Raymond A. Harris (born August 8, 1939) was the chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party from 1968–1971.
[1] Serving in WW2 in the Naval Air Corps, Ray graduated from Wake Forest in 1950 with a Bachelor of Arts.
From 1965 to 1968, he was the Executive Director of the South Carolina Republican Party under SCGOP Chairman Harry S. Dent, Sr.; He was State Chairman of the SC Republican Party from 1968–1971; Delegate from South Carolina to the Republican national Convention 1976 in Kansas City, KS; Member, Republican national Committee from SC 1976–1980.
[2] In 1974 he was appointed to the national Corp. of Housing Partnerships from President Nixon.
[2] In 1991 President Bush conferred the Rank of Meritorious Executive, Senior Executive Service, "For Sustained accomplishments in Managing HUD Programs" in the 8 southeastern states, including Puerto Rico.