District 1 Council Member
Billy J. Harris

	P.O. Box 267 90 Broad Street Gadsden, AL 35902 Telephone (256) 549-4516 Fax (256) 549-4678 Click to E-mail

• Chairman of Education and Recreation Committee
• Began serving on City Council in November, 2010
• Currently serving first term (2010-2014)
• Occupation:
  • Retired Sears Executive (33 years)
• Education:
  • 1962 Graduate - Carver High School
  • Graduate of Gadsden State Community College
  • Attended Clark University - Atlanta, Georgia
• Military:
  • U.S. Army -  Vietnam Veteran
• Biographical Information:
  • Wife - Johnnie M. (Turk) Harris (married 42 years)
  • 2 Daughters: Sheila R. Flowers (Highland Springs, VA)
  •                          Andrea N. Harris (Aurora, IL)
  • 1 Son: Anthony D. Harris (Burke, VA)
  • 1 Grandson: Demetrius Flowers (Highland Springs, VA) 
• Affiliations:
  • Active member of Sweet Home United Methodist Church
  • NAACP
• Past Affiliations:
  • Better Business Bureau - Richmond, VA
  • Chamber of Commerce - Greenville, MS
  • Gadsden Planning Commission
  • Gadsden Zoning Board of Adjustment