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
Education
Harris graduated from Carrie Dotson High School in 1965.He earned a degree in mathematics and physics from Tougaloo College.