Lance Harris
John Lance Harris is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 25 in Rapides Parish. Harris owns the Leebo’s chain of convenience stores. In 2020, Harris ran for Congress in Louisiana’s 5th congressional district.
About Lance Harris in brief
John Lance Harris is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 25 in Rapides Parish. Harris owns the Leebo’s chain of convenience stores. In 2020, Harris ran for Congress in Louisiana’s 5th congressional district. He was defeated by fellow Republican Luke Letlow in the runoff election. Harris’s legislative ratings have ranged from 44 to 93 percent from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. In 2012, he was rated 100 percent by the National Federation of Independent Business. In 2013 and 2014, the conservative Louisiana Family Forum scored him 89 and 80 percent, respectively.
In 2015, Harris offered House Bill 672 to ease controversy arising from the Common Core State Standards Initiative, first proposed and subsequently opposed by Governor Bobby Jindal. In 2014, Harris co-sponsored the requirement that abortion providers have hospital admitting privileges near their clinics; the bill was approved by the full House, 88–5. In May 2016, he wrote an amendment to Louisiana’s hate crime statue, adding protections for police officers and firefighters who are targeted based on their profession.
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