Cody Harris (politician)


Cody Harris is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 8.

Political career

Harris won the Republican primary against Thomas McNut 57% to 43%.
Harris won the general election on November 6, 2018 against Wesley Ratcliff 78.2% to 21.8%.

Political views

Harris is a conservative Republican.
Member of the National Rifle Association, Texas Agricultural Lifetime Program, Texas Association of Realtors, and Texas Farm Bureau.

Personal life

Harris was born in Tyler, Texas; he is a fifth generation Texan. He and his family had financial trouble during the savings and loan crisis of the 1980's. His family leased a piece of land outside of Palestine, Texas to grow vegetables. At age 7, he would get up at 5am pick vegetables and then sell them on side of road. Harris attended Texas A&M University in 2006. He owns Liberty Land and Ranch a company which specializes in farm and ranch real estate, management and development. He and his wife Taylor have four children. He is a deacon at First Baptist Church in Palestine.