RJ Harris (candidate)
RJ Harris is a U.S. Congressional candidate for the fourth district of Oklahoma. He is running against incumbent Tom Cole for the Republican primary nomination. Harris is a serving Army National Guard officer, a second year law school student at the University of Oklahoma and a former Air Traffic Control Administrator.
Education
Harris finished an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from the University of Oklahoma in 2008. He has since pursued a Law degree from the University Of Oklahoma College Of Law and is currently in his second year.
Military Service
Harris served in the National Guard on three separate deployments. The first deployment was for a peacekeeping mission in Korea. The second and third deployments were for the Iraq War. Harris still serves as an Air Traffic Control Platoon Leader for two Platoons in the 1-245th Aviation Regiment.
Political Career
Harris began is run for the U.S. Congressional Republican Primary in January of 2009. He has no political campaign experience but was involved as a political activist for several years prior to his run.
Political Views
Harris defines himself as a "Constitutional Conservative". He states on his website "I am an ardent Constitutional Conservative and will not vote affirmatively for a bill unless it is constitutional, good for the Republic, good for Oklahoma, of a readable-digestible length and contains an explicit reference to the constitutional authority that underpins the bill." His views are similar to that of Dr. Ron Paul, a 2008 presidential candidate for the Republican nomination.