# Earl Harris Earl Harris is a Democratic member of the Indiana House for district 2. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Indiana House, district 2 - Serving since: 2016-11-09 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e0aaea95-033f-49d8-9be6-3875fc3b8efe Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0aaea95-033f-49d8-9be6-3875fc3b8efe (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline 70% of Harris’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Indiana, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats. ## What Harris says (IN 2025–26 session) 252 classified statements: 252 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Harris | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 13.1% | 10.4% | 243 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 44.4% | 39.2% | 311 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 3.6% | 2.9% | 215 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 8.7% | 14.4% | 467 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State House Democrats 11%); Commerce 12% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Health 12% (State House Democrats 15%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.03), from 38 donors and 556 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 908 roll calls. Attendance 92.7% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 99.0% (95.2%). 17 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-02-27 · voted nay · SB 199 - Behning · SB 199 Various education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB199/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 14 - Teshka · SB 14 Pension matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB14/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 140 - Zimmerman · SB 140 Public safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB140/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1200 - Pressel · HB 1200 Bureau of motor vehicles. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1200/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 144 - Rowray · SB 144 Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB144/ - 2026-02-27 · voted nay · HB 1343 - Bartels · HB 1343 Public safety matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1343/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 4 - Snow · SB 4 Various fiscal matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB4/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1268 - Bartels · HB 1268 Indiana defense matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1268/ - 2026-02-27 · voted nay · HB 1266 - Behning · HB 1266 Department of education and education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1266/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1038 - Snow · HB 1038 Gaming matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1038/ ## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session) Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 60. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 65 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 30: Recognizing February 16, 2026, as Jack and Jill Day at the Indiana State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR30/ - HR 10: Recognizing February 5, 2026, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Day at the Indiana State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR10/ - HB 1421: Ban on employer use of automated decision systems. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1421/ - HB 1135: Investor ownership of single family residences. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1135/ - HB 1154: Hunger-free campus grant program. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1154/ - HB 1159: Prekindergarten vision screening. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1159/ - HB 1136: Tuition caps. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1136/ - HR 33: Recognizing March 25, 2025, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Day at the Indiana Statehouse. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR33/ - HCR 31: Recognizing May as Lupus Awareness Month. (passed both chambers, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HCR31/ - HB 1546: Study of establishing a law school in northwest Indiana. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1546/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $27.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 70% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/earl_harris_jr/status/2105065720501698696 - 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/earl_harris_jr/status/2097330680216621316 - 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/earl_harris_jr/status/2095240707850084627 - 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/earl_harris_jr/status/2095240943729529050 - 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/earl_harris_jr/status/2095241487571112061 - 2026-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/earl_harris_jr/status/2090442420697649219 - 2026-08-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/earl_harris_jr/status/2088696721433911320 - 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/earl_harris_jr/status/2084994817956692427 - 2026-08-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/earl_harris_jr/status/2084651119607722139 - 2026-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/earl_harris_jr/status/2081047180974956803 ## Links - Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_earl_harris_1 - Campaign site: https://earlharrisjr.us/ - X: https://x.com/earl_harris_jr - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EarlLHarrisJr - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earllharrisjr/?hl=en - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/motivationmediaindy - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/earl-l-harris-jr-ma-239631b/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0aaea95-033f-49d8-9be6-3875fc3b8efe