sentences:  Harris served as deputy prosecuting attorney in Union County from 1933 to 1936 and as prosecuting attorney of the 13th Judicial Circuit of Arkansas from 1937 to 1940.He served as delegate to the Democratic state conventions in 1936 and 1940, and the Democratic National Conventions in 1944, 1952, 1956, and 1960.In 1940, Harris was elected as United States Representative for Arkansas's 7th congressional district, which in 1950 was redistricted to , encompassing the southern portion of the state.