He is the owner of Valdez Industrial Supply, and has been a board member of Horizons Unlimited, Resource of Alaska, and United Way.

[1][2] Harris contemplated running for Alaska governor in 2010 but dropped out of the race over fundraising concerns.

Stevens is under investigation for his ties to the oil field services company Veco Corp.[4] In 2002, Harris offered an amendment that would have stopped an increase in state alcohol tax.

[5] In 2001, due to legal problems posed when pilots fly into Canada, he introduced a bill to change the law requiring pilots to carry a gun as part of their survival kit.

[6] He opposed a bill that would have stopped the minimum wage from increasing with inflation.