Paul Harriss

Who is Paul Harriss?

Andrew Paul Harriss is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly since March 2014, representing the electorate of Franklin.

Harriss was previously an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1996 to 2014, amassing a lengthy conservative voting record. He resigned from the Legislative Council in 2014, a short time before the conclusion of his Legislative Council term, in order to contest the House of Assembly election as a Liberal. He had previously lost a race as a Liberal candidate at the 1996 Tasmanian election.