Mike Harris Jr. (born 1985) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...
in the
2018 provincial election.
[Jeff Outhit and Catherine Thompson]
"Mike Harris Jr. wins in Kitchener-Conestoga, taking riding previously held by Michael Harris"
''Waterloo Region Record
The ''Waterloo Region Record'' (formerly ''The Record'') is the daily newspaper covering Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada, including the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, as well as the surrounding area. Since December 1998, the ''Re ...
'', June 7, 2018. He represents the riding of
Kitchener—Conestoga
Kitchener—Conestoga (formerly known as Kitchener—Wilmot—Wellesley—Woolwich) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its pop ...
as a member of the
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (french: Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario), often shortened to the Ontario PC Party or simply the PCs, colloquially known as the Tories, is a centre-right political party in Ontario, Canada ...
. He is the son of former Ontario premier
Mike Harris
Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945) is a Canadian retired politician who served as the 22nd premier of Ontario from 1995 to 2002 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) from 1990 to 2002. During his time ...
[ but is not related to Michael Harris, his immediate predecessor as MPP for Kitchener—Conestoga.][Greg Mercer]
"The complicated candidate"
''Waterloo Region Record
The ''Waterloo Region Record'' (formerly ''The Record'') is the daily newspaper covering Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada, including the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, as well as the surrounding area. Since December 1998, the ''Re ...
'', June 4, 2018.
Electoral record
References
Politicians from Kitchener, Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
21st-century Canadian politicians
Living people
1985 births
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