terms with UFA LB Napoleon Harris Archived March 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine KCChiefs.com, March 6, 2007.
  8. ↑ "The Game: Season 2, Episode 19. I Got 99 Problems and My Chick Is One (11 May 2008)". IMDb . Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  9. ↑ Jerry McDonald post, Twitter, August 29, 2009
  10. ↑ "Napoleon Harris Stats". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  11. 1 2 Jensen, Sean. "Napoleon Harris Seeks Illinois Senate Seat to put Dixmoor Back in the Game". Daily Herald. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  12. ↑ "GENERAL PRIMARY – 3/20/2012 15TH SENATE". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  13. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION – 11/6/2012 15TH SENATE". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Illinois General Assembly - Senator Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  15. ↑ Slowick, Ted (August 19, 2022). "Sen. Napoleon Harris unifies rivals in new role for Thornton Township Democrats" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  16. ↑ Barnes, Jenna; Ong, Eli; Runge, Erik (December 3, 2024). "'They can't beat me': In rare caucus, Tiffany Henyard loses Thornton Township nomination". WGN-TV . Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Former NFL linebacker to run for Jackson Jr.'s seat". The Hill. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
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  21. ↑ "Election Results 2012 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections . Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Election Results 2014 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections . Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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