Austin Harris
Austin Harris | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 26th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Brooke Boden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Austin Rex Harris November 6, 1995 (age 28) Moulton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Moulton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Indian Hills Community College |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Austin Rex Harris (born 1995 or 1996), is an American politician from the state of Iowa.[1] A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to represent the 26th district in the Iowa House of Representatives in the 2022 election.
Early life and education[edit]
Harris was born in Moulton, Iowa in 1995 or 1996 and resides there with his family.[2] He attended Moulton-Udell High School.[3] Harris earned an associates degree from Indian Hills Community College.[4]
Political career[edit]
Harris was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in the 2022 election, representing the 26th district. He endorsed Nikki Haley for the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.[5]
Electoral history[edit]
*incumbent
2022[edit]
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House primary elections, 2022 [6] District 26 | Republican | Austin Harris | Republican | 1,610 | 54.97 | ||
| Mark Chelgren | Republican | 1,314 | 44.86 | ||||
| Write-ins | Republican | 5 | 0.17 | ||||
| Iowa House general election, 2022 [7] District 26 | Republican | Austin Harris | Republican | 9,635 | 98.46 | ||
| Write-ins | 151 | 1.54 | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Two Republican candidates seek Iowa House District 26 nomination". KTVO. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "Iowa House 26 candidate: Austin Harris". Ottumwa Courier. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "Austin Rex Harris | Trump Town". ProPublica. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ "Iowa House 26 candidate: Austin Harris". Ottumwa Courier. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ Austin Harris [@AustinHarrisIA] (February 21, 2023). "Nikki Haley is the leader we need in the White House" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-03-20 – via Twitter.
- ^ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "State of Iowa – General Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
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