Did Paul Harriss Have Children?

Paul Andrew Harriss, an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from March 2014 to February 2016, representing the electorate of Franklin has died at age 68.

Did Paul Harriss have children? Though much of Harriss’ personal life is under wraps, he was known to have a son Dean Andrew Harriss.

His son was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the independent member for Huon during the May 2022 by-election, following the resignation of Labor-turned-independent MLC Bastian Seidel.

Paul Harriss passed away on Oct. 2, 2022 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer.

Among Mr. Harriss’ final public act was his collaboration last year with Cancer Council Tasmania, urging all men to take regular prostate-specific antigen tests – the main tool used to screen for prostate cancer.

“Talk to your GP – and have the blood test. It’s once a year – a little needle. Don’t be complacent – don’t be ignorant – just do it,” he said at the time.

Mr. Harriss was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1996 to 2014, amassing a lengthy conservative voting record.