Education and Early Career
Harshbarger was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended Harvard College where he was a halfback on the varsity football team and Harvard Law School. After law school, Harshbarger worked as a public defender and civil rights attorney. He was first elected as District Attorney (DA) of Middlesex County, Massachusetts in 1982, defeating incumbent DA John Droney in the Democratic primary. He was re-elected in 1986.
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