Napoleon Harris III's Biography
- State Senate (IL) - District 15, Democratic Assistant Majority Leader
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (IL) - District 15
Contact Information
Office
413 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
930 West 175th Street, Suite 3W
Homewood, IL 60430
Full Name:
Napoleon B. Harris III
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Nicole; 3 Children: Napoleon IV, Noah, Nahla
Birth Date:
02/25/1979
Birth Place:
Dixmoor, IL
Home City:
South Holland, IL
BA, Communications, Northwestern University
Certificate, Entrepreneurship, Northwestern University
Assistant Majority Leader, Illinois State Senate, 2025-present
Senator, Illinois State Senate, District 15, 2012-present
Majority Caucus Whip, Illinois State Senate, 2021-2025
Candidate, Illinois State Senate, District 15, 2018
Candidate, United States Senate, Illinois, 2016
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2013
Member, Energy and Public Utilities Committee
Member, Executive Committee
Vice Chair, Executive Subcommittee on Consolidation
Chair, Executive Subcommittee on Firearms
Chair, Insurance Committee
Member, Local Government Committee
Vice Chair, Pensions Special Committee
Former Chair, Agriculture Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Personnel and Procurement
Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Revenue and Finance
Former Vice Chair, Commerce and Economic Development Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Commerce and Economic Development Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Committee of the Whole, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Human Services Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Licensed Activities and Pensions Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Public Health Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Special Committee on Pension Investments, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Special Committee on Supplier Diversity, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Immunization, Illinois State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Illinois State Senate
Owner/CEO, Beggars Pizza, 2008-present
Linebacker, National Football League, 2002-2009
Founder, Napoleon Harris Foundation, present
Volunteer, Restoration Ministries, present
Member, Board of Directors, House of James Shelter