Pat Harrigan

Raquel Krivda

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(m. 2010)​

Pat Harrigan
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from North Carolina's 10th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2025
Children	2
Education	United States Military Academy (BS)
Website	House website Campaign website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Captain
Unit	25th Infantry Division 3rd Special Forces Group
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan Operation Enduring Freedom
Awards	Bronze Star (2)

Patrick Luke Harrigan ^[1] (born June 21, 1987) ^[2] is an American politician, engineer, and former Army Special Forces officer serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district since 2025. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life and career

Harrigan graduated from the Francis Parker School and the United States Military Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering. ^[3]

Following graduation from West Point in 2009 and commissioning as a second lieutenant in the United States Army, Harrigan trained as an infantry officer and graduated from Ranger School before his first operational force assignment at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. While assigned to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, ^{[note 1]} he served as an infantry platoon leader and deployed to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom from 2011-2012. ^{[4] [5]}

Following that deployment, he volunteered for United States Army Special Forces selection and training and qualified as a Special Forces officer. After taking command of a Special Forces Operational Detachment - Alpha in 3rd Special Forces Group, he completed a second deployment to Afghanistan. During his military career, he was awarded two Bronze Star Medals. ^[6]

Harrigan has described the 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan as a primary motivation to run for United States Congress. ^[5]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2022

Harrigan ran for the United States House of Representatives seat in North Carolina's 14th congressional district in the 2022 elections as a Republican. He lost to Jeff Jackson, the Democratic Party nominee 58% to 42%. ^[7]

2024

In August 2023, Harrigan announced that he would run again for a seat in the House of Representatives in the 2024 elections. ^[8] He switched his candidacy to North Carolina's 10th congressional district , where Patrick McHenry announced his retirement, in December 2023. ^[9] Harrigan won the nomination, narrowly defeating state Representative Grey Mills, ^[10] and the general election. ^[11]

Harrigan being sworn in by Speaker Mike Johnson, 2025

Tenure

Harrigan with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, 2025

Rep. Harrigan was sworn in to the 119th United States Congress on January 3, 2025.

Harrigan with Vice President JD Vance

Committee assignments

• Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations
  • Subcommittee on Military Personnel
  • Subcommittee on Readiness
• Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Energy
  • Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight

Personal life

Harrigan married Raquel "Rocky" Krivda on September 25, 2010. ^[3]

Electoral history

2022 North Carolina's 14th congressional district Republican primary results ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Harrigan	27,638	75.6
	Republican	Jonathan Simpson	8,909	24.4
Total votes			36,547	100.0

2022 North Carolina's 14th congressional district election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Jackson	148,738	57.7
	Republican	Pat Harrigan	109,014	42.3
Total votes			257,752	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

2024 North Carolina's 10th congressional district Republican primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Harrigan	36,028	41.2
	Republican	Grey Mills	34,000	38.9
	Republican	Brooke McGowan	8,795	10.1
	Republican	Charles Eller	6,076	6.9
	Republican	Diana Jimison	2,535	2.9
Total votes			87,434	100.0

2024 North Carolina's 10th congressional district election ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Harrigan	233,814	57.5
	Democratic	Ralph Scott Jr.	155,383	38.2
	Libertarian	Steven Feldman	11,614	2.9
	Constitution	Todd Helm	5,884	1.4
Total votes			406,695	100.0
	Republican hold

References

1. "Rep. Pat Harrigan - R North Carolina, 10th - Biography". LegiStorm . Retrieved November 6, 2024.
2. "North Carolina New Members 2025". The Hill. December 11, 2024. Archived from the original on December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
3. Staff Writer. "Krivda, Harrigan announce plans". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
4. "About Pat". www.harriganforcongress.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
5. Bowles, Bernie (August 30, 2023). "Special Forces combat vet Pat Harrigan makes another run for Congress". WBT Charlotte's News Talk. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
6. "About | Congressman Pat Harrigan". harrigan.house.gov. January 3, 2025. Archived from the original on May 13, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
7. "Jeff Jackson declared winner of U.S. House District 14". wcnc.com. November 4, 2022. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
8. "Harrigan announces second run for Charlotte-area congressional seat". Carolina Journal. August 28, 2023.
9. Mueller, Julia (December 5, 2023). "Former Green Beret announces run for Rep. Patrick McHenry's seat". Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
10. Kowles, Naomi (March 6, 2024). "Pat Harrigan declares victory in 10th Congressional District". WBTV. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
11. "AP Race Call: Republican Pat Harrigan wins election to U.S. House in North Carolina's 10th Congressional District". November 6, 2024. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
12. "05/17/2022 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
13. "11/08/2022 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
14. "03/05/2024 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
15. "11/05/2024 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.

Notes

1. As part of U.S. strategic focus in the arctic region and the reorganization of U.S. Army Alaska, Harrigan's former brigade was reflagged in June 2022 from the 25th Infantry Division to its current designation as 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division.

External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Appearances on C-SPAN

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Patrick McHenry	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 10th congressional district 2025–present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Mike Haridopolos	United States representatives by seniority 395th	Succeeded by Mark Harris