Katherine Harris | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2003 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 13th district | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Miller |
| Succeeded by | Vern Buchanan |
| 23rd Secretary of State of Florida | |
| In office January 5, 1999 – August 2, 2002 | |
| Governor | Jeb Bush |
| Preceded by | Sandra Mortham |
| Succeeded by | James Smith |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office November 8, 1994 – November 3, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Boczar |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Carlton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 5, 1957 Key West, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Anders Ebbeson
(m. 1996; died 2013)Richard Ware (m. 2017) |
| Education | Agnes Scott College (BA) Harvard University (MPA) |
Katherine Harris (born April 5, 1957) is an American politician from Florida. A Republican, she served in the Florida Senate from 1994 to 1998, as Secretary of State of Florida from 1999 to 2002, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district from 2003 to 2007. Harris lost her 2006 campaign for a United States Senate seat from Florida.
In the 2000 presidential election, she received international attention for her role as the elected Florida Secretary of State during the state's election recount, certifying George W. Bush's narrow victory (537 votes) over Al Gore and awarding him the Florida electors, which gained him the national election.