Patrick Luke Harrigan (born June 21, 1987) 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.
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Early life and education
Harrigan graduated from the Francis Parker School and the United States Military Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering.
Military service
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, he served as an infantry platoon leader and deployed to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom from 2011-2012.
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.
Harrigan has described the 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan as a primary motivation to run for United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
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%.
In August 2023, Harrigan announced that he would run again for a seat in the House of Representatives in the 2024 elections. He switched his candidacy to North Carolina's 10th congressional district, where Patrick McHenry announced his retirement, in December 2023. Harrigan won the nomination, narrowly defeating state Representative Grey Mills, and the general election.
Tenure
Representative Harrigan was sworn in to the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025.
In April 2026, Harrigan said that President Donald Trump's threat to obliterate Iran's "whole civilization" was an attempt to deescalate the 2026 Iran War.
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.