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'''John Lance Harris''' (born 1961) is a [[business]]man, farmer, and cattleman from Alexandria, [[Louisiana]], who is [Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 25, which encompasses the southern and western portions of Rapides Parish. Harris owns the Leebo's chain of convenience stores.<ref name=adtt>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20111013/NEWS01/110130327/Byrd-Harris-vying-open-Louisiana-House-District-25-seat|title=Byrd, Harris vying for open Louisiana House District 25 seat|publisher=''Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', October 13, 2011|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref>
Harris is the former chairman of the England Authority Board of Commissioners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20111023/NEWS01/310230008/Hazel-re-elected-House-District-27-Harris-wins-House-District-25-seat|title=Hazel re-elected in House Distrrict 27; Harris wins House District 25|publisher=''[[The Town Talk (Alexandria)|Alexandria Daily Town Talk]]'', October 23, 2011|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref>Reared in Pineville, located across the Red River from Alexandrfa, Harris is a graduate of the leadership program of the "good governmenjt" group, the Council for a Better Louisiana. He is a member of the World Trade Center in [[New Orleans]], the Louisiana Restaurant Association,
and the Louisiana Oil Marketers Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electlanceharris.com/meet.php|title=Lance Harris for State Representative|publisher=electlanceharris.com|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref>
In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, 2011, Harris defeated his only opponent, fellow Republican Barett Byrd, a retired colonel in the [[United States Marine Corps]] from Woodworth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20110715/NEWS01/107150336/Byrd-seek-Louisiana-House-District-25-seat-held-by-Roy|title=Byrd to seek Louisiana District 25 seat held by Roy|publisher=''Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', July 14, 2011|accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref>
Harris succeeded [[Democratic]] Representative Christopher Roy, Jr, of Alexandria, effective January 9, 2012. Roy, the older brother of Alexandria Mayor Jacques Roy, did not seek a second term in 2011. Instead, Roy announced his exit from the legislature so that he could spend more "[[Little League]] time" with his youngest son. Roy also said that he had grown weary of partisan divisions, particularly during the 2011 controversies over [[U.S. Congress|congressional]] [[reapportionment]] and legislative [[redistricting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20110720/NEWS01/107200335/Rep-Roy-opts-family-time-over-running-re-election?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE|title=Rep. Roy opts for family time over running for reelection|publisher=''The Town Talk'', July 20, 2011|accessdate=August 3, 2011}}</ref>
For the first time ever, Democrats in 2011 did not offer a candidate for the District 25 House seat. Harris defeated Byrd, 7,577 votes (55.5 percent) to 6,088 (44.6 percent) to claim the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 22, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref>Neither had previously sought public office.<ref name=adtt/>
Byrd had been endorsed by the Louisiana Committee for a Republican Majority, established by U.S. Senator [[David Vitter]] with the goal of increasing Republican representation in both houses of the Louisiana legislature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/a-look-at-the-la-races-targeted-by-vitter-group/040a85707eb64de5a2df981301da0733|title=A look at the La. races targeted by the Vitter group, August 4, 2011|publisher=nola.com|accessdate=October 22, 2011}}</ref>Byrd also carried the backing of the Louisiana Republican Party, the Rapides Parish Republican Executive Committee, and the website LouisianaConservative.com.<ref name=adtt/>Neither Harris nor Byrd was endorsed by Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], who was himself handily elected to a second term in office in the 2011 primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theind.com/news/9023-jindal-weighs-in-on-oct-22-election|title=Jindal weighs in on Oct. 22 election|publisher=theind.com|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref>
==References==
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Harris is the former chairman of the England Authority Board of Commissioners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20111023/NEWS01/310230008/Hazel-re-elected-House-District-27-Harris-wins-House-District-25-seat|title=Hazel re-elected in House Distrrict 27; Harris wins House District 25|publisher=''[[The Town Talk (Alexandria)|Alexandria Daily Town Talk]]'', October 23, 2011|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref>Reared in Pineville, located across the Red River from Alexandrfa, Harris is a graduate of the leadership program of the "good governmenjt" group, the Council for a Better Louisiana. He is a member of the World Trade Center in [[New Orleans]], the Louisiana Restaurant Association,
and the Louisiana Oil Marketers Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electlanceharris.com/meet.php|title=Lance Harris for State Representative|publisher=electlanceharris.com|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref>
In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, 2011, Harris defeated his only opponent, fellow Republican Barett Byrd, a retired colonel in the [[United States Marine Corps]] from Woodworth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20110715/NEWS01/107150336/Byrd-seek-Louisiana-House-District-25-seat-held-by-Roy|title=Byrd to seek Louisiana District 25 seat held by Roy|publisher=''Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', July 14, 2011|accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref>
Harris succeeded [[Democratic]] Representative Christopher Roy, Jr, of Alexandria, effective January 9, 2012. Roy, the older brother of Alexandria Mayor Jacques Roy, did not seek a second term in 2011. Instead, Roy announced his exit from the legislature so that he could spend more "[[Little League]] time" with his youngest son. Roy also said that he had grown weary of partisan divisions, particularly during the 2011 controversies over [[U.S. Congress|congressional]] [[reapportionment]] and legislative [[redistricting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20110720/NEWS01/107200335/Rep-Roy-opts-family-time-over-running-re-election?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE|title=Rep. Roy opts for family time over running for reelection|publisher=''The Town Talk'', July 20, 2011|accessdate=August 3, 2011}}</ref>
For the first time ever, Democrats in 2011 did not offer a candidate for the District 25 House seat. Harris defeated Byrd, 7,577 votes (55.5 percent) to 6,088 (44.6 percent) to claim the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 22, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref>Neither had previously sought public office.<ref name=adtt/>
Byrd had been endorsed by the Louisiana Committee for a Republican Majority, established by U.S. Senator [[David Vitter]] with the goal of increasing Republican representation in both houses of the Louisiana legislature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/a-look-at-the-la-races-targeted-by-vitter-group/040a85707eb64de5a2df981301da0733|title=A look at the La. races targeted by the Vitter group, August 4, 2011|publisher=nola.com|accessdate=October 22, 2011}}</ref>Byrd also carried the backing of the Louisiana Republican Party, the Rapides Parish Republican Executive Committee, and the website LouisianaConservative.com.<ref name=adtt/>Neither Harris nor Byrd was endorsed by Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], who was himself handily elected to a second term in office in the 2011 primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theind.com/news/9023-jindal-weighs-in-on-oct-22-election|title=Jindal weighs in on Oct. 22 election|publisher=theind.com|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref>
==References==
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