Harry J. Warren Explained

Harry Warren
Term Start:	January 1, 2011
Predecessor:	Lorene Coates (77th) Carl Ford (76th)
Constituency:	77th District (2011-2019) 76th District (2019-Present)
Birth Name:	Harry Joseph Warren
Birth Date:	May 31, 1950
Birth Place:	East Liverpool, Ohio
Spouse:	Beverly Rizer Catherine Warren
Children:	6
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Salisbury, North Carolina
Alma Mater:	Kent State University (BA)
Occupation:	Human resource specialist

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]

Biography

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.

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

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

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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

2012

Warren faced no primary challenge. He went on to meet retired minister Bill Battermann^[12] (who also was unopposed in Democratic primary) in the general election.^[13] Warren defeated Battermann 61% to 38%.^[14]

2010

In 2010, Harry Warren defeated school teacher Lauren Raper in the Republican primary.^[15] 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.^[16]

External links

Legislative profile - NC General Assembly website
Campaign website

Notes and References

Web site: Representative Harry Joseph Warren (NC). Project Vote Smart. 22 August 2011.
Web site: The Voter's Self Defense System. Vote Smart. February 19, 2022.
Web site: Harry Warren. NC General Assembly profile. 22 August 2011.
Web site: About Harry. Harry Warren for State House Website. 22 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110130010918/http://www.harrywarrennc77.com/dr/content/about-harry-0. 30 January 2011.
News: Minn. Karissa. 2 set to face off in primary for House District 77. 22 August 2011. The Salisbury Post. 3 April 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100708084322/http://www.salisburypost.com/News/040310-elect-10-Primary-House-77. 8 July 2010.
Web site: Standing Committee Assignments, 2011-2012 Session. North Carolina General Assembly. April 11, 2012.
Web site: 2013-04-03 . GOP Lawmakers Propose Official State Religion . 2023-08-03 . HuffPost . en.
Web site: 2013-04-03 . Next stage in the culture war: official state religions . 2023-08-03 . NBC News . en.
Web site: Proposal to allow official North Carolina state religion dead in legislature ABC7 San Francisco abc7news.com . 2023-08-03 . ABC7 San Francisco . en.
Web site: 2013-04-02 . Proposal would allow state religion in North Carolina . 2023-08-03 . WRAL.com . en.
Web site: Harry Warren. February 19, 2022.
News: Bill Batterman. April 11, 2012. Salisbury Post. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120513052713/http://www.salisburypost.com/elections/Bill-Battermann. May 13, 2012.
Web site: Candidate Detail List. Rowan County Board of Elections. April 11, 2012. 7. February 29, 2012.
Web site: NC General Election Results 2012. NC State Board of Elections. November 14, 2012.
News: Minn. Karissa. Warren ready to challenge Coates. 22 August 2011. The Salisbury Post. 5 May 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121007121427/http://www.salisburypost.com/News/050510-ELECT-House-77-primary-warren. 7 October 2012.
News: Minn. Karissa. Recount confirms Warren's victory over Coates. 22 August 2011. The Salisbury Post. 18 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314050049/http://www.salisburypost.com/News/111810-Warren-wins-recount-qcd. 14 March 2012.