Pricey Harrison

Pricey Harrison
Pricey Harrison
Member of the ; North Carolina House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2005
Preceded by	Joanne Bowie
Constituency	57th District (2005–2019) ; 61st District (2019–present)
Personal details
Born	August 31, 1958 (age 68)
Party	Democratic
Education	Duke University (BA); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD);
Profession	Attorney
Website	Campaign website

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 litigator 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. She has been recognized as a leader on environmental issues, clean energy, and green jobs, receiving commendation for her work as Vice Chair of the legislative committees on the Environment and Judiciary. In 2025, Harrison introduced legislation to prohibit the commercial farming of octopuses, citing animal rights and environmental concerns.^[3] She's a member of the Progressive House Caucus.^[4]

Committee assignments

Source:^[5]

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

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2024^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	33,804	78.87%
	Republican	Crystal Davis	9,058	21.13%
Total votes			42,862	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2022^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	19,862	100%
Total votes			19,862	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2020^[8]
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^[9]
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^[10]
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^[11]
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^[12]
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^[13]
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^[14]
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^[15]
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^[16]
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^[17]
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

↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
↑ "NCCPPR | North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research". www.nccppr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22.
↑ Sands, Alexandria (12 March 2025). "Octopus farming in NC? A bill was filed banning it". Axios Charlotte. Axios. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
↑ "Who we are". NC Progressive House Caucus. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Mary Harrison". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ 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

Joanne Bowie

Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 57th district
2005–2019

Succeeded by

Ashton Clemmons

Preceded by

John Faircloth

Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 61st district
2019–present

Incumbent

[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] Sands, Alexandria (12 March 2025). "Octopus farming in NC? A bill was filed banning it". Axios Charlotte. Axios. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

[4] "Who we are". NC Progressive House Caucus. Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[5] "Mary Harrison". Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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