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

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 1351544

2. Charter School Omnibus

Removes restrictions on enrollment growth for low-performance schools, permits admission of out-of-state students and foreign exchange students, and allows counties to appropriate property taxes to fund capital needs.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H219 Roll Call 1351538

3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts

Prohibits state entities from using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria or economically targeted investments (ETI) requirements when awarding state contracts or making employment decisions.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H750 Roll Call 1347741

4. 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 1325413

5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections

Repeals the pistol purchase permit requirement and allows concealed carry in places of religious worship located on privately-owned school property.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S41 Roll Call 1286632

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 1276224

How did they vote?

Gale Brown Adcock
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-016
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
William Theodore Alexander
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-044
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Valencia  Applewhite
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-019
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Lisa Stone Barnes
75% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-011
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Sydney Jeanene Batch
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-017
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Philip Edward Berger
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-026
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Daniel T. Blue
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-014
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Mary Wills Bode
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-018
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Danny Earl Britt
60% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-024
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
James Andrew Burgin
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-012
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Jay J. Chaudhuri
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-015
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Harold Kevin Corbin
75% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-050
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
David W. Craven
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-029
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Warren Todd Daniel
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-046
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Carl Lindsey Ford
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-033
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Amy Scott Galey
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-025
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Michael Kennedy Garrett
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-027
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Lisa  Grafstein
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-013
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Robert Otho Hanig
80% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-003
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Ralph E. Hise
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-047
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Rachel H. Hunt
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-042
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
William  Jackson
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-009
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Steven Henry Jarvis
80% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-030
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Matthew Todd Johnson
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-035
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Joyce Riley Krawiec
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-031
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Michael Anthony Lazzara
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-006
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Michael Vincent Lee
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-007
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Paul A. Lowe
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-032
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Natasha Rath Marcus
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-041
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Julie Virginia Mayfield
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-049
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Thomas Moses McInnis
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-021
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Graig Roy Meyer
25% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-023
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Timothy Douglas Moffitt
80% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-048
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Mujtaba Aziz Mateen Mohammed
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-038
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Natalie  Murdock
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-020
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Eldon Sharpe Newton
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-004
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Paul Robert Newton
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-034
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Bradley Keith Overcash
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-043
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Jim Milford Perry
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-002
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Harold Proctor
75% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-045
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
William Peter Rabon
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-008
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Gladys A. Robinson
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-028
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
DeAndrea Newman Salvador
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-039
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Norman W. Sanderson
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-001
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Benton Grey Sawrey
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-010
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Vickie  Sawyer
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-037
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Eddie Dean Settle
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-036
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Kandie Diane Smith
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-005
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
Joyce D. Waddell
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-040
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
James Michael Woodard
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-022
1. Parents' Bill of Rights
2. Charter School Omnibus
3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts
4. Abortion Restrictions
5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections
6. Expanding Government Healthcare
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