Full Name:
Ernest 'Ernie' Leo Harris, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Janet
Birth Date:
12/23/1947
Birth Place:
Louisville
Home City:
Prospect, KY
Religion:
Southern Baptist
BA, Business Administration, University of Kentucky
MA, Management, Webster University
Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 26, 1995-2020
Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 26, 2018
Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member, Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Transportation, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member, Natural Resources and Energy Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member, Special Subcommittee on Energy, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Administrative Regulation Review, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Information Technology, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member, Task Force on Economic Development, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Chair, Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member, Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Pilot, United Parcel Service (UPS)
Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force, retired
Member, American Legion Post 39
Member, Kentucky Farm Bureau
Member, Kentucky Staffing Services Association
Member, Oldham County Chamber of Commerce
Member, Oldham County Fair Association
Member, Oldham County Farm Bureau
Member, Springdale Baptist Church
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7891
Awards:
Golden Staff Award, 1996
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