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| office = 44th [[List of mayors of Roanoke, Virginia|Mayor of Roanoke, Virginia]]
| term_start = July 1, 2004
| term_end = June 30, 2008
| predecessor = [[Ralph K. Smith]]
| successor = [[David A. Bowers]]
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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'''Nelson Harris''' is Baptist minister and a former [[mayor]] of [[Roanoke, Virginia]], having served from 2004 to 2008.<ref>{{cite news
In Roanoke's May 2, 2006, municipal election, Harris and then vice mayor Beverly Fitzpatrick backed a successful slate of three Democrats, running on an [[Independent (politician)|independent]] ticket dubbed "For the City" against the nominees of the Democratic and [[Republican Party (United States|Republican]] parties. The election ended the city's long running debate about the fate of [[Victory Stadium]] in favor of Harris' preference to replacing it with separate stadiums at Roanoke's two [[high schools]]. The local Democratic party has considered sanctions against Harris for supporting the independent ticket.▼
|date=May 7, 2008
|title=Bowers re-emerges; Harris will bow out
|author=Mason Adams and David Harrison
|newspaper=[[The Roanoke Times]]
|accessdate=March 14, 2017
|url=http://www.roanoke.com/webmin/news/bowers-re-emerges-harris-will-bow-out/article_0151d256-efb3-557d-9164-a88811ca6b6a.html
}}</ref> A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], he was elected mayor in 2004 with 37% of the vote in a competitive four-way race against [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Alice Hincker, Independent Delvis "Mac" McCadden, and Independent George A. Sgouros. Harris had previously served on the [[school board]] and [[city council]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Macy|first1=Beth|title=Q&A with Nelson Harris|url=http://www.roanoke.com/webmin/features/q-a-with-nelson-harris/article_2c98adbe-67fa-5673-beb7-872d2761baf9.html|accessdate=March 14, 2017|work=[[The Roanoke Times]]|date=November 23, 2004}}</ref>
==Biography==
Harris holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Radford University]] and a Master of Divinity degree from [[Southeastern Theological Seminary]]. Harris has done post-graduate work at [[Princeton Theological Seminary]] and [[Harvard University]]. He teaches religion and philosophy at [[Virginia Western Community College]] in Roanoke; and is currently the pastor of Heights Community Church in Roanoke (formerly Virginia Heights Baptist).<ref>Forman, Carmen. "From a YMCA pool to a movie theater, nontraditional congregations grow in Roanoke Valley." ''Roanoke Times, The (VA)'', February 5, 2017: A1.</ref> Harris has also written or compiled several books about the history of Roanoke and the surrounding area. His books include the following titles: Aviation in Roanoke, Downtown Roanoke, Virginia Tech, The Norfolk & Western Railway, Hidden History of Roanoke, Stations and Depots of the Norfolk & Western Railway, Salem and Roanoke County in Vintage Postcards, Roanoke in Vintage Postcards, The Seventeenth Virginia Cavalry, and Greater Raleigh Court: A History of Virginia Heights, Norwich, Raleigh Court and Wasena. Harris has been published in the following periodicals and magazines: The Roanoker, Virginia Southwest, The Student, Log Home Living, Country Collectibles, and Historic Salem.
In 2003, Harris was named a Marshall Memorial Fellow by the German Marshall Fund, allowing for study and travel in Europe. In 2006, Princeton Seminary named him a Pastoral Fellow for his study in pastoral theology. In 2005, Harris was awarded the Outstanding Alumnus Award from Radford University. He later served Radford University as a member of its Board of Visitors from 2006 through 2010, having received a gubernatorial appointment to the board.
▲In Roanoke's May 2, 2006, municipal
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