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==Background==

==Background==

Harris attended the [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] and [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana. He 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 District 27; Harris wins House District 25|publisher=''Alexandria Daily Town Talk''|date=October 23, 2011|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref> Reared in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], located across the Red River from Alexandria, 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>  

Harris attended the [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] and [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana. He 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 District 27; Harris wins House District 25|publisher=''Alexandria Daily Town Talk''|date=October 23, 2011|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref> Reared in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], located across the Red River from Alexandria, Harris is a graduate of the leadership program of the "good government" 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>

 

==Political life==

==Political life==

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=''Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', July 20, 2011|accessdate=August 3, 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=''Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', July 20, 2011|accessdate=August 3, 2011}}</ref>