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Harry J. Warren

For other people named Harry Warren, see Harry Warren (disambiguation).

Harry Joseph Warren (born May 31, 1950, in East Liverpool, Ohio)[1] is a Human Resource Specialist and Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 76th district (and the preceding 77th district) (including constituents in Rowan County) since 2011.[2][3]

Harry Warren
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 1, 2011
Preceded byLorene Coates (77th)
Carl Ford (76th)
Constituency77th District (2011-2019)
76th District (2019-Present)
Personal details
Born
Harry Joseph Warren

(1950-05-31) May 31, 1950 (age 73)
East Liverpool, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Beverly Rizer
Catherine Warren
Children6
ResidenceSalisbury, North Carolina
Alma materKent State University (BA)
OccupationHuman resource specialist
Websitewww.harrywarrennc77.com

Biography edit

Warren graduated from Kent State University 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.[4] He is currently married to Catherine Warren. He has six children total.[1]

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.[5]

North Carolina House of Representatives edit

Warren was Chairman of the House Select Committee on the State's Role in Immigration Policy and Vice-Chairman of the Government committee.[6]

In 2013 Warren and Carl Ford proposed a bill that could have seen North Carolina Establish an Official Religion for the State.[7][8][9][10]

Committee assignments edit

[11]

2021-2022 session edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

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

2015-2016 session edit

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

2013-2014 session edit

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

2011-2012 session edit

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

Electoral history edit

2020 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2020[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Warren (incumbent) 25,479 61.06%
Democratic Al Heggins 16,250 38.94%
Total votes 41,729 100%
Republican hold

2018 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2018[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Warren (incumbent) 16,718 61.25%
Democratic Joe Fowler 10,578 38.75%
Total votes 27,296 100%
Republican hold

2016 edit

United States House of Representatives North Carolina's 13th congressional district Republican primary election, 2016[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Budd 6,340 20.00%
Republican John Blust 3,308 10.43%
Republican Hank Henning 3,289 10.37%
Republican Julia Craven Howard 3,254 10.26%
Republican Matthew J. McCall 2,872 9.06%
Republican Andrew Brock 2,803 8.84%
Republican Jason A. Walser 2,319 7.31%
Republican Dan Barrett 2,296 7.24%
Republican Harry Warren 1,266 3.99%
Republican Vernon Robinson 970 3.06%
Republican Kay Daly 889 2.80%
Republican George Rouco 773 2.44%
Republican Jim Snyder 436 1.38%
Republican Farren K. Shoaf 404 1.27%
Republican Chad A. Gant 198 0.62%
Republican David W. Thompson 147 0.46%
Republican Kathy Feather 142 0.45%
Total votes 31,706 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district Republican primary election, 2016[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Warren (incumbent) 7,350 71.44%
Republican Andrew H. Poston 2,939 28.56%
Total votes 10,289 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2016[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Warren (incumbent) 27,699 100%
Total votes 27,699 100%
Republican hold

2014 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district Republican primary election, 2014[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Warren (incumbent) 4,746 63.91%
Republican Chad Mitchell 2,680 36.09%
Total votes 7,426 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2014[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Warren (incumbent) 16,888 100%
Total votes 16,888 100%
Republican hold

2012 edit

Warren faced no primary challenge. He went on to meet retired minister Bill Battermann[19] (who also was unopposed in Democratic primary) in the general election.[20] Warren defeated Battermann 61% to 38%.[21]

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2012[22][21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Warren 21,463 61.87%
Democratic William H. Battermann 13,226 38.13%
Total votes 34,689 100%
Republican hold

2010 edit

In 2010, Harry Warren defeated school teacher Lauren Raper in the Republican primary.[23] 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.[24]

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district Republican primary election, 2010[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Warren 2,305 65.88%
Republican Lauren Raper 1,194 34.12%
Total votes 3,499 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2010[27][28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Warren 9,117 50.46%
Democratic Lorene Coates (incumbent) 8,951 49.54%
Total votes 18,068 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Representative Harry Joseph Warren (NC)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Harry Warren". NC General Assembly profile. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  4. ^ "About Harry". Harry Warren for State House Website. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  5. ^ Minn, Karissa (3 April 2010). "2 set to face off in primary for House District 77". The Salisbury Post. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Standing Committee Assignments, 2011-2012 Session". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  7. ^ "GOP Lawmakers Propose Official State Religion". HuffPost. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  8. ^ "Next stage in the culture war: official state religions". NBC News. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  9. ^ "Proposal to allow official North Carolina state religion dead in legislature | ABC7 San Francisco | abc7news.com". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  10. ^ "Proposal would allow state religion in North Carolina". WRAL.com. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  11. ^ "Harry Warren". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  12. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  15. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  16. ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  17. ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  18. ^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  19. ^ "Bill Batterman". Salisbury Post. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  20. ^ "Candidate Detail List" (PDF). Rowan County Board of Elections. February 29, 2012. p. 7. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  21. ^ a b "NC General Election Results 2012". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  22. ^ [8] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  23. ^ Minn, Karissa (5 May 2010). "Warren ready to challenge Coates". The Salisbury Post. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  24. ^ Minn, Karissa (18 November 2010). "Recount confirms Warren's victory over Coates". The Salisbury Post. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  25. ^ [9] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  26. ^ "NC Primary Election Results 2010". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  27. ^ [10] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  28. ^ "NC General Election Results 2010". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 77th district
2011–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 76th district
2019–Present 		Incumbent
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