Earl J. Harris Jr. is an American politician serving as a member of the

Indiana House of Representatives The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House memb ...

from the 2nd district. He assumed office on November 9, 2016.

Early life and education

Harris is a native of East Chicago, Indiana. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in telecommunications from

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana University and, with ...

and a Master of Arts in telecommunications and digital storytelling from

Ball State University Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers, Indiana, Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, indust ...

Career

Harris worked as a programming producer for

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and

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. He was also the president of the Educational Television Cooperative before founding Motivation Media, a company that produces marketing and communication materials. Harris was elected to the

in November 2016. He also serves as assistant Democratic floor leader and vice chair of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Earl Jr. Living people People from East Chicago, Indiana Indiana University Bloomington alumni Ball State University alumni Democratic Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives African-American state legislators in Indiana Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American politicians