Current seat holder: L.C. Myles Jr..
Harris was born in Oakland, California , in 1964. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, is a biologist from India. Her father, Donald J. Harris, is an economist from Jamaica. From the age of twelve, Harris lived in Montreal, Quebec, with her mother and sister until she returned to the U.S. to attend Howard University in Washington, D.C. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science and economics from Howard in 1986. Harris attended law school at the University of California, Hastings, serving as president of the school's chapter of the Black Law Students Association. She graduated with a J.D. in 1989. After graduating from law school, Harris joined the office of the Alameda County district attorney, where she worked for eight years as a prosecutor. Then-state assemblyman Willie Brown (D) appointed Harris to positions on the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the Medical Assistance Commission in 1994. In 1998, Harris was hired as managing attorney for the San Francisco District Attorney's Career Criminal Unit. She transferred to head the Division on Families and Children in 2000. In 2003, Harris was elected San Francisco District Attorney. She won re-election in 2007.
L.C. Myles Jr. ( Democratic Party ) is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives , representing District 126 . He assumed office on January 13, 2025.
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