Jordan A. Harris

Jordan A. Harris is Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 186th legislative district. He was elected in 2013. Rep. Harris has been elected the chairman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus for the 2017-2018 legislative session.

Harris holds a bachelor's degree in governmental and political affairs from Millersville University and a master's degree in education from Cabrini College. He is enrolled in a doctoral program at Neumann University. Harris is a former teacher in the Philadelphia Public Schools. He has served in city government, rising to the position of director of the Philadelphia Youth Commission.

Representative Harris has championed several issues since being elected to serve the residents of the 186th Legislative District, but one of his most notable victories was getting legislation passed that will allow for criminal record expungement in certain situations. This legislation, which Representative Harris has been working on since he was sworn into office, will allow those who have made mistakes in the past to move on and get a true second chance without being held back in job interviews or on higher education applications. Representative Harris joined Governor Tom Wolf as he signed the bill into law in early 2016.

Representative Harris is currently President of the Board of Directors at Lincoln Day Educational Center, the oldest continuously operating African American Day School in the country. He serves as a Member of the Board of the Hardy Williams Education Fund and the Christian Street YMCA. He is a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity Nu Sigma chapter and Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons Cephas Lodge #98. He is a member of the Knight Foundation's Philadelphia Community Advisory Committee.