Ya Liu

Ya Liu
Official portrait, 2023
Minority Whip of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
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)
Henan, China[1]
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

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. During her term, Liu was investigated and later suspended for 2 years for mismanagement of financial trust accounts by the North Carolina Bar. The suspension was stayed for two years for monitoring.[4][5][6]

Biography

Born in Henan, China, Liu graduated from Nankai University majoring in sociology and immigrated to the United States in 2003 to finish her education.[7] 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.[8]

In 2021 Liu was investigated and later suspended for 2 years for mismanagement of financial trust accounts by the North Carolina Bar. The suspension was stayed for two years for monitoring.[4][5][6]

Electoral history

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2022[9]
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)

2019

Cary Town Council district D general election, 2019[10]
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%

Committee assignments

2023-2024 session

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

References

  1. ↑ Brown, Trent (October 9, 2019). "Cary elects first Asian American councilwoman and first-time political candidate Ya Liu". The News & Observer.
  2. ↑ "Ya Liu's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ya Liu". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. 1 2 https://www.ncbar.gov/mypastordersofdiscipline/getfile/?id=988e549a-9111-4400-9464-90959909cf8d&search=
  5. 1 2 Horn, Stephen (September 16, 2024). "UNREPORTED: Wake Co. Democratic Rep. Disciplined by State Bar for "Pattern of Misconduct" Involving Trust Accounts". www.thisweekinthetriangle.com. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Donovan, David (July 6, 2021). "Durham attorney suspended for two years, stayed | North Carolina Lawyers Weekly". North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Archived from the original on July 25, 2026. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
  7. ↑ "美中经济文化协会隆重设宴，庆祝刘广亚当选美国北卡州首位华裔众议员". 华兴视野 (in Chinese). November 25, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  8. ↑ "First Asian American to win council race in North Carolina town". Northwest Asian Weekly. October 21, 2019.
  9. ↑ "11/08/2022 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 021". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ↑ "10/08/2019 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - TOWN OF CARY TOWN COUNCIL DISTRICT D". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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