2023 North Carolina Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the North Carolina General Assembly in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Parents' Bill of Rights

Establishes a Parents' Bill of Rights enumerating certain rights of parents related to the education, health, privacy, and safety of their child.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S49 Roll Call 1351543

2. Restoring Sound Money

Would require the State Treasurer to conduct a study on the creation of a North Carolina Bullion Depository for storing certain investment metals, such as gold, and virtual currency, such as Bitcoin.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H721 Roll Call 1348256

3. Abortion Restrictions

Restricts abortion after 12 weeks of a woman's pregnancy, rather than 20 weeks, except in cases of rape or incest, a life-limiting anomaly, or a medical emergency.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S20 Roll Call 1325984

4. Article V Convention

Would apply to Congress for a "convention of the states" under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H235 Roll Call 1271316

5. Pistol Purchase Permit Repeal

Would repeal the requirement to obtain a pistol purchase permit from the sheriff prior to the purchase or receipt of a pistol.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H50 Roll Call 1258296

6. Expanding Government Healthcare

Provides Medicaid coverage though NC Health Works to adults aged 18-64 with incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level, while authorizing increased Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H76 Roll Call 1252881

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
James Cecil Adams R 80%
John Eric Ager D 17%
Kelly M. Alexander D 25%
Vernetta Alston D 17%
Larry Dean Arp R 67%
Johnnie Newton Autry D 17%
Amber M. Baker D 17%
Kristin Baker R 67%
Cynthia J. Ball D 17%
Mary G. Belk D 17%
John Richard Bell R 67%
Brian Oneal Biggs R 83%
Hugh Blackwell R 83%
John Ray Bradford R 67%
William D. Brisson R 80%
Cecil Antonio Brockman D N/A
Mark Allen Brody R 83%
Gloristine Williams Brown D 17%
Kanika Shevon Brown D 17%
Terry Martin Brown D 17%
Allen Kwabena Buansi D 17%
Laura Huntingdon Budd D 17%
Deb Holladay Butler D 17%
Celeste Coppage Cairns R 83%
Jennifer Capps Balkcom R 83%
Becky Carney D 17%
Maria Louisa Saulog Cervania D 17%
Gregory Allen Chesser R 67%
James Michael Clampitt R 67%
Ashton Wheeler Clemmons D 17%
George G. Cleveland R 100%
Patricia Ann Cotham R 60%
Sarah Randall Crawford D 17%
Kevin Roger Crutchfield R 67%
Carla D. Cunningham D 33%
Allison Anne Dahle D 17%
Robert Theodore Davis R 83%
James William Dixon R 67%
Jeffrey Carter Elmore R 100%
Terence Jason Everitt D 17%
John A. Faircloth R 60%
Kenneth James Fontenot R 67%
Zack Anthony Forde-Hawkins D 17%
Rosa U. Gill D 17%
Karl Ellis Gillespie R 60%
Edward Charles Goodwin R 83%
Edwin Dudley Greene R 60%
Destin Chase Hall R 67%
Kyle Hall R 67%
Jonathan Yates Hardister R 67%
Wesley Ryan Harris D 17%
Mary Price Harrison D 17%
Kelly E. Hastings R 80%
Julia C. Howard R 83%
Thomas Christopher Humphrey R 60%
Francis Robertson Iler R 67%
Frances Vinell Jackson D 17%
Maze O'Neal Jackson R 83%
Brannon Ray Jeffers D 0%
Joseph R. John D 17%
Jake Johnson R 83%
Abraham Penn Jones D 17%
Brenden Harding Jones R 60%
Keith D. Kidwell R 100%
Donny Carr Lambeth R 67%
Ya Liu D 17%
Donnie Loftis R 83%
Brandon Marcus Lofton D 17%
Carolyn G. Logan D 17%
Tim Longest D 17%
Jarrod Marshall Lowery R 67%
Marvin W. Lucas D 17%
Nasif R. Majeed D 33%
Jeffrey C. McNeely R 67%
Charles William Miller R 67%
Paul Grey Mills R 67%
Tim Moore R 67%
Marcia Morey D 17%
Ben Thomas Moss R 80%
Erin Pauling Pare R 80%
Howard Penny R 67%
Phillip Ray Pickett R 83%
Garland E. Pierce D 33%
Joseph Patrick Pike R 67%
Steven Mark Pless R 67%
Larry Wayne Potts R 67%
Lindsey Anne Prather D 17%
Renee Ann Price D 17%
Reece Pyrtle R 67%
Amos Lewis Quick D 33%
Timothy John Reeder R 67%
Robert Tyrone Reives D 17%
Dennis Patrick Riddell R 83%
James Roberson D 17%
Stephen Miles Ross R 80%
Caleb Rudow D 17%
Jason Saine R 83%
Clayton Wayne Sasser R 67%
John Irwin Sauls R 67%
Mitchell Smith Setzer R 83%
Phillip R. Shepard R 60%
Carson Henry Smith R 83%
Charles Ruppe Smith D 17%
John Franklin Sossamon R 67%
Diamond Rashelle Staton-Williams D 17%
Sarah S. Stevens R 80%
Larry Craig Strickland R 83%
John A. Torbett R 100%
John Steven Tyson R 83%
Julie Marie von Haefen D 17%
William Thomas Ward R 67%
Harry Warren R 100%
Samuel Lee Watford R 67%
Diane D. Wheatley R 67%
Donna McDowell White R 67%
Shelly Willingham D 33%
David Allen Willis R 80%
Matthew Dale Winslow R 67%
Michael H. Wray D 33%
Jeffrey Alan Zenger R 83%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat18.9%
Republican74.3%
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