Gregg Harper

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Gregg Harper
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Prior offices
U.S. House Mississippi District 3
Successor: Michael Guest

Compensation

Net worth

(2012) $70,501

Education

High school

Pearl High School

Bachelor's

Mississippi College

Law

University of Mississippi

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
Attorney


Gregory "Gregg" Harper (b. June 1, 1956, in Jackson, MS) is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District from 2009 to 2019.

On January 4, 2018, Harper announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018. He stated that he never intended to make a career out of congressional service and that he was leaving the House in order to spend more time with his family.[1]

Biography

Harper was born in 1956 in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from public high school in Pearl, Mississippi, in 1974, he went on to earn his B.S. from Mississippi College and his J.D. from the University of Mississippi Law School in 1978 and 1981, respectively. Prior to his political career, Harper worked as an attorney in private practice and served as the city prosecutor for both Brandon and Richland, Mississippi.[2]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Harper's political career:[2]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Harper was assigned to the following committees:[3]

2015-2016

Harper served on the following committees:[4]

2013-2014

Harper served on the following committees:[5]

2011-2012

Harper served on the following House committees:[6]

    • Subcommittee on Elections Chairman
  • Ethics Committee
    • Joint Committee on Printing Chairman
    • Joint Committee on the Library Vice-Chairman[7]

Key votes

See also: Key votes

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Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

For detailed information about each vote, click here.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Issues

Presidential preference

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Harper endorsed John Kasich for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[107]

See also: Endorsements for John Kasich

Elections

2018

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

Harper declined to seek re-election in 2018.

2016

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Gregg Harper (R) defeated Dennis Quinn (D), Roger Gerrard (Veterans Party of America), and Lajena Sheets (Reform) in the general election. Harper defeated Jimmy Giles in the Republican primary on March 8, 2016. Quinn defeated Nathan Stewart in the Democratic primary on March 8, 2016. Both Gerrard and Sheets were unopposed.[108][109]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGregg Harper Incumbent 66.2% 209,490
     Democratic Dennis Quinn 30.4% 96,101
     Veterans Party of America Roger Gerrard 2.7% 8,696
     Reform Lajena Sheets 0.7% 2,158
Total Votes 316,445
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State


U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Quinn 65.5% 29,149
Nathan Stewart 34.5% 15,384
Total Votes 44,533
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State
U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGregg Harper Incumbent 89.1% 87,997
Jimmy Giles 10.9% 10,760
Total Votes 98,757
Source: Mississippi Republican Party

2014

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

Harper ran for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He won the Republican nomination in the primary election on June 3, 2014. He defeated Doug Magee (D), Barbara Dale Washer (Reform) and Roger Gerrard (I) in the general election held November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGregg Harper Incumbent 68.9% 117,771
     Democratic Doug Magee 27.9% 47,744
     Reform Barbara Washer 0.9% 1,541
     Independent Roger Gerrard 2.3% 3,890
Total Votes 170,946
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State Official Results
U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGregg Harper Incumbent 92.2% 85,674
Hardy Caraway 7.8% 7,258
Total Votes 92,932
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Republican primary results

2012

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

Harper won re-election in 2012.[110] On March 13, Harper defeated his Republican primary opponent, Robert Allen. He defeated John Luke Pannell (Reform) in the November 2012 general election.[111][112]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGregg Harper Incumbent 80% 234,717
     Reform John Luke Pannell 20% 58,605
Total Votes 293,322
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"
U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGregg Harper Incumbent 91.8% 78,667
Robert Allen 8.2% 7,025
Total Votes 85,692

Full history


Campaign themes

2012

  • Immigration

Excerpt: "Congressman Gregg Harper understands that it is illegal to be in the United States without proper documentation, and those who are here illegally should have to face consequences. Amnesty for illegal aliens is unacceptable."[115]

  • Defense

Excerpt: "Congressman Gregg Harper believes that one of the federal government’s core duties defined in the Constitution is to provide for the common defense. Peace through strength is obtained through a robust national defense policy."[116]

  • Economy and Jobs

Excerpt: "Congressman Gregg Harper supports giving small businesses tax relief and reining in the excessive federal agency regulations that may hamper job creation and economic growth."[117]

  • Education

Excerpt: "Like every federal government agency, Congressman Gregg Harper believes the Department of Education should be examined thoroughly for waste and inefficiencies."[118]

  • Healthcare

Excerpt: "Instead of advancing a bill that focuses on access to care, protects the patient-doctor relationship and lowers health care premiums through increased competition and choice, the president signed a $1.7 trillion law that raids $764 billion from Medicare and raises taxes over $1 trillion."[119]

Campaign finance summary


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Gregg Harper campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016U.S. House, Mississippi District 3Won $1,004,725 N/A**
2014U.S. House (Mississippi, District 3)Won $1,279,952 N/A**
2012U.S. House Mississippi District 3Won $916,615 N/A**
2010U.S. House Mississippi District 3Won $715,014 N/A**
2008U.S. House Mississippi District 3Won $1,140,476 N/A**
Grand total$5,056,782 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Harper's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $-213,997 and $354,999. That averages to $70,501, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2012 of $7,614,097.96. Harper ranked as the 387th most wealthy representative in 2012.[120] Between 2007 and 2012, Harper's calculated net worth[121] decreased by an average of 10 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[122]

Gregg Harper Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2007$138,998
2012$70,501.00
Growth from 2007 to 2012:−49%
Average annual growth:−10%[123]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[124]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Harper received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Oil & Gas industry.

From 2007-2014, 30.57 percent of Harper's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[125]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Gregg Harper Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $3,628,928
Total Spent $2,966,228
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Oil & Gas$338,150
Lawyers/Law Firms$244,250
Health Professionals$220,099
Real Estate$155,550
Retired$151,468
% total in top industry9.32%
% total in top two industries16.05%
% total in top five industries30.57%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Harper was a rank-and-file Republican as of July 2014.[126] This was the same rating Harper received in June 2013.

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[127]

Harper most often votes with:

Harper least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Harper missed 57 of 5,013 roll call votes from January 2009 to September 2015. This amounted to 1.1 percent, which was lower than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.[126]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Harper paid his congressional staff a total of $1,095,779 in 2011. Overall, Mississippi ranked 41st in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[128]

Staff bonuses

According to an analysis by CNN, Harper was one of nearly 25 percent of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Harper's staff was given an apparent $4,152.78 in bonus money.[129]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Harper ranked 197th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[130]

2012

Harper ranked 146th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[131]

2011

Harper ranked 101st in the conservative rankings in 2011.[132]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Harper voted with the Republican Party 92.6 percent of the time, which ranked 171st among the 234 House Republican members as of July 2014.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

2013

Harper voted with the Republican Party 95.6 percent of the time, which ranked 138th among the 234 House Republican members as of June 2013.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Gregg Harper
Republican National Convention, 2016
Status:Delegate
State:Mississippi
Bound to:Unknown
Delegates to the RNC 2016
Calendar and delegate rules overviewTypes of delegatesDelegate rules by stateState election law and delegatesDelegates by state

Harper was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Mississippi.[133] In Mississippi’s presidential primary election on March 8, 2016, Donald Trump won 25 delegates, and Ted Cruz won 15 delegates. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate Harper was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how Mississippi's Republican delegates were allocated, please email [email protected].[134]

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Mississippi, 2016 and Republican delegates from Mississippi, 2016

Delegates from Mississippi to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at district caucuses and the state convention in May 2016. Mississippi GOP bylaws required candidates for delegate positions to submit a written declaration stating "which candidate that person will be bound to support on the floor of the Republican National Convention." Delegates from Mississippi were bound to the candidate to whom they were allocated unless released by their candidate via public statement or in writing.

Mississippi primary results

See also: Presidential election in Mississippi, 2016
Mississippi Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Jeb Bush 0.4% 1,697 0
Ben Carson 1.4% 5,626 0
Chris Christie 0.1% 493 0
Ted Cruz 36.1% 150,364 15
Carly Fiorina 0.1% 224 0
Lindsey Graham 0% 172 0
Mike Huckabee 0.3% 1,067 0
John Kasich 8.8% 36,795 0
George Pataki 0% 135 0
Rand Paul 0.2% 643 0
Marco Rubio 5.3% 21,885 0
Rick Santorum 0.1% 510 0
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 47.2% 196,659 25
Totals 416,270 40
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State and The New York Times

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
Logo-GOP.png

Mississippi had 40 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). Mississippi's district-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis. The first place finisher in a district won two of that district's delegates while the second place finisher received one.[135][136]

Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[135][136]

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Harper lives in Pearl, Mississippi, with his wife of over 30 years, Sidney, and their two children.[137] Harper attends and serves as a deacon at Crossgates Baptist Church.[138]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term Gregg + Harper + Mississippi + House


See also

External links

Footnotes

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  121. This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.
  122. This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
  123. This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
  124. This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
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  134. To build our list of the state and territorial delegations to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia relied primarily upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties, email exchanges and phone interviews with state party officials, official lists provided by state governments, and, in some cases, unofficial lists compiled by local media outlets. When possible, we included what type of delegate the delegate is (at-large, district-level, or RNC) and which candidate they were bound by state and national party bylaws to support at the convention. For most delegations, Ballotpedia was able to track down all of this information. For delegations where we were not able to track down this information or were only able to track down partial lists, we included this note. If you have additional information on this state's delegation, please email [email protected].
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Political offices
Preceded by
Chip Pickering
U.S. House of Representatives - Mississippi, District 3
2009-2019
Succeeded by
Michael Guest (R)


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