Cody Harris

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Cody Harris
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Texas House of Representatives District 8
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

5

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Texas A&M University, 2006

Personal
Birthplace
Tyler, Texas
Religion
Evangelical/Baptist
Profession
Ranch broker
Contact

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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:

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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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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
Image of Cody Harris
Cody Harris (R)
 
81.4
 
60,810
Image of Carolyn Salter
Carolyn Salter (D) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Carolyn Salter
Carolyn Salter Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Cody Harris
Cody Harris
 
82.8
 
21,179
Image of Jaye Curtis
Jaye Curtis Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Cody Harris
Cody Harris (R)
 
88.0
 
46,456
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R. Edwin Adams (L) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Cody Harris
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
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R. Edwin Adams (L) Candidate Connection

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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
Image of Cody Harris
Cody Harris (R) Candidate Connection
 
85.9
 
50,433
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R. Edwin Adams (L) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Cody Harris
Cody Harris Candidate Connection
 
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
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Campaign finance


2018

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 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
Image of Cody Harris
Cody Harris (R)
 
78.2
 
36,535
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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
Image of Cody Harris
Cody Harris
 
57.0
 
8,379
Image of Thomas McNutt
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
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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
Image of Cody Harris
Cody Harris
 
44.9
 
8,864
Image of Thomas McNutt
Thomas McNutt
 
39.5
 
7,786
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Linda Timmerman
 
15.6
 
3,080

Total votes: 19,730
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
See also: Factions in Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018 and Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018

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
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
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
See also: Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/Races to watch

This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

No.

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

  • Associated Republicans of Texas[8]
  • Texas Association of Business
  • Texas Farm Bureau[9]
  • Texas Association of Realtors[10]

Endorsements for Timmerman

  • Texas Parent PAC
Campaign finance
See also: Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/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

Candidate Connection

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.

Public Education, Energy Independence, Economic Development, Water, Agriculture, Pro-Life Legislation, Pro 2nd Amendment Legislation

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Campaign finance summary


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Cody Harris campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 8Won general$558,977 $644,426
2022Texas House of Representatives District 8Won general$422,290 $241,265
2020Texas House of Representatives District 8Won general$254,453 N/A**
2018Texas House of Representatives District 8Won general$1,140,062 N/A**
Grand total$2,375,782 $885,691
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Footnotes

  1. Facebook, "Cody Harris for State Representative," accessed January 29, 2018
  2. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 28, 2020
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  4. Texas Tribune, "The Blast," March 1, 2018
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  6. Texas Tribune, "The Blast," March 5, 2018
  7. Texas Tribune, "The Blast," January 23, 2018
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  9. Texas Tribune, "The Blast," January 30, 2018
  10. Email communication with Ballotpedia staff, February 6, 2018

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Byron Cook (R)
Texas House of Representatives District 8
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