William D. Harris is an American lobbyist[1][2] and operative of the Republican Party.
He was the chief executive officer of the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City and was charged by the Republican National Committee with planning the quadrennial meeting at Madison Square Garden, which nominated George W. Bush for a second term as President of the United States.
[3] Harris was CEO of the GOP conventions in Houston, Texas in 1992 and Tampa, Florida in 2012.
Harris was chairman of the Alabama Republican Party from 1977-1985 and its executive director from 1976-1977.
He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Suzi Harris, who was chairman of the Jefferson County, Alabama Republican Executive Committee in the mid 1980s.