Rep. Mary "Pricey" Harrison has been a dedicated member of the North Carolina House of Representatives since 2005, representing District 61, which includes central Guilford County. Born and raised in Greensboro, she earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University and her Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before her legislative career, Harrison practiced as a civil litigation and communications law attorney. She also served as President of the Julian Price Family Foundation and held leadership roles with the North Carolina Environmental Defense Fund and the Piedmont Land Conservancy, reflecting her deep commitment to environmental conservation.

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Harrison earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University and her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law. Her professional experience includes working as a communications law attorney and as a former volunteer environmental advocate and activist.

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Harrison is widowed. She resides in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Mary Price (Pricey) Harrison is originally from Greensboro. She earned a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law. She is widowed and lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Mary previously practiced as an attorney specializing in civil litigation and communications law. She also served as president of the Julian Price Family Foundation and held leadership roles with the North Carolina Environmental Defense Fund and the Piedmont Land Conservancy.

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Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 61, 2019-present
Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 61, 2024
Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 57, 2004-2019

Pricey Harrison's Biography

Mary currently serves in the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 61, a position she has held since 2019. She previously represented District 57 from 2004 to 2019.

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As of January 5, 2026, Mary Price (Pricey) Harrison did not have a website or any information online.

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But back then, I was just really interested in fairness and equality and justice. Before I got elected, I was going [to] all the death penalty rallies because I just thought, “This is terrible.” I had read about all the cases and these people that had been exonerated on death row. I remember being out there with Paul Luebke at these rallies before I had run for office. I was really interested in ending the death penalty, so I paid a lot of attention to that.

103 N.C. L. REV. F. 318 (2025) — Conversations with the Coalition that Passed the Racial Justice Act: Pricey Harrison Interview (PDF)

Rep. Pricey Harrison, D-Guilford, focused her remarks on the death penalty aspect of the legislation. She described the alternative methods of execution, including how firing squads can miss their intended target, how gruesome electrocutions are and how witnesses of a recent execution by nitrogen gas described it resembling torture.

“Restarting the death penalty and you and I and the rest of the state of North Carolina having these people executed in our name, I don't know that you want to go there. I'm going to be a no,” Harrison said.

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Opposes restarting or continuing the death penalty and says she would vote against legislation to resume executions.

- Opposes restarting or continuing the death penalty and says she would vote against legislation to resume executions.

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Mary Price (Pricey) Harrison

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Mary Price (Pricey) Harrison has a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a law degree from the University of North Carolina. She is widowed and lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is Christian.

Before taking public office, Pricey practiced as a civil litigation and communications law attorney. She also served as president of the Julian Price Family Foundation and held leadership roles with the North Carolina Environmental Defense Fund and the Piedmont Land Conservancy. 

Mary is currently a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 61. She was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020, 2022, and 2024. She previously represented District 57 from 2004 to 2019.

Supports environmental sustainability, renewable energy, and the protection of North Carolina's natural resources.

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