Kit Harrison

Harrison was Born in Defiance, Ohio in January of 1921. Following service in World War 2 he studied at the University of Cincinnati. He then worked for various politicians before returning to Defiance and running for state legislature where he would serve for 20 years until being elected to the US House in 1982. 
==Political Career ==
Harrison served for 20 years in the Ohio state legislature as a Republican until switching to the the Grand Old Party after the Collapse of the Republican Party after which he would be elected to the the House of Representatives in OH-1 in 1982.
In 1986, Harrison was elected to the Akron senate district by a margin of 7 points.
For the 1992 Presidential Election Harrison was selected as running mate by Blake Masters. Masters and Harrison would advance to the second round but ultimately lose winning 233 electoral votes to Walter White's 306.
In 1996 Kit Harrison ran for president in the 1996 Presidential Election. Harrison would advance to the second round coming second place with 34.5% of the vote above Earl Rockefeller's 20% but behind Mehmet Oz's 45.5%. In the second round Harrison would lose to Oz winning 203 electoral votes with 48.9% of the popular vote to Oz's 336 electoral votes and 51.9% of the popular vote. 
==Exit from the GOP==
During the 1985 house speaker vote, the GOP leadership made a deal with the Democratic Party to elect Nancy Pelosi as the house speaker. Following the vote Harrison immediately denounced the deal after the vote. In Q2 of 1985 the Right Bloc would attempt to remove Speaker Pelosi from her position via a vote. Following the failure of this Harrison left the GOP to become an Independent, once again denouncing the deal.
In Q4 of 1985 Harrison would join the Christian Democratic Union.
== Electoral History ==
=== 1986 Akron Senate Election ===
Party 	Candidate 	Votes 	%
Christian Democratic Union	Kit Harrison 	4,045,531	53.51%
Democratic 	John Redditman	3,514,354	46.49%
=== 1994 Akron Senate Election ===
Party 	Candidate 	Votes 	%
Christian Democratic Union	Kit Harrison 	3,341,754	52.89%
Democratic 	(i) Pablo Escobar	2,976,841	47.11%
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