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{{Short description|American football player and politician (born 1979)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name          = Napoleon Harris
|image         = Napoleon Harris (cropped).JPG
|caption       = Harris with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] in 2008
|office        = Supervisor of [[Thornton Township, Illinois|Thornton Township]]
|term_start    = May 19, 2025
|term_end      = 
|predecessor   = [[Tiffany Henyard]]
|successor     = 
|state_senate1 = Illinois
|district1     = 15th
|term_start1   = January 9, 2013
|term_end1     = 
|predecessor1  = [[James T. Meeks]]
|successor1    = 
|birth_name    = Napoleon Bill Harris III
|birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1979|2|25}}
|birth_place   = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
|death_date    = 
|death_place   = 
|party         = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|education     = [[Northwestern University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| module      = {{Infobox NFL biography
| embed       = yes
| number      = 58, 50, 99
| position    = [[Linebacker]]
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 3
| weight_lbs  = 250
| high_school = [[Thornton Township High School|Thornton Township (IL)]]
| college     = [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]]
| draftyear   = 2002
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 23
| pastteams   = * [[Oakland Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|2002}}–{{NFL Year|2004}})
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ({{NFL Year|2007|2008}})
* Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2008}})
* Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
| highlights  = * [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#2002|2002]])
* 2× Second-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[2000 All-Big Ten Conference football team|2000]], [[2001 All-Big Ten Conference football team|2001]])
| statlabel1  = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| statvalue1  = 484
| statlabel2  = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue2  = 8.5
| statlabel3  = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]
| statvalue3  = 4
| statlabel4  = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue4  = 1
| statlabel5  = [[Interceptions]]
| statvalue5  = 4
| statlabel6  = [[Touchdown|Defensive touchdowns]]
| statvalue6  = 1}}
}}
'''Napoleon Bill Harris III'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=100&MemberID=2410|title=Illinois General Assembly – Senator Biography|website=ilga.gov|access-date=May 30, 2018}}</ref> (born February 25, 1979) is an American politician and former professional [[American football|football]] player who has been a member of the [[Illinois Senate]] representing the 15th district since 2013. The 15th district stretches from [[Blue Island, Illinois|Blue Island]] in the north, [[Calumet City, Illinois|Calumet City]] in the east, [[Homewood, Illinois|Homewood]] in the west, [[Steger, Illinois|Steger]] in the south, and includes all or parts of [[Crete, Illinois|Crete]]-[[Monee, Illinois|Monee]], [[Dolton, Illinois|Dolton]], [[Flossmoor, Illinois|Flossmoor]], [[Glenwood, Illinois|Glenwood]], [[Thornton, Illinois|Thornton]], [[Markham, Illinois|Dixmoor, Markham]], [[Midlothian, Illinois|Midlothian]], [[Oak Forest, Illinois|Oak Forest]], [[Harvey, Illinois|Harvey]], [[Riverdale, Illinois|Riverdale]], and [[South Holland, Illinois|South Holland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.precinctmaps.com/maps/GA/Senate2011/senate15.pdf |author= Veeneman, Drew |title= Map of 15th District |publisher=precinctmaps.com |access-date=December 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103171001/http://www.precinctmaps.com/maps/GA/Senate2011/senate15.pdf |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Prior to his service in the Illinois Senate, he played as a [[linebacker]] for seven seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) with the [[Oakland Raiders]], the [[Minnesota Vikings]], and [[Kansas City Chiefs]] at various times.

==Early life==
Harris grew up in [[Dixmoor, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Myslenski|first=Skip|title=Harris starts after all; Walker eager to put newfound depth to use|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=September 8, 2001|pages=3 and 7|id={{ProQuest| }}|quote=So had Harris, who grew up in Dixmoor and played for Thornton.}}</ref> He attended Lincoln Elementary School, Rosa L. Parks Middle School, and Thornton Township High School. He was a tri-star athlete and honor student. His father Napoleon Harris Jr. died his junior year of high school. His mother Brenda Faye Bowman Harris, raised Napoleon and his siblings, Tomeika and Jonathan as a single mother. Napoleon was determined to make his family proud and put them in a better position by using his brains and his athletic ability.

Harris was an honors student at [[Thornton Township High School]] in [[Harvey, Illinois]] and [[Letterman (sports)|lettered]] in [[High school football|football]] and [[basketball]]. In football, he posted 23 [[Quarterback sack|sacks]], 98 [[Tackle (football move)|tackles]], two [[fumble]] recoveries, 1 forced fumble, two [[Safety (American football score)|safeties]], and one [[interception]] and was named the Defensive Player of the Year by the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', ''Star Publications'', ''[[Daily Southtown]]'', and the ''[[The Times of Northwest Indiana|Hammond Times]]''. Napoleon also averaged 18 points and 10 [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounds]] on the No. 1 basketball team in the country.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}

Napoleon Harris earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from [[Northwestern University]], where he played [[college football]] for the [[Northwestern Wildcats]]. For one year, he was a two sport athlete playing [[College basketball|basketball]]. His complete college career ranked 11th on Northwestern's all-time tackles list with 334. [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten Conference]] as a senior after [[Starting lineup|starting]] all 11 games at [[defensive end]] after moving from outside linebacker and ranked fourth on team in tackles with 78.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}

==NFL career==
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Harris was selected in the first round of the 2002 draft by the [[Oakland Raiders]], the 23rd overall pick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> That year, he started 13 of 16 regular-season games, all three [[NFL playoffs, 2002–03|playoff games]], and [[Super Bowl XXXVII]] for the Oakland Raiders and was named to the ''[[Pro Football Weekly]]'' All-Rookie team.

In 2005, Harris was acquired by the [[Minnesota Vikings]] as part of blockbuster trade which sent [[Randy Moss]] to Oakland for the seventh overall pick and a seventh-round pick in the [[2005 NFL draft]]. The Vikings used the picks to select [[wide receiver]] [[Troy Williamson]] and [[cornerback]] [[Adrian Ward (American football)|Adrian Ward]]. Despite being traded for one of the premier players in the National Football League, Harris did not immediately live up to his potential the [[2005 Minnesota Vikings season|following season]] with the Minnesota Vikings. In that first season with the Vikings, he was hampered with a lingering knee injury and saw limited playing time. However, in the second season he finished second on the team with 96 tackles, 3 interceptions, 3.5 sacks and 2 fumble recoveries in 14 games.

On March 6, 2007, Harris agreed to a six-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs.<ref>Teicher, Adam. [http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/16845167.htm Chiefs agree to terms with free-agent LB Harris] ''[[The Kansas City Star]]'', March 6, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2007/03/06/chiefs_agree_to_terms_with_ufa_lb_napoleon_harris/ Chiefs agree to terms with UFA LB Napoleon Harris] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309134542/http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2007/03/06/chiefs_agree_to_terms_with_ufa_lb_napoleon_harris/ |date=March 9, 2007 }} ''KCChiefs.com'', March 6, 2007.</ref> The Chiefs released Harris on October 14, 2008. Just two days after his release from the Chiefs, Harris re-joined the [[Minnesota Vikings]] on October 16. Harris started in 5 of the 10 games he played and finished his second stint with the Vikings with 32 tackles and 1 sack, and also scored his first NFL touchdown after returning a fumble 27 yards in week 12 in Jacksonville. Despite a fairly good performance, the Vikings did not hold on to him.

In May 2008, Napoleon appeared on The CW Network series ''[[The Game (U.S. TV series)|The Game]]''.<ref name="problems">{{cite news |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1229288/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1 |title=The Game: Season 2, Episode 19. I Got 99 Problems and My Chick Is One (11 May 2008) |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=July 27, 2015}}</ref> Harris signed a one-year contract with the [[Oakland Raiders]] on August 24, 2009, after the team released [[cornerback]] [[Ricky Manning]], but was released five days later.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Jerrymcd/status/3629741737 Jerry McDonald post], Twitter, August 29, 2009</ref>

===NFL statistics===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Years !! Team !! GP !! COMB !! TOTAL !! AST !! SACK !! FF !! FR !! FR YDS !! INT !! IR YDS !! AVG IR !! LNG IR !! TD !! PD
|-
| [[2002 NFL season|2002]] || [[2002 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]] || 15 || 81 || 59 || 22 || 0.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
| [[2003 NFL season|2003]] || [[2003 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]] || 16 || 107 || 74 || 33 || 2.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
| [[2004 NFL season|2004]] || [[2004 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]] || 14 || 61 || 47 || 14 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| [[2005 NFL season|2005]] || [[2005 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]] || 15 || 25 || 18 || 7 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3
|-
| [[2006 NFL season|2006]] || [[2006 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]] || 14 || 59 || 42 || 17 || 2.5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 20 || 7 || 11 || 0 || 4
|-
| [[2007 NFL season|2007]] || [[2007 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]] || 16 || 116 || 82 || 34 || 1.5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 3
|-
| [[2008 NFL season|2008]]|| [[2008 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]] || 10 || 32 || 24 || 8 || 1.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Career || || 100 || 481 || 346 || 135 || 8.5 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 24 || 6 || 11 || 0 || 15
|}

Source: ESPN.<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Napoleon Harris Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/3551/napoleon-harris|publisher=ESPN|access-date=December 23, 2014}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Harris is married to Nicole M. Bunton Harris with three children. Napoleon Nico Harris IV, Noah Bill Harris and Nahla Nicole Harris. After leaving the NFL, Harris, his wife, and children became the owner of two Beggars Pizza locations.

Napoleon is very active not only in the community but as a father, he coaches basketball for both of his son's AAU teams and also runs drills with his daughter with tennis. His children have his athletic skills as all three of them have won many awards and championships within their respective sports. 

Andre Lydell Bunton was the brother-in-law of Senator Napoleon B. Harris III. He was tragically murdered on July 18, 2013, in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. At 37 years old, Bunton was sitting in his car when he was shot in the chest. He attempted to drive away but lost control, crashing into two parked vehicles before succumbing to his injuries .

==Illinois Senate==
In 2011, after [[Illinois State Senate|Illinois State Senator]] [[James Meeks]] announced his retirement, Harris chose to run to succeed him in the 15th district on a platform of creating economic growth for the district.<ref name=announce>{{cite web|url=http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/9997400-419/napoleon-harris-seeks-illinois-senate-seat-to-put-dixmoor-back-in-the-game.html |author=Jensen, Sean|title=Napoleon Harris Seeks Illinois Senate Seat to put Dixmoor Back in the Game|work=Daily Herald|access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref> He won the 2012 primary with a plurality of the vote against two opponents,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.il.gov/electioninformation/VoteTotalsList.aspx?ElectionType=GP&ElectionID=32&SearchType=OfficeSearch&OfficeID=5639&QueryType=Office&|title= General Primary  – 3/20/2012 15th Senate |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref> and ran in the general election unopposed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.il.gov/electioninformation/VoteTotalsList.aspx?ElectionType=GE&ElectionID=33&SearchType=OfficeSearch&OfficeID=6043&QueryType=Office&|title=General Election  – 11/6/2012 15th Senate |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref>

As of July 2022, Senator Harris is a member of the following Illinois Senate committees:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Illinois General Assembly – Senator Committees |url=https://ilga.gov/senate/SenCommittees.asp?MemberID=2851 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=ilga.gov}}</ref>
* (chairman of) Appropriations – Personnel and Procurement Committee (SAPP-SAPP)
* Appropriations – Revenue and Finance Committee (SAPP-SARF)
* Appropriations – Government Infrastructure Committee (SAPP-SAGI)
* Appropriations Committee (SAPP)
* Commerce Committee (SCOM)
* (Co-chairman of) Critical Energy Infrastructure and Grid Reliability (SENE-ECEI)
* Energy and Public Utilities Committee (SENE)
* Executive Committee (SEXC)
* Executive – Cannabis Committee (SEXC-SEOC)
* (chairman of) Executive – Tobacco Committee (SEXC-STOB)
* Health Committee (SHEA)
* (chairman of) Insurance Committee (SINS)
* Pensions Committee (SPEN)
* (chairman of) Redistricting – South Cook County (SRED)
* Subcommittee on Public Health (SHEA-SHPH)

==Thornton Township politics==
After the death of longtime [[Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois|Thornton Township]] Democratic [[Committeepeople (Cook County, Illinois)|committeeman]] Frank Zuccarelli, Harris defeated State Representative [[Thaddeus Jones (politician)|Thaddeus Jones]] for the position.<ref>{{cite news|last=Slowick|first=Ted|title=Sen. Napoleon Harris unifies rivals in new role for Thornton Township Democrats|date=August 19, 2022|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-thornton-democrats-harris-st-0821-20220819-l4ppsvrbybgi7kqkggvu2gupfa-story.html|url-access=limited|access-date=August 22, 2022}}</ref> Harris is the Democratic nominee for Thornton Township Supervisor (township executive) in the 2025 election, having been nominated in a township Democratic [[nominating caucus]] on December 3, 2024, defeating the scandal-plagued incumbent supervisor [[Tiffany Henyard]] for the nomination.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barnes|first1=Jenna|last2=Ong|first2=Eli|last3=Runge|first3=Erik|title='They can't beat me': In rare caucus, Tiffany Henyard loses Thornton Township nomination|date=December 3, 2024|newspaper=[[WGN-TV]]|access-date=December 4, 2024|url=https://wgntv.com/news/south-suburbs/they-cant-beat-me-tiffany-henyard-loses-thornton-township-nomination-to-napoleon-harris/}}</ref> Harris won the four-way race for township supervisor in the consolidated election on April 1, 2025, with 74% of the vote cast.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sharwarko|first=Carole|title=Lansing First Party sweeps; Napoleon Harris ticket wins in Thornton Township|date=April 1, 2025|newspaper=The Lansing Journal|access-date=April 9, 2025|url=https://thelansingjournal.com/2025/04/01/lansing-first-party-sweeps-napoleon-harris-ticket-wins-in-thornton-township/}}</ref> He was sworn in on May 19, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stevens |first1=Olivia |title=Napoleon Harris sworn in as Thornton Township supervisor, replaces Tiffany Henyard |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/19/napoleon-harris-thornton-supervisor-tiffany-henyard/ |access-date=May 19, 2025 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
While a member of the Illinois Senate, Harris has run for higher office on two occasions. In 2013, Harris [[Illinois's 2nd congressional district special election, 2013|ran for]] the congressional seat vacated by [[Jesse Jackson, Jr.|Jesse Jackson Jr.]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Former NFL linebacker to run for Jackson Jr.'s seat|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/135489-former-nfl-linebacker-to-run-for-jackson-jr-s-seat/|newspaper=The Hill|access-date=November 27, 2012}}</ref> but dropped out after two months, endorsing [[Robin Kelly]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Harris drops out of race for Jackson Jr. seat |first=Rick |last=Pearson |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-2nd-district-napoleon-harris-20130131,0,6000675.story |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=January 31, 2013 |access-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref> In 2015, he announced his candidacy in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in [[United States Senate election in Illinois, 2016|2016]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capitolfax.com/2015/11/17/question-of-the-day-2156/|title=Question of the Day|publisher=Capitol Fax|author=Miller, Rich|access-date=November 18, 2015|date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> He would come in third place, losing to [[Tammy Duckworth]], who would go on to win the general election.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Napoleon Harris
| votes = 10172
| percentage = 43.64
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[Donna Miller]]
| votes = 8209
| percentage = 35.22
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Patricia "Pat" Mahon
| votes = 4928
| percentage = 21.14
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 23309
| percentage = 100
}}
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| title = Illinois 15th State Senate General Election, 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=VoVgEBy9RuQ%3d&OfficeType=chAdDTGMeUbnvUBCe6YOyA%3d%3d&T=637387675102542134|title=Election Results 2012 General Election |access-date=2020-10-20|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Napoleon Harris
| votes = 73762
| percentage = 100
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| votes = 73762
| percentage = 100
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| title = Illinois 15th State Senate General Election, 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=VoVgEBy9RuQ%3d&OfficeType=chAdDTGMeUbnvUBCe6YOyA%3d%3d&T=637387675102542134|title=Election Results 2014 General Election |access-date=2020-10-20|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Napoleon Harris ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 49577
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 49577
| percentage = 100
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| title = Illinois U.S. Senator (Class III) Democratic Primary, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=GoUnr%2b0cUsk%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2016 General Primary|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]|access-date=November 6, 2019|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308025725/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=GoUnr%2b0cUsk%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Tammy Duckworth]]
| votes = 1220128
| percentage = 64.38
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Andrea Zopp
| votes = 455729
| percentage = 24.05
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Napoleon Harris
| votes = 219286
| percentage = 11.57
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1895143
| percentage = 100
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| title = Illinois 15th State Senate General Election, 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=JVM3BFfJbYc%3d&OfficeType=chAdDTGMeUbnvUBCe6YOyA%3d%3d&T=637387677908282252|title=Election Results 2018 General Election |access-date=2020-10-20|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Napoleon B. Harris III ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 59332
| percentage = 100
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| votes = 59332
| percentage = 100
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==References==
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==External links==
;Illinois Senate
* [http://my.ilga.gov/Member/Index/2027?tab=1&chamber=S Biography, bills and committees] at the 98th Illinois General Assembly
** By session: [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=98&MemberID=2027 98th]
* [http://www.senatornapoleonharris.com/ Illinois State Senator Napoleon B. Harris III] legislative website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130216162451/http://www.senatedem.ilga.gov/index.php/sen-harris-home Senator Napoleon Harris] at Illinois Senate Democrats
* {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=134977 | fec= | congress= }}<!--
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* [http://ballotpedia.org/Napoleon_Harris Biography] at [[Ballotpedia]]
* [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=413160 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1708006 Appearances] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
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;Football
* [http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/harris_napoleon00.html Northwestern Wildcats bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304153103/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/harris_napoleon00.html |date=March 4, 2008 }}
* [http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=67670 Oakland Raiders bio] {{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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