Austin Harris

Austin Harris
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 26th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byBrooke Boden
Personal details
BornAustin Rex Harris
(1995-11-06) November 6, 1995 (age 30)
Moulton, Iowa, U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationIndian Hills Community College
OccupationFarmer

Austin Rex Harris (born 1995), is an American politician from the state of Iowa. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to represent the 26th district in the Iowa House of Representatives in the 2022 election.

Early life and education

Harris was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, in 1995, and was raised in Moulton, Iowa, where he resides with his family. He attended Moulton-Udell High School. Harris earned an associates degree from Indian Hills Community College.

Political career

After facing Mark Chelgren in the Republican Party primary, Harris was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in the 2022 election, representing the 26th district. He endorsed Nikki Haley for the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. Harris won reelection in 2024, defeating Democratic candidate Darcie Whitlow and Libertarian candidate Donald Gier.

Committee assignments

As of January 2025, Harris serves on the following committees in the Iowa House:

Electoral history

*incumbent

2022

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House primary elections, 2022  
District 26 		Republican Austin Harris Republican1,61054.97
Mark Chelgren Republican1,31444.86
Write-ins Republican50.17
Iowa House general election, 2022  
District 26 		Republican Austin Harris Republican9,63598.46
Write-ins 1511.54

2024

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House primary elections, 2024  
District 26 		Republican Austin Harris* Republican2,44798.47
Write-ins Republican381.53
Iowa House general election, 2024  
District 26 		Republican Austin Harris* Republican10,84271.48
Darcie Whitlow Democratic3,65824.12
Donald Gier Libertarian6354.19
Write-ins 3202.17

References

  1. ↑ "Iowa House 26 candidate: Austin Harris". Ottumwa Courier. May 12, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Austin Rex Harris | Trump Town". ProPublica. March 7, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Iowa House 26 candidate: Austin Harris". Ottumwa Courier. May 12, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Iowa House 26 candidate: Austin Harris". Ottumwa Courier. May 12, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ Santibanez-Molina, Leslie (May 17, 2022). "Two Republican candidates seek Iowa House District 26 nomination". KTVO. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ Austin Harris [@AustinHarrisIA] (February 20, 2023). "Nikki Haley is the leader we need in the White House" (Tweet). Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Drury, Chad; Ocker, Kyle (November 6, 2024). "GOP appears to expand Iowa legislative majorities". Ottumwa Courier.
  8. ↑ "Representative Austin Harris". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  9. ↑ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ "State of Iowa – General Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  11. ↑ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2024". Secretary of State of Iowa. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  12. ↑ "State of Iowa – General Election 2024". Secretary of State of Iowa. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.