Rogette Harris Type of Seat: Pennsylvania State Legislature Party: Democrat Age: 24

Background:  
Rogette Harris  grew up in the Greater Harrisburg area of Pennsylvania where she began her political career at the age of 16.  Elected president of the Greater Harrisburg NAACP Youth Council, she wrote legislation sponsored in the Pennsylvania House in 1999.  Rogette also won the NAACP Gloster B. Current National Leadership Award three years in a row.

Rogette has considerable political experience, having worked on campaigns and lobbied on the local, state and national levels.  She has also worked for both the Democratic Leadership Council and the Democratic National Committee in Washington, DC.  Currently completing a master's degree in public administration, Rogette Harris is a WUFPAC Woman to Watch!

A high school graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, Rogette organized Pennsylvania's annual state youth rallies that brought together youth from all over the state of Pennsylvania.  Martin Luther King III was among her keynote speakers, and he honored her leadership in a special presentation in 2000.

During Rogette's high school years, she had her own column called "Teenage Perspective" in a local Harrisburg newspaper where she was able to give her perspective on current events.  She was also elected as a Senator and a statewide officer for Pennsylvania's Youth & Government program, where she sponsored three bills, one of which passed through the youth legislature.

Rogette graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003 with a degree in political science.  During her four years in college, she was elected President of the University of Pittsburgh Democrats and Chair of the Governmental Relations Committee (GRC) of the Student Government Board.  She was the first African American to become President of the University Democrats.  

In 2001, Rogette was appointed Affirmative Action Director for Region II of the Young Democrats of America.  During her appointment, she organized statewide women's forums and educated the public about affirmative action issues.

To contact Rogette, please email her at: NEWDEM4PA@aol.com.

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