Ya Liu

Ya Liu
Ya Liu
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; from the 21st district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2023
Preceded by	Constituency established
Member of the Cary Town Council ; from District D
	In office; December 12, 2019 – January 1, 2023
Preceded by	Ken George
Succeeded by	Ryan Eades
Personal details
Born	Guangya Liu
Political party	Democratic
Children	3
Residence	Cary, North Carolina
Education	North Carolina State University (PhD) ; North Carolina Central University (JD)
Occupation	Attorney & Small business owner
Website	Official 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

^ "Ya Liu's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
^ "Ya Liu". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
^ "11/08/2022 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 021". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ "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

[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.

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