Harry Joseph Warren (born May 31, 1950 in East Liverpool, Ohio) is a Human Resource Specialist and Republican 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 ...

. He has represented the 76th district (and the preceding 77th district) (including constituents in Rowan County) since 2011.

Biography

Warren graduated from

Kent State University Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in As ...

in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science. In 1969, he married the former Beverly Rizer. They were married for 20 years and had 4 children together. He is currently married to Catherine Warren. He has six children total. Before election to the NC House of Representatives, Warren worked as a Human Resources Specialist for Tar Heel Capital Corp., one of the largest Wendy's restaurant franchises. He is a member of First United Methodist Church in

Salisbury, North Carolina Salisbury is a city in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, United States; it has been the county seat of Rowan County since 1753 when its territory extended to the Mississippi River. Located northeast of Charlotte and within its metropolita ...

North Carolina House of Representatives

Warren was Chairman of the House Select Committee on the State's Role in Immigration Policy and Vice-Chairman of the Government committee. In 2013 Warren and Carl Ford proposed a bill that could have seen North Carolina Establish an Official Religion for the State.

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

*State Personnel (Chair) *Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform (Vice Chair) *Finance (Vice Chair) *Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development (Vice Chair) *Families, Children, and Aging Policy *Insurance *Redistricting *State Government *Transportation

2019-2020 session

*Finance (Chair) *State and Local Government Committee (Chair) *Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform (Vice Chair) *Commerce and Job Development *Insurance *Transportation

2017-2018 session

*State Personnel (Chair) *Elections and Ethics Law (Vice Chair) *Finance (Vice Chair) *State and Local Government I *Judiciary IV

2015-2016 session

*Public Utilities (Chair) *Elections (Vice Chair) *Finance (Vice Chair) *Insurance *Local Government *Judiciary IV *Aging

2013-2014 session

*State and Local Government (Chair) *Public Utilities (Vice Chair) *Finance *Insurance *Commerce and Job Development *Education

2011-2012 session

*Government (Vice Chair) *Public Utilities *Finance *Insurance *Commerce and Job Development *Education

Electoral history

2020

2018

2016

2014

2012

Warren faced no primary challenge. He went on to meet retired minister Bill Battermann (who also was unopposed in Democratic primary) in the general election. Warren defeated Battermann 61% to 38%.

2010

In 2010, Harry Warren defeated school teacher Lauren Raper in the Republican primary. He then faced incumbent Democratic incumbent Lorene Coates in the general election. Less than 200 votes separated the candidates on election day. Because of this, losing candidate Lorene Coates asked for a recount. After the recount, Harry Warren was confirmed the victor.

References

External links

Legislative profile
- NC General Assembly website
Campaign website
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