Rep. Erick Harris, R-Edmond, was sworn into the Oklahoma House of Representatives on Wednesday, February 21, to represent House District 39. Vice Chief Justice Dustin P. Rowe administered the oath of office.
Harris won a February 13 special general election to fill a vacancy in the west Edmond district.
“It is an honor for me to represent the people of House District 39,” Harris said. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to pass legislation that will benefit our schools, enhance public safety, support small businesses, and provide other services to my district and the state.”
Harris graduated from Tuskegee University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and was student body president. Afterward, he earned a law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology. He also earned a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma.
Harris serves as Vice President for Legal Services for a family-owned trucking company headquartered in Oklahoma City. Before entering private practice, he worked as an Assistant Attorney General for the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office where he prosecuted elder and caretaker abuse and Medicaid fraud. Harris is licensed to practice law in all Oklahoma state and federal district courts and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. He also was an adjunct professor of political science for the University of Central Oklahoma for nearly a decade.
He serves on Tuskegee University’s board of trustees and previously served on the board of directors for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections as an appointee of Speaker Charles McCall. Additionally, he is a proud member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He previously served on the board of directors for Junior Achievement OKC and the board of trustees for the Oklahoman Humanities Council.
Harris is a lifelong Oklahoma resident and resides in Edmond with his wife, Melissa, and their daughter, Olivia.
