District 2

Community Affiliations

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

Award & acknowledgements

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

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