Gregory S. Harris (born June 5, 1955) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives in the 13th district from 2007 to 2023. He sponsored the Acts which legalized civil unions and same sex marriage in Illinois and rose to become House Majority Leader in 2019. Harris retired as Leader, not seeking reelection to the House in 2022.
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12-598: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Greg Harris (politician) Harris is an alumnus of the University of Colorado at Boulder . He then worked for social service agencies. He served in senior positions with the National Home Furnishings Association. He then became chief of staff for Chicago alderman Mary Ann Smith , a position in which he served for 14 years. Larry McKeon, who had held
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30-598: The seat for five terms, announced his intention to retire from the legislature in July 2006. He had, though, already been re-elected in the March primary election to be the Democratic candidate on the November general-election ballot, and it fell to the local Democratic committeemen to select his successor to appear on the ballot. Harris, like McKeon, is both openly gay and HIV -positive. He
36-561: Was elected in November 2006. No Republican filed for the District 13 seat. He also ran unopposed for re-election in 2008. In 2010, Harris sponsored The Illinois Religious Freedom Protection & Civil Union Act (SB1716), which was signed into law on January 31, 2011, by Governor Pat Quinn . The act established civil unions in Illinois. In 2013, Harris was the lead sponsor in the IL House of
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