Stephen Harris

Stephen Harris is the Regional Director for Central Ohio & Director of Government Relations. Harris joins the SOPEC team in a new dual role that will include leading support and expansion efforts in the Central Ohio region and government relations work at the Ohio Statehouse. With more than 15 years of experience in state government, Harris most recently served as Director of Finance for the Ohio House Minority Caucus. In this role, he managed senior caucus staff throughout the state’s biennial main operating and capital budget processes, working with caucus leadership and overseeing and leading efforts to effectuate change based on caucus policy and budget priorities. Before taking on budgetary work for the caucus, Harris was a senior policy advisor serving as the point person for legislative committees that dealt with public utility, energy, and environmental issues.

sharris@sopec-oh.gov