Pricey Harrison

American politician from North Carolina
Pricey Harrison
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2005
Preceded byJoanne Bowie
Constituency57th District (2005–2019)
61st District (2019–present)
Personal details
Born (1958-08-31) August 31, 1958 (age 65)
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceGreensboro, North Carolina
Alma materDuke University (BA)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD)
ProfessionAttorney
Websitehttp://priceyharrison.org/

Mary Price Harrison (born August 31, 1958) is an American attorney and politician from North Carolina. Harrison is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, having first been elected in 2004. She has represented the 61st District (and the preceding 57th District), including constituents in central Guilford County, since 2005.[1][2]

Early life and career

Raised in Greensboro, North Carolina, Harrison earned a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining the NC House of Representatives, she worked as a civil litigation and Communications Law attorney. A noted civic leader, she has served as President of the Julian Price Family Foundation, and in leadership with the NC Environmental Defense Fund and the Piedmont Land Conservancy.

Harrison was first elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2004. Harrison has been recognized as a leader on environmental issues, clean energy, and green jobs in North Carolina. She has received commendation for her work as Vice Chair of the legislative committees on both the Environment and Judiciary.

Committee assignments

[3]

2021-2022 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
  • Environment (Vice Chair)
  • Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
  • Energy and Public Utilities
  • Judiciary I
  • Marine Resources and Aqua Culture
  • Redistricting

2019-2020 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
  • Environment (Vice Chair)
  • Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
  • Energy and Public Utilities
  • Judiciary
  • Redistricting

2017-2018 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
  • Environment (Vice Chair)
  • Elections and Ethics Law
  • Energy and Public Utilities
  • Judiciary II
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Regulatory Reform

2015-2016 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
  • Environment (Vice Chair)
  • Judiciary III (Vice Chair)
  • Elections
  • Public Utilities
  • Regulatory Reform

2013-2014 session

  • Appropriations
  • Environment
  • Elections
  • Public Utilities
  • Judiciary

2011-2012 session

  • Appropriations
  • Environment
  • Elections
  • Public Utilities
  • Judiciary

2009-2010 session

  • Appropriations
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
  • Public Utilities
  • Energy and Energy Efficiency
  • Judiciary I
  • Marine Resources and Aquaculture
  • Ethics

Electoral history

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2020[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pricey Harrison (incumbent) 33,983 100%
Total votes 33,983 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2018[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pricey Harrison (incumbent) 25,469 73.30%
Republican Alissa Batts 9,275 26.70%
Total votes 34,744 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pricey Harrison (incumbent) 31,518 100%
Total votes 31,518 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district Democratic primary election, 2014[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pricey Harrison (incumbent) 3,837 68.55%
Democratic Jim Kee 1,760 31.45%
Total votes 5,597 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pricey Harrison (incumbent) 17,577 100%
Total votes 17,577 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2012[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pricey Harrison (incumbent) 32,020 100%
Total votes 32,020 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pricey Harrison (incumbent) 10,664 55.69%
Republican Jon Hardister 8,485 44.31%
Total votes 19,149 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2008[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pricey Harrison (incumbent) 25,769 100%
Total votes 25,769 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2006[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pricey Harrison (incumbent) 9,897 63.05%
Republican Ron Styers 5,799 36.95%
Total votes 15,696 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2004[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pricey Harrison 16,606 56.65%
Republican Joanne Bowie (incumbent) 12,707 43.35%
Total votes 29,313 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "NCCPPR | North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research". www.nccppr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22.
  3. ^ "Mary Harrison". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  4. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  5. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ^ [8] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ^ [9] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ^ [10] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

External links

  • North Carolina General Assembly - Representative Pricey Harrison official NC House website
  • Project Vote Smart - Representative Mary Price 'Pricey' Harrison (NC) profile
  • Follow the Money - Mary Price (Pricey) Harrison
    • 2008 2006 2004 campaign contributions
  • Biography from Rep. Harrison's personal site
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 57th district
2005–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 61st district
2019–present 		Incumbent
  • v
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156th General Assembly (2023–2024)
Speaker of the House
Tim Moore (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Sarah Stevens (R)
Majority Leader
John Bell (R)
Minority Leader
Robert Reives (D)
  1. ▌Ed Goodwin (R)
  2. ▌Ray Jeffers (D)
  3. ▌Steve Tyson (R)
  4. ▌Jimmy Dixon (R)
  5. ▌Bill Ward (R)
  6. ▌Joe Pike (R)
  7. ▌Matthew Winslow (R)
  8. ▌Gloristine Brown (D)
  9. ▌Timothy Reeder (R)
  10. ▌John Bell (R)
  11. ▌Allison Dahle (D)
  12. ▌Chris Humphrey (R)
  13. ▌Celeste Cairns (R)
  14. ▌George Cleveland (R)
  15. ▌Phil Shepard (R)
  16. ▌Carson Smith (R)
  17. ▌Frank Iler (R)
  18. ▌Deb Butler (D)
  19. ▌Charlie Miller (R)
  20. ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R)
  21. ▌Ya Liu (D)
  22. ▌William Brisson (R)
  23. ▌Shelly Willingham (D)
  24. ▌Ken Fontenot (R)
  25. ▌Allen Chesser (R)
  26. ▌Donna McDowell White (R)
  27. ▌Michael Wray (D)
  28. ▌Larry Strickland (R)
  29. ▌Vernetta Alston (D)
  30. ▌Marcia Morey (D)
  31. ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D)
  32. ▌Frank Sossamon (R)
  33. ▌Rosa Gill (D)
  34. ▌Tim Longest (D)
  35. ▌Terence Everitt (D)
  36. ▌Julie von Haefen (D)
  37. ▌Erin Paré (R)
  38. ▌Abe Jones (D)
  39. ▌James Roberson (D)
  40. ▌Joe John (D)
  41. ▌Maria Cervania (D)
  42. ▌Marvin Lucas (D)
  43. ▌Diane Wheatley (R)
  44. ▌Charles Smith (D)
  45. ▌Frances Jackson (D)
  46. ▌Brenden Jones (R)
  47. ▌Jarrod Lowery (R)
  48. ▌Garland Pierce (D)
  49. ▌Cynthia Ball (D)
  50. ▌Renee Price (D)
  51. ▌John Sauls (R)
  52. ▌Ben Moss (R)
  53. ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R)
  54. ▌Robert Reives (D)
  55. ▌Mark Brody (R)
  56. ▌Allen Buansi (D)
  57. ▌Ashton Clemmons (D)
  58. ▌Amos Quick (D)
  59. ▌Alan Branson (R)
  60. ▌Cecil Brockman (D)
  61. ▌Pricey Harrison (D)
  62. ▌John Faircloth (R)
  63. ▌Stephen Ross (R)
  64. ▌Dennis Riddell (R)
  65. ▌Reece Pyrtle (R)
  66. ▌Sarah Crawford (D)
  67. ▌Wayne Sasser (R)
  68. ▌David Willis (R)
  69. ▌Dean Arp (R)
  70. ▌Brian Biggs (R)
  71. ▌Kanika Brown (D)
  72. ▌Amber Baker (D)
  73. ▌Diamond Staton-Williams (D)
  74. ▌Jeff Zenger (R)
  75. ▌Donny Lambeth (R)
  76. ▌Harry Warren (R)
  77. ▌Julia Craven Howard (R)
  78. ▌Neal Jackson (R)
  79. ▌Keith Kidwell (R)
  80. ▌Sam Watford (R)
  81. ▌Larry Potts (R)
  82. ▌Kristin Baker (R)
  83. ▌Kevin Crutchfield (R)
  84. ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R)
  85. ▌Dudley Greene (R)
  86. ▌Hugh Blackwell (R)
  87. ▌Destin Hall (R)
  88. ▌Mary Belk (D)
  89. ▌Mitchell Setzer (R)
  90. ▌Sarah Stevens (R)
  91. ▌Kyle Hall (R)
  92. ▌Terry Brown (D)
  93. ▌Ray Pickett (R)
  94. ▌Jeffrey Elmore (R)
  95. ▌Grey Mills (R)
  96. ▌Jay Adams (R)
  97. ▌Jason Saine (R)
  98. ▌John Bradford (R)
  99. ▌Nasif Majeed (D)
  100. ▌John Autry (D)
  101. ▌Carolyn Logan (D)
  102. ▌Becky Carney (D)
  103. ▌Laura Budd (D)
  104. ▌Brandon Lofton (D)
  105. ▌Wesley Harris (D)
  106. ▌Carla Cunningham (D)
  107. ▌Kelly Alexander (D)
  108. ▌John Torbett (R)
  109. ▌Donnie Loftis (R)
  110. ▌Kelly Hastings (R)
  111. ▌Tim Moore (R)
  112. ▌Tricia Cotham (R)
  113. ▌Jake Johnson (R)
  114. ▌Eric Ager (D)
  115. ▌Lindsey Prather (D)
  116. ▌Caleb Rudow (D)
  117. ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R)
  118. ▌Mark Pless (R)
  119. ▌Mike Clampitt (R)
  120. ▌Karl Gillespie (R)