Earl Harris Jr.
Indiana State Representative, District 2 since 1982. Ran in 22 elections between 1982 and 2024, winning 22. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 44 yrs
- Since 1982
- Bills became law
- 2
- 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 7.3%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +64.0
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Roads and Transportation · ranking democratic member
- Government and Regulatory Reform
- Pension Management Oversight Interim Study
- Roads and Transportation Interim Study
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AGENCIES; Department of Labor (DOL) · Failed in committee Jan 2026
FINANCIAL SERVICES; Loans and Mortgages · Failed in committee Jan 2026
AGENCIES; Commission for Higher Education (CHE) · Failed in committee Jan 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Harris sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Jr. is closer to the center than 23% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Chris Campbell, Cherrish Pryor, Carolyn Jackson
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Harris’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills52%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Indiana House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Harris’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Harris | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 1038: Gaming matters. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 56–37 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | SB 176: Shooting ranges. | No | No | Yes | Passed 67–25 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | HB 1368: Carbon. | No | No | Yes | Failed 48–42 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | HB 1258: Crimes of violence. | No | No | Yes | Passed 78–15 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | SB 285: Housing matters. | No | No | Yes | Passed 53–44 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Harris was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | D+58.7 | — |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | D+64.0 | D+58.7 | +5.3 |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | D+68.6 | — |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | D+80.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | D+47.4 | — | — |
| 2008 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2002 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | D+56.3 | — | — |
| 2000 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1996 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1990 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | R+1.9 | — | — |
| 1988 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | R+1.1 | — | — |
| 1986 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | R+2.2 | — | — |
| 1984 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | R+1.0 | — | — |
| 1982 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | R+1.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Harris has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 · since 2018
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 2 · since 1992
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 12 · since 1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Harris has run against
- Ben Ruiz (R) · 2024 election, won
- Jayson Reeves (R) · 2014 election, won
- Kenneth R. Stevenson (R) · 2010 election, won
- Thomas Cavanaugh (R) · 2002 election, won
- Jesse Villalpando (D) · 1990 election, won
- Peter Katic (D) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Harris
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e0aaea95-033f-49d8-9be6-3875fc3b8efe
- Wikidata Q107280640
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET