Harold James (August 7, 1942 – April 28, 2022) was a Democratic politician, and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Before his election to the House of Representatives, James served as a police officer.
James represented the 186th District from 1989 until 2008,[2] serving as the first Chairman of the Gaming Oversight Committee, which was formed at the start of the 2007 legislation session.
He chose not to run for reelection to a full term in 2012.
[3] James died in Philadelphia on April 28, 2022, at the age of seventy-nine.