Pat Harrigan | |
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from North Carolina's 10th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Patrick McHenry |
Personal details | |
Born | Patrick Luke Harrigan June 21,1987 San Diego County,California,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Raquel Krivda |
Children | 2 |
Education | United States Military Academy (BS) |
Website | House website |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Patrick Luke Harrigan [1] (born June 21,1987) [2] is an American politician and veteran serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district since 2025.
Harrigan graduated from the Francis Parker School and the United States Military Academy,where he majored in nuclear engineering. He completed the Basic Officer Leaders Course and trained as a United States Army Ranger. [3]
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. [4]
In August 2023,Harrigan announced that he would run again for a seat in the House of Representatives in the 2024 elections. [5] He switched his candidacy to North Carolina's 10th congressional district ,where Patrick McHenry announced his retirement,in December 2023. [6] Harrigan won the nomination [7] and the election. [8]
Rep. Harrigan was sworn in to the 119th United States Congress on January 3,2025
Patrick Harrigan has an "F" rating from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) for his voting history regarding cannabis-related causes. [9]
Harrigan’s positions on cannabis put him in direct opposition to the efforts of Veteran Service Organizations such as the DAV. [10]
Harrigan married Raquel "Rocky" Krivda on September 25,2010. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat Harrigan | 27,638 | 75.6 | |
Republican | Jonathan Simpson | 8,909 | 24.4 | |
Total votes | 36,547 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Jeff Jackson | 148,738 | 57.7 | ||
Republican | Pat Harrigan | 109,014 | 42.3 | ||
Total votes | 257,752 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |