Bill Harris (Montana politician)
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bill Harris
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| party = Republican
| state_house1 = Montana
| district1 = 37th
| term_start1 = January 2, 2017
| term_end1 = January 2019
| predecessor1 = Lee Randall
| successor1 = Eric Moore
| predecessor2 = Dave Kasten
| successor2 = Dan Bartel
| date of birth =
| birth_place = Lewistown, Montana
| date of death =
| place of death =
| alma_mater = Eastern Montana College
| profession = rancher, business owner
| spouse =
| residence =
| religion =
| state_house2 = Montana
| district2 = 30th into 29th
| termstart2 = January 3, 2011
| termend2 = January 2, 2017
}}
Bill Harris is a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives. As of 2017 he represents District 37.
He previously represented the 29th and 30th Districts.{{cite web|title=Bill Harris|url=http://leg.mt.gov/css/Sessions/64th/leg_info.asp?HouseID=1&SessionID=109&LAWSID=12493|accessdate=28 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809015856/http://leg.mt.gov/css/Sessions/64th/leg_info.asp?HouseID=1&SessionID=109&LAWSID=12493|archive-date=9 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} He has served in the 2011, 2013 and 2015 legislative sessions. He was first elected to District 30 of the House of Representatives in 2010, after which he assumed that office on January 3, 2011. Harris served District 30 until being redistricted in 2015. Bill Harris then represented District 29, which encompasses all of Petroleum County and most of Fergus County, Montana.{{cite web|last=Montana Legislature|title=Bill Harris|url=http://leg.mt.gov/css/Sessions/62nd/leg_info.asp?HouseID=1&SessionID=105&LAWSID=7856|accessdate=24 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930163605/http://leg.mt.gov/css/Sessions/62nd/leg_info.asp?HouseID=1&SessionID=105&LAWSID=7856|archive-date=30 September 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Harris served in the army in the Vietnam War with the 1st Military Intelligence Battalion.{{cite web|last=Montana GOP|title=Bill Harris|url=http://www.mtgop.org/page143473120.aspx|accessdate=24 September 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322072236/http://www.mtgop.org/page143473120.aspx|archivedate=22 March 2012}}
Montana State Legislature
=2010 State House of Representatives election=
Harris was uncontested in the primary election, having received 1,642 votes.{{cite web |url=https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/attachments/2010_Primary_Official_Legislative_Canvass.pdf |title= 2010 primary election results|date=2010|website=sosmt.gov |format=PDF|access-date=2021-05-22}}
Harris was also uncontested in the general election, having received 3,527 votes.{{cite web |url=https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/attachments/2010_General_Election_Offiical_Legislative_Canvass.pdf |title= 2010 general election results|date=2010|website=sosmt.gov |format=PDF|access-date=2021-05-22}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309164053/http://leg.mt.gov/css/Sessions/62nd/leg_info.asp?HouseID=1&SessionID=105&LAWSID=7856 archived webpage] on Bill Harris
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