Senator Kevin M. Harris ** represents **District 27 in Maryland, encompassing Prince George's, Charles, and Calvert counties. Elected to the Maryland House of Delegates for District 27A in November 2022 and sworn in on January 11, 2023, he resigned on December 8, 2025, to join the Senate. Appointed to the Maryland State Senate in November 2025 and sworn in on December 9, 2025, he serves on the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee, including its Education and Energy Subcommittees, and chairs the Senate Select Committee No. 8 for the Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert Counties' Delegation.

Notable achievements include his prior role as House Chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families , Vice-Chair of the Prince George's County House Delegation , and service on the Appropriations Committee with focus on education and economic development. A veteran with a background in network engineering for defense agencies, he has led community efforts like COVID-19 testing sites, food drives, and homeless support. He is active in the NAACP, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, and church leadership.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Specific academic details are not publicly detailed in available records.
• Professional Background: Principal Network Engineer at QinetiQ North America ; Lead Network/System Engineer ; Lead Senior Action Officer at Cambridge, Inc. ; Technical Project Lead at Teralogics, LLC ; Deputy Program Manager at Technica Corporation . Military service brought him to Maryland, where he has resided in District 27 for over 13 years.
• Political Experience:
  • Maryland House of Delegates, District 27A : Appropriations Committee ; Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland; Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission; Prince George's County Local Development Council .
  • Maryland State Senate, District 27 : Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee.
• Community Involvement: Ordained elder at St. Stephen Baptist Church; Mid-Atlantic Regional Director of Protocol for Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship; Vice-President, Lakeview Board ; Prince George’s County Young Democrats; Fort Washington Division VII Citizen Advisory Council.