Harold Metts

Harold Metts
President pro tempore of the Rhode Island Senate
In office
January 3, 2017  January 5, 2021
Preceded byWilliam Walaska
Succeeded byHanna Gallo
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 6th district
In office
January 2005  January 5, 2021
Preceded byDominick J. Ruggerio
Succeeded byTiara Mack
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
from the 19th district
In office
January 1985  December 31, 1998
Preceded by???
Succeeded byAisha Abdullah-Odiase
Personal details
Born (1947-10-06) October 6, 1947
Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationRoger Williams University (BA)
Bryant University
Rhode Island College (MEd)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1970–1976
UnitRhode Island National Guard

Harold M. Metts (born October 6, 1947) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 6 from January 2005 to January 2021. After Charles D. Walton, he is the second African American to serve in the Rhode Island Senate. Metts served non-consecutively in the Rhode Island General Assembly from January 1985 until December 31, 1998 in the Rhode Island House of Representatives.