district 2 Supervisor - melton Harris, Jr.

Melton Harris and Road Mgr, Joe O'Neal inspect 2nd Street bridge in Moss Point

Personal:
Melton Harris is a native of Grenada County. He is married to the former Portia J. Martini of Moss Point.
Together, they have three children, Donise, Marcus and Melani. Harris is a member of Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church

Education:  

Harris graduated from Carrie Dotson High School in 1965.

He earned a degree in mathematics and physics from Tougaloo College.      

Professional:

JC Board President for 2011

JC Board Vice-President for 2010

JC Board of Supervisors for the 2008-2011 and 2012-2015 terms 

Military Policeman in United States Army during the Vietnam Era and was honorably discharged.

Retired from Chevron Refinery in 1999. 

Community Affiliations:

• President of Mississippi Association of Supervisors Minority Caucus
• Served as Executive-Vice Chairman and Vice Chairman of the State Democratic Party
• Past Chairman of the Jackson County Democratic Executive Committee
• Past Chairman of the Fourth Congressional District Democratic Executive Committee
• Charter Member and Past President of Xi Zeta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.,
• Member Of Masonic Lodge Valor 271
• Life member of the NAACP
• Member of SCLC
• Member of Pascagoula Rotary
• Past President of Pascagoula Jaycees
• Past President of the Jackson/George Counties Association For Sickle Cell Disease
• Served on the Pascagoula Recreation Committee 
• Coached youth soccer for 12 years

Awards and Acknowledments:

• Pascagoula Jaycee’s Outstanding Young Man
• Jaycee of the Year
• Phi Beta Sigma Community Service Award
• Pascagoula Business And Professional Women’s Community Service Award
• AKA Sorority, Inc. MLK Dreamer Award
• NAACP Community Service Award
• A. Phillip Randolph Community Service Award
• Young Dem. of America Outstanding Service Award
• Rust College Community Service Award
• 2006 Democrat of the Year