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Becky Harris (born 1968) is an Republican member of the Nevada Senate. She represents District 9, which covers parts of the southwestern Las Vegas Valley.
Biography
Harris was born in Provo, Utah. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1989, with a Juris Doctor from J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU in 1992, and with a master's degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2000. She practices law at the Law Offices of Patrick Driscoll in Henderson.
A former Democrat, Harris unsuccessfully ran for the Nevada Assembly in 2012, losing to Andy Eisen. She ran for the Senate in 2014, defeating incumbent Justin Jones.
Regarding her party switch, Harris said, "I just evolved and became very fiscally conservative as we began to employ people and take care of other people’s families and looked at what that cost in providing benefits for people and all that that kind of thing.”
Personal life
Harris and her husband, R. Garth Harris, have two children: Sydney and Mallory. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Becky Harris | 1,341 | 63.17 | |
| Republican | Swadeep Nigam | 456 | 21.46 | |
| Republican | Jeff Jones | 326 | 15.36 | |
| Total votes | 2,123 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andy Eisen | 12,123 | 50.07 | |
| Republican | Becky Harris | 11,343 | 46.85 | |
| Independent American (Nev.) | Les McKay | 745 | 3.08 | |
| Total votes | 24,211 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Becky Harris | 1,830 | 50.26 | |
| Republican | Vick Gill | 1,452 | 39.88 | |
| Republican | David J. Schoen | 206 | 5.66 | |
| Republican | Ron Q. Quilang | 153 | 4.20 | |
| Total votes | 3,641 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Becky Harris | 12,475 | 55.22 | |
| Democratic | Justin Jones | 10,116 | 44.78 | |
| Total votes | 22,591 | 100.00 | ||