Cody Harris
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Cody Harris (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 8. He assumed office on January 8, 2019. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.
Harris (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 8. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Cody Harris was born in Tyler, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in December 2006. Harris' career experience includes working as a ranch broker and operating Liberty Land & Ranch. He has served as president of the Palestine Young Men's Christian Association and the Palestine Young Professionals Network.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Harris was assigned to the following committees:
- House Administration Committee
- Agriculture and Livestock Committee
- Local & Consent Calendars Committee, Chair
- Public Education Committee
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2021-2022
Harris was assigned to the following committees:
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2019-2020
Harris was assigned to the following committees:
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Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Cody Harris defeated Carolyn Salter in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Cody Harris (R) | 81.4 | 60,810 | |
Carolyn Salter (D) | 18.6 | 13,915 |
Total votes: 74,725 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Carolyn Salter advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Carolyn Salter | 100.0 | 2,365 |
Total votes: 2,365 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Cody Harris defeated Jaye Curtis in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Cody Harris | 82.8 | 21,179 | |
Jaye Curtis | 17.2 | 4,386 |
Total votes: 25,565 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Cody Harris defeated R. Edwin Adams in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Cody Harris (R) | 88.0 | 46,456 | |
R. Edwin Adams (L) | 12.0 | 6,350 |
Total votes: 52,806 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Cody Harris advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Cody Harris | 100.0 | 20,433 |
Total votes: 20,433 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 8
R. Edwin Adams advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on March 19, 2022.
Candidate | ||
✔ | R. Edwin Adams (L) |
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Cody Harris defeated R. Edwin Adams in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Cody Harris (R) | 85.9 | 50,433 | |
R. Edwin Adams (L) | 14.1 | 8,271 |
Total votes: 58,704 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Cody Harris advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Cody Harris | 100.0 | 21,410 |
Total votes: 21,410 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 8
R. Edwin Adams advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | R. Edwin Adams (L) |
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Cody Harris defeated Wesley Ratcliff in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Cody Harris (R) | 78.2 | 36,535 | |
Wesley Ratcliff (D) | 21.8 | 10,171 |
Total votes: 46,706 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Cody Harris defeated Thomas McNutt in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Cody Harris | 57.0 | 8,379 | |
Thomas McNutt | 43.0 | 6,329 |
Total votes: 14,708 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Wesley Ratcliff advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Wesley Ratcliff | 100.0 | 2,534 |
Total votes: 2,534 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Cody Harris and Thomas McNutt advanced to a runoff. They defeated Linda Timmerman in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Cody Harris | 44.9 | 8,864 | |
✔ | Thomas McNutt | 39.5 | 7,786 | |
Linda Timmerman | 15.6 | 3,080 |
Total votes: 19,730 | ||||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
Texas Senate Republicans | |||
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Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
Open seats | 1 | - | |
Runoffs | - | - | |
Too close to call | - | - | |
Total | 7 | 7 |
Texas House Republicans | |||
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Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
Open seats | 15 | - | |
Runoffs | - | 7 | |
Too close to call | - | - | |
Total | 41 | 41 |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
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What made this a race to watch?
Three Republicans filed to run in the election to replace state Rep. and Straus ally Byron Cook (R): Cody Harris, Thomas McNutt, and Linda Timmerman. All candidates in this race signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. McNutt said he might join the Texas Freedom Caucus if elected.[3] See our coverage of the primary runoff in this race here. Endorsements for McNutt
Endorsements for Harris
Endorsements for Timmerman
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Cody Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Cody Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Cody Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Harris' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|Cody Harris' conservative values are deeply rooted in Texas House District 8. His ancestors settled in Freestone County after the Civil War and his great-grandfather was the last operator of the Wildcat Ferry on the Trinity River between Anderson and Freestone counties. A graduate of Texas A&M University, Cody owns and operates Liberty Land & Ranch in Palestine, a statewide real estate brokerage firm. He is an active member of the Texas Association of Realtors, Texas Farm Bureau, Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Program (TALL), and lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. As State Representative, Cody's priorities include securing the border, strengthening public schools, protecting farmers and ranchers and private property owner rights, lowering property taxes, shrinking the size of government and fighting for pro-life and pro-family values. Protecting farmers and ranchers is personal to Harris. During the 1980s, his family lost everything during the savings & loan and oil market collapse. The family leased a 100-acre tract of land outside Palestine and planted a crop of watermelon, corn, cucumbers and cantaloupe. They sold the produce on the side of the road to make ends meet and eventually recovered. As the father of an adopted daughter, Harris also focuses on protecting the state's most vulnerable children and reforming Child Protective Services. Cody and his wife Taylor are proud parents to three sons and a daughter.
- Reduce Property Taxes
- Secure the Border
- Defend Rural Conservative Values
Public Education, Energy Independence, Economic Development, Water, Agriculture, Pro-Life Legislation, Pro 2nd Amendment Legislation
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2023
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Cody Harris for State Representative," accessed January 29, 2018
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 28, 2020
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Preceded by Byron Cook (R) |
Texas House of Representatives District 8 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |