Rob Harris | |
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| Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 36th district | |
| Assumed office November 14, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rita Allison |
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| Born | Robert Harris June 2,1965 |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Columbia Southern University (AS) |
Rob Harris is an American politician who is currently serving as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 36th district. He is a Republican and member of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus.
In the June 2022 Republican primary Harris defeated incumbent Rita Allison,who had held the office since 2008. He was unopposed in the 2022 general election. [1] He assumed office December 6,2022. [2]
Harris serves on the House Medical,Military,Municipal and Public Affairs Committee. [3]
Harris authored the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023,which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty. The bill attracted 21 Republican co-sponsors. [4]
The legislation, pre-filed in December by a newly elected far-right Republican, has never received a hearing and probably never will.