Mary Price "Pricey" 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 The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...

, having first been elected in

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. She has represented the 61st District (and the preceding 57th District) (including constituents in central

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) since 2005.

Early life and career

Raised in

Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte and Raleigh, the 69th-most populous city in the Un ...

, Harrison earned a

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from

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

and a

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from the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

. 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

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and the

Piedmont Land Conservancy Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) is a nonprofit Land trust#Conservation land trusts, conservation land trust and charitable organization operating in nine northern Piedmont North Carolina counties – Alamance County, North Carolina, Alamance, Cas ...

. 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

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

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

2018

2016

2014

2012

2010

2008

2006

2004

References

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
200820062004
campaign contributions
Biography from Rep. Harrison's personal site
, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Pricey Living people 1958 births People from Greensboro, North Carolina Duke University alumni University of North Carolina School of Law alumni North Carolina lawyers Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Women state legislators in North Carolina