Through her work, she empowered families to take back their neighborhoods and communities through environmental initiatives such as urban gardening, safe and clean parks, and involvement in recreational activities.

After her election to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, she opposed Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's Voter ID law.

She eased voter access to the polls by pushing forth an initiative that allowed thousands of Milwaukee residents to receive a free birth certificate.

During the 2013–2014 legislative session, Harris served on a number of committees in the Wisconsin State Legislature, including Education, Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications, Judiciary and Labor, and Law Revision.

[4] Harris Dodd currently serves on the Legislative Council Study Committee on Adoption Disruption and Dissolution, which held its first meeting in July 2014.

In November 2022, Dodd (who had been missing a number of meetings) announced that she was resigning by the end of the month "[d]ue to serious family and medical issues that have taken priority".