James A. Harrell, III

James Andrew "Jim" Harrell, III is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's ninetieth House district, including constituents in Alleghany and Surry counties. A businessman from Elkin, North Carolina, Harrell is currently (2005–2006 session) serving in his second term in the state House of Representatives. There, he is chairman of the Environment and Natural Resources committee. In his first term, he served as chairman of Judiciary Committee II. He also founded a summer program to teach high-school students about government and politics, named the James A. Harrell Jr. School of Government, after his father, a Surry County commissioner and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004. Harrell is a graduate of the Emory University School of Law.