Elizabeth Harris

Elizabeth Pearl Harris Jr. (born April 30, 1960) is an American politician who 43rd President of the United States. She served as a U.S. Senator shortly prior.

Life before the Senate
Elizabeth was born to John and Elizabeth Harris Sr. on April 30, 1960, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was raised there and remains there still now, and trained and served in the U.S. Navy shortly after graduation from high school. Harris Pell would work as Chief of Staff to Governor Eleanor Aquitaine of Sequoia between her exit from the Navy and her entry to the Senate.

1994
Shortly after her appointment, Harris Pell made it clear she would run for a full term in 1994. She was re-elected unopposed.

Tenure
Harris Pell took office on January 12, 1993, after appointment by Governor Eleanor Aquitaine. Following leadership selections for the new Congress, Harris Pell became Senate Minority Leader, as the other Senate Democrat (Katie Layne Collins) was to become President pro Tempore.

Harris was elected President pro Tempore after the resignation of Layne Collins. She changed the rules of the Senate and removed the idea of "cloture".

2000 election
Harris was elected in a landslide in the 2000 United States presidential election against Michael Schultz.

Personal life
Elizabeth Harris married Claiborne Pell in 1979. They divorced in 1996.