Preceded by Leeanna Pendergast Residence Kitchener, Ontario | Occupation Sales manager Name Michael Harris | |
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Born May 10, 1976 (age 47)
Mount Forest, Ontario ( 1976-05-10 ) Political party Progressive Conservative | ||
Michael Harris (born May 10, 1979) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who has represented the riding of Kitchener—Conestoga since 2011.
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Background
Harris was raised on a farm near Mount Forest, Ontario. He worked in the sales department at Honeywell in Waterloo before being elected as MPP for Kitchener- Conestoga in 2011. He now lives in Kitchener with his family.
Politics
In the 2007 provincial election, Harris ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Kitchener—Conestoga. He was defeated by Liberal Leeanna Pendergast by about 1,500 votes. In the 2011 provincial election he ran against Pendergast again, this time defeating her by 3,700 votes. He was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating Liberal candidate Wayne Wright by 1,794 votes.
Harris is currently the critic of Transportation and Innovation.