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'''John Lance Harris''' (born June 11, 1961) is a [[business]]man, [[farmer]], and [[cattle]]man from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]], who is [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 25, which encompasses the southern and western portions of Rapides Parish. He is the former House Republican Majority Leader. Harris owns the Leebo's chain of convenience stores.<ref name=adtt>title=Byrd, Harris vying for open Louisiana House District 25 seat, ''The Alexandria Town Talk,'' October 13, 2011.</ref>

'''John Lance Harris''' (born June 11, 1961) is a [[business]]man, [[farmer]], and [[cattle]]man from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]], who is [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 25, which encompasses the southern and western portions of Rapides Parish. He is the former House Republican Majority Leader. Harris owns the Leebo's chain of convenience stores.<ref name=adtt>title=Byrd, Harris vying for open Louisiana House District 25 seat, ''The Alexandria Town Talk,'' October 13, 2011.</ref>

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 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>

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>