DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Ya Liu

North Carolina State Representative, District 21 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 21Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 1; 10 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.5%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 83%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +42.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations
Appropriations, Health and Human Services
Health
Health and Human Services Legislative Oversight
Housing and Development
Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety Select
Judiciary 2

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 10 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 378 Various Education Law/Tax Account/Name, Image, and Likeness Changes.
ADVERTISING & MARKETING; ARMED FORCES; BOARDS; CHARTER SCHOOLS; CIVIL PROCEDURE; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMUNICATIONS; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES BOARD; COUNTIES; COURTS; DEBTOR & CREDITOR; EDUCATION; EDUCATION BOARDS; EDUCATION · Became law Jul 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Liu sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Liu is closer to the center than 83% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Mike Colvin, Nasif Majeed, Ray Jeffers

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET

With Liu’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats83%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills47%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Liu’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Liu	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Aug 5, 2026	SJR 1091: Adjournment Resolution.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 78–28
Aug 5, 2026	HB 268: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 79–28
Aug 4, 2026	HB 834: State Board of Elections Administrative Changes.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 74–35
Aug 4, 2026	SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments.	No	No	Yes	Passed 71–38
Aug 4, 2026	SB 445: Regulatory Reform Act of 2026.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 84–26

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Liu was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21	Won	D+42.7	D+27.0	+15.7
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21	Won	D+25.5	D+27.0	−1.5
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21	Won	D+37.7	—	—