Ya Liu

American politician from North Carolina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Guangya Liu (born 1980-1981; Chinese: 刘广亚) is an American politician currently serving as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 21st district (including portions of western Wake County) since 2023.[2][3] A Democrat, Liu previously served on the Cary Town Council from 2019 to 2023. Liu was disciplined by the NC State Bar in 2021 with a stayed suspension of her legal license for mismanagement of client funds entrusted to her. [4]

Preceded byConstituency established
Preceded byKen George
Quick facts Minority Whip of the North Carolina House of Representatives, Leader ...
Ya Liu
Official portrait, 2023
Minority Whip of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 1, 2025
Serving with Gloristine Brown and Amos Quick
LeaderRobert T. Reives, II
Preceded byTerry M. Brown Jr.
Marcia Morey
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 21st district
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
BornGuangya Liu
1980 or 1981 (age 44–45)
PartyDemocratic
Children3
EducationNankai University
North Carolina State University (PhD)
North Carolina Central University (JD)
OccupationAttorney & small business owner
WebsiteOfficial website
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉廣亞
Simplified Chinese刘广亚
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Guǎngyà
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Early life and education

Born in Henan, China, Liu graduated from Nankai University majoring in sociology and immigrated to the United States in 2003 to finish her education.[5] She settled in Cary, North Carolina, where she married and has three children with her husband. Liu is a board member of the Chinese-American Friendship Association of North Carolina.[6]

Electoral history

2022

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North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2022[7]
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)
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2019

More information Candidate, Votes ...
Cary Town Council district D general election, 2019[8]
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%
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Committee assignments

2023-2024 session

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

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