Mark Harris' Biography
- U.S. House (NC) - District 8, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (NC) - District 8
Contact Information
Post Office Box 1350
Norwood, NC 28128
Office
300 Main Street
Monroe, NC 28812
126 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Mark Everette Harris
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Elizabeth; 3 Children: Laura, John, Matthew
Birth Date:
04/24/1966
Birth Place:
Winston-Salem, NC
Home City:
Charlotte, NC
Religion:
Baptist
Master's, Christian Leadership, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
BS, Political Science, Appalachian State University, 1987
Representative, United States House of Representatives, North Carolina, District 8, 2025-present
Former President, Baptist State Convention
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, North Carolina, District 8, 2024, 2026
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, North Carolina, District 9, 2016, 2018
Candidate, United States Senate, 2014
Member, Agriculture Committee
Member, Education & Labor Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
Member, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
Member, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture
Member, Subcommittee on The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
Member, Subcommittee on The Constitution and Limited Government
Member, House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit, present
Member, House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, present
Member, House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, present
Member, House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, present
Member, House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, present
Member, House Judiciary Subcommittee on The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, present
Member, House Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution and Limited Government, present
Former Senior Pastor, Center Grove Baptist Church
Former Senior Pastor, Curtis Baptist Church in Augusta
Former Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church in Charlotte
President, North Carolina Baptist Convention
Founding Member, Vote for Marriage North Carolina
Member, Board of Directors for the Biblical Recorder, 2006-2010
Trustee, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1999-2009
Number of Grandchildren:
3
Spouse's Occupation:
Former School Teacher