Ya Liu

American politician from North Carolina

Ya Liu
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 21st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byConstituency established
Member of the Cary Town Council
from District D
In office
December 12, 2019 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byKen George
Succeeded byRyan Eades
Personal details
Born
Guangya Liu
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
ResidenceCary, North Carolina
EducationNorth Carolina State University (PhD)
North Carolina Central University (JD)
OccupationAttorney & Small business owner
WebsiteOfficial website

Guangya Liu is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who has represented the 21st district (including portions of western Wake County) since 2023.[1][2] Liu previously served on the Cary Town Council from 2019 to 2023.

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2022[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ya Liu 18,857 67.69%
Republican Gerard Falzon 8,342 29.95%
Libertarian Joshua Morris 658 2.36%
Total votes 27,857 100%
Democratic win (new seat)

2019

Cary Town Council district D general election, 2019[4]
Candidate Votes %
Ya Liu 3,523 57.49%
Ken George (incumbent) 2,237 36.50%
Beth Friedrich 365 5.96%
Write-in 3 0.05%
Total votes 6,128 100%

Committee assignments

2023-2024 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Health and Human Services
  • Banking
  • Families, Children, and Aging Policy
  • Health

References

  1. ^ "Ya Liu's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ya Liu". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "11/08/2022 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 021". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  4. ^ "10/08/2019 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - TOWN OF CARY TOWN COUNCIL DISTRICT D". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Raymond Smith Jr.
 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 21st district
2023–Present 		Incumbent
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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)