Robert Harris (Utah politician)

{{Short description|American politician (died 2005)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Robert Harris

| office = Member of the Utah House of Representatives

| term_start = 1976

| term_end = 1978

| residence = Ogden, Utah

| death_place = {{death date text|2005}}

| occupation = Politician, activist, businessman

| party = Democratic

}}

Robert Harris (died 2005) was an American politician and civil rights activist who was the first African American to serve in the Utah State Legislature.{{Cite web |last=Coleman |first=Ronald G. |date=1994 |title=African Americans in Utah |url=https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/a/African_Americans.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420221138/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/a/African_Americans.shtml |archive-date=2023-04-20 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Utah History Encyclopedia}} A Democrat from Ogden, Utah, he was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in November 1976 and served one term before losing reelection in 1978. He marched in dozens of protests for peace and civil rights and was arrested over 97 times.{{Cite web |title=Rev. Robert Harris, 1976 · 50 Stories for 50 Years Digital Exhibit |url=https://exhibits.weber.edu/s/SC50/page/Harris |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124215953/https://exhibits.weber.edu/s/SC50/page/Harris |archive-date=2023-11-24 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Weber State University Stewart Library Special Collections}}