Mark Harris (politician)
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Mark Harris is a US politician based out of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania
. Harris won fame in May 2006 when he beat Thomas L. Stevenson
, a five-term incumbent in a district Republican primary for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
. He is currently the campaign manager for Pat Toomey's
campaign against Sen. Arlen Specter
(D-PA).
Harris is notable for both his youth and his web-based campaigning. Prior to running for office, Harris worked as a blogger and technology consultant, then became active in Young Conservatives in Pennsylvania. He has also worked for the political campaigns of Pat Toomey
and Herman Cain. After the election Harris served as National Director for Students for Saving Social Security
through May 2007. Harris most recently served as Deputy Campaign Manager for Jim Ogonowski's special election campaign in the Massachusetts 5th Congressional District. Harris served as the Campaign Manager for Chris Hackett's campaign for Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District.
Mark briefly served as an Account Executive at Jamestown Associates
, a Republican political consulting firm. Starting in April, Mark became a staffer for former Congressman Pat Toomey
's campaign for the US Senate in Pennsylvania.
Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Mt. Lebanon is a home rule municipality, formerly a township, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 33,137 at the 2010 census....
. Harris won fame in May 2006 when he beat Thomas L. Stevenson
Thomas L. Stevenson
Thomas L. Stevenson is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he represented the 42nd legislative district from 1997 through 2006.Stevenson served as chair of the House Ethics Committee...
, a five-term incumbent in a district Republican primary for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
. He is currently the campaign manager for Pat Toomey's
Pat Toomey
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey, Sr. is the junior United States Senator for Pennsylvania and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, Toomey served as a U.S. Representative for three terms, but did not seek a fourth in compliance with a pledge he had made while running for office in 1998...
campaign against Sen. Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter is a former United States Senator from Pennsylvania. Specter is a Democrat, but was a Republican from 1965 until switching to the Democratic Party in 2009...
(D-PA).
Harris is notable for both his youth and his web-based campaigning. Prior to running for office, Harris worked as a blogger and technology consultant, then became active in Young Conservatives in Pennsylvania. He has also worked for the political campaigns of Pat Toomey
Pat Toomey
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey, Sr. is the junior United States Senator for Pennsylvania and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, Toomey served as a U.S. Representative for three terms, but did not seek a fourth in compliance with a pledge he had made while running for office in 1998...
and Herman Cain. After the election Harris served as National Director for Students for Saving Social Security
Students for Saving Social Security
Students for Saving Social Security, known as S4, was a 501 non-profit activist organization based in Washington, D.C., run by students for students who are pushing for Social Security reform. S4 was founded in March 2005 and proposes changing Social Security laws to permit personal savings...
through May 2007. Harris most recently served as Deputy Campaign Manager for Jim Ogonowski's special election campaign in the Massachusetts 5th Congressional District. Harris served as the Campaign Manager for Chris Hackett's campaign for Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District.
Mark briefly served as an Account Executive at Jamestown Associates
Jamestown Associates
Jamestown Associates is a Republican political consulting firm based in Princeton, NJ. It provides full-service political consulting and works with clients throughout the United States to develop mailings, commercials, and campaign strategies for political clients throughout the country.- Work...
, a Republican political consulting firm. Starting in April, Mark became a staffer for former Congressman Pat Toomey
Pat Toomey
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey, Sr. is the junior United States Senator for Pennsylvania and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, Toomey served as a U.S. Representative for three terms, but did not seek a fourth in compliance with a pledge he had made while running for office in 1998...
's campaign for the US Senate in Pennsylvania.