# Ya Liu

Ya Liu is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 21
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d48b59a1-cf27-438e-8a25-2f8f179992f2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d48b59a1-cf27-438e-8a25-2f8f179992f2 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Liu voted against the majority of North Carolina House Democrats 19 times; party unity 88%, in the bottom quarter of the North Carolina House (average 92.6%).

## What Liu says (NC 2025–26 session)

3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Liu | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 66.7% | 2.9% | 1 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.52 (standard error 0.03), from 315 donors and 168 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 92.7% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 88% (92.6%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-07 · voted nay · Second Reading · HJR 2 Adjourn 2026 First Extra Session Sine Die. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HJR2/
- 2026-10-07 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 3 Relief at the Pump. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- 2026-10-07 · voted nay · R2 For Adoption M4 Previous Question · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/
- 2026-10-07 · voted nay · R2 For Adoption · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/
- 2026-08-05 · voted yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-08-05 · voted nay · R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption · HB 268 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB268/
- 2026-08-05 · voted yea · R3 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · M11 Concur · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/

## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 145. 10.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 70 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1174: Homeowners' Associations Oversight Act. (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1174/
- HB 1193: Rep. Mike Clampitt Bone Marrow Donation Act. (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1193/
- HB 1212: Homeowners' Associations Accessory Limitation Ban. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1212/
- HB 951: State Owned Structures (SOS) Child Care Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB951/
- HB 835: Learning Asian American and Pacific Islander Contributions in Schools. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB835/
- HB 704: Establish Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Commission. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB704/
- HB 730: Comprehensive State Communications. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB730/
- HB 431: Preventing Deed Fraud. (in committee, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB431/
- HB 444: Homeowners Association Reform Bill. (in committee, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB444/
- HB 378: Various Education Law/Tax Account/Name, Image, and Likeness Changes. (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB378/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $29.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-02-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/YaLiu4NC, Yaliu4Cary/status/1885522099772571994
- 2025-01-24 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/YaLiu4NC, Yaliu4Cary/status/1882592221196935401
- 2025-01-10 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/YaLiu4NC, Yaliu4Cary/status/1877673389885706321

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/806
- Campaign site: https://yaliu4nc.com/
- X: https://x.com/YaLiu4NC
- X: https://x.com/Yaliu4Cary
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YaLiu4NC/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ya.liu.5095
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yaliu4nc

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d48b59a1-cf27-438e-8a25-2f8f179992f2
