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  Harris, Jeremy
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AffiliationDemocratic   
NameJeremy Harris
AddressOffice of the Mayor, Honolulu Hale, 530 South King Street
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813, United States
Emailmayor@co.honolulu.hi.us
WebsiteNone
Born December 07, 1950
Died Still Living (74 years)
ContributorGerald Farinas
Last ModifedGerald Farinas
Jan 06, 2004 08:46am
Tags Caucasian - Christian -
InfoA Wilmington, Delaware native, Jeremy Harris moved to Honolulu in the late 1960s to attend college at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa where he received his bachelor degrees. In 1974, he received his Master's degree in Population and Environmental Biology and Urban Ecosystems at the University of California Irvine. He was an instructor at the Kaua'i Community College teaching oceanography.

Jeremy Harris was the eleventh Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu from 1994 to 2004. As Managing Director of the twelfth largest municipality in the nation, Harris assumed the mayorship upon the resignation of Frank F. Fasi who was forced to give up the seat to run for Governor of Hawai'i.

Before his service with the City and County of Honolulu, Harris was Executive Assistant to the Mayor of Kaua'i [1985], Kaua'i County Councilmember [1982-84], Kaua'i County Council Chairman [1980-82].

Like most Hawai'ians serving elected office today, Harris was a delegate to the Hawai'i State Constitutional Convention in 1978.

In 2002, Harris led all local media polls as he ran for Governor of Hawai'i. Stunning his army of supporters, he pulled out of the race.

Accomplishments
• Only person named twice as Public Administrator of the Year by American Society of Public Administrators
• Center of Digital Government named Honolulu as the most technologically advanced city in the nation
• TheBus twice selected as the "Best Transit System in North America" by American Public Transportation Association
• Founder of the Mayors' Asia Pacific Environmental Summit
• Founder of the China U.S. Conference of Mayors and Business Leaders
• Founder of the Asia Pacific Urban Technology Institute


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  09/23/2000 Mayor of Honolulu Won 50.71% (+15.32%)
  11/05/1996 Mayor of Honolulu - Runoff Won 57.32% (+14.64%)
  09/21/1996 Mayor of Honolulu - Primary Won 49.27% (+20.05%)
  09/17/1994 Mayor of Honolulu - Special Election Won 31.68% (+4.52%)
  09/22/1984 Kauai County Mayor - D Primary Lost 40.46% (-4.14%)
  11/02/1982 Kauai County Council Won 11.04% (-0.19%)
  11/04/1980 Kauai County Council Won 13.04% (+0.72%)
  10/07/1978 HI State House 27 - D Primary Lost 17.98% (-8.23%)
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