Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

NC Scorecard 2021-2022

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the North Carolina Legislature in 2021-2022 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first 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.

Senate

House of Representatives

1. Con-Con - Term Limits

Good Vote: No

H172 Con-Con - Term Limits (Passed 61 to 52 on 3/17/2021). Applies to Congress for an Article V convention of states for the sole purpose of imposing term limits on Congress.

2. Additional COVID-19 Relief

Good Vote: No

S172 Additional COVID-19 Relief (Passed 100 to 2 on 5/20/2021). Appropriates $6,400,545,070 in federal funds received by the State under the ARPA and specifies the estimated amounts to be received by the State.

3. Pistol Purchase Permit Repeal

Good Vote: Yes

H398 Pistol Purchase Permit Repeal (Passed 69 to 48 on 5/5/2021). Repeals the pistol purchase permit system in North Carolina.

4. Con-Con

Good Vote: No

H233 Con-Con (Passed 60 to 57 on 5/5/2021). Would apply to the United States Congress for a Convention of the States to propose amendments to the United States Constitution.

5. Rural Healthcare Access

Good Vote: No

S408 Rural Healthcare Access (Passed 102 to 6 on 6/28/2022). Expands Medicaid coverage and invests $1 billion to address the opioid, substance abuse, and mental health crisis using ARPA funds.

6. Prohibit Private Money in Elections

Good Vote: Yes

S725 Prohibit Private Money in Elections (Passed 63 to 48 on 11/18/2021). Bans North Carolina election boards and officials in counties from accepting private money to run elections (Zuckerbucks).

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
James Adams	R	HD-096	25%	-	.	+	-	-	.
John Ager	D	HD-115	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Kelly Alexander	D	HD-107	33%	+	.	.	.	-	-
Vernetta Alston	D	HD-029	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Dean Arp	R	HD-069	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Johnnie Autry	D	HD-100	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Amber Baker	D	HD-072	40%	+	-	-	+	-	.
Kristin Baker	R	HD-082	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Cynthia Ball	D	HD-049	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Mary Belk	D	HD-088	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
John Bell	R	HD-010	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Hugh Blackwell	R	HD-086	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
James Boles	R	HD-052	40%	-	.	+	-	-	+
John Bradford	R	HD-098	40%	-	.	+	-	-	+
William Brisson	R	HD-022	50%	+	-	+	-	-	+
Cecil Brockman	D	HD-060	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Mark Brody	R	HD-055	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Terry Brown	D	HD-092	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Allen Buansi	D	HD-056	NA	.	.	.	.	-	.
Dana Bumgardner	R	HD-109	75%	+	-	+	+	.	.
Deb Butler	D	HD-018	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Becky Carney	D	HD-102	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Jerry Carter	R	HD-065	33%	-	.	+	-	.	.
James Clampitt	R	HD-119	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Ashton Clemmons	D	HD-057	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
George Cleveland	R	HD-014	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Linda Cooper-Suggs	D	HD-024	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Sarah Crawford	D	HD-066	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Carla Cunningham	D	HD-106	40%	+	.	-	+	-	-
Allison Dahle	D	HD-011	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Ted Davis	R	HD-020	40%	-	.	+	-	-	+
James Dixon	R	HD-004	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Jeffrey Elmore	R	HD-094	60%	.	-	+	+	-	+
Terence Everitt	D	HD-035	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
John Faircloth	R	HD-062	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Brian Farkas	D	HD-009	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Susan Fisher	D	HD-114	40%	+	-	-	+	.	-
Zack Hawkins	D	HD-031	40%	+	-	-	+	.	-
James Gailliard	D	HD-025	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Terry Garrison	D	HD-032	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Rosa Gill	D	HD-033	40%	+	-	-	+	.	-
Karl Gillespie	R	HD-120	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Edward Goodwin	R	HD-001	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Charles Graham	D	HD-047	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Dudley Greene	R	HD-085	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Destin Hall	R	HD-087	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Kyle Hall	R	HD-091	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Jonathan Hardister	R	HD-059	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Wesley Harris	D	HD-105	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Pricey Harrison	D	HD-061	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Kelly Hastings	R	HD-110	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Julia Howard	R	HD-077	50%	-	.	+	-	.	+
Chris Humphrey	R	HD-012	20%	-	-	+	-	-	.
Howard Hunter	D	HD-005	20%	.	-	-	+	-	-
Patricia Hurley	R	HD-070	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Ricky Hurtado	D	HD-063	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Francis Iler	R	HD-017	50%	-	-	+	+	-	+
Verla Insko	D	HD-056	40%	+	-	-	+	.	-
Joe John	D	HD-040	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Jake Johnson	R	HD-113	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Abe Jones	D	HD-038	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Brenden Jones	R	HD-046	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Keith Kidwell	R	HD-079	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Donny Lambeth	R	HD-075	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Donnie Loftis	R	HD-109	NA	.	.	.	.	-	+
Brandon Lofton	D	HD-104	40%	+	.	-	+	-	-
Carolyn Logan	D	HD-101	40%	+	-	-	+	.	-
Marvin Lucas	D	HD-042	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Nasif Majeed	D	HD-099	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
David Martin	D	HD-034	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Patricia McElraft	R	HD-013	20%	-	-	+	-	-	.
Jeffrey McNeely	R	HD-084	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Allen McNeill	R	HD-078	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Charles Miller	R	HD-019	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Grey Mills	R	HD-095	40%	-	.	+	-	-	+
Timothy Moore	R	HD-111	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Marcia Morey	D	HD-030	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Ben Moss	R	HD-052	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Erin Pare	R	HD-037	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Howard Penny	R	HD-053	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Ray Pickett	R	HD-093	75%	.	.	+	+	-	+
Garland Pierce	D	HD-048	40%	+	-	-	+	.	-
Larry Pittman	R	HD-083	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Mark Pless	R	HD-118	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Larry Potts	R	HD-081	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Reece Pyrtle	R	HD-065	NA	.	.	.	.	-	+
Amos Quick	D	HD-058	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
Robert Reives	D	HD-054	40%	+	.	-	+	-	-
William Richardson	D	HD-044	20%	.	-	-	+	-	-
Dennis Riddell	R	HD-064	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
James Roberson	D	HD-039	33%	+	-	-	+	-	-
David Rogers	R	HD-112	40%	-	.	+	-	-	+
Caleb Rudow	D	HD-116	NA	.	.	.	.	-	.
Jason Saine	R	HD-097	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Wayne Sasser	R	HD-067	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
John Sauls	R	HD-051	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Mitchell Setzer	R	HD-089	50%	-	.	+	-	.	+
Phillip Shepard	R	HD-015	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Raymond Smith	D	HD-021	40%	+	-	-	+	.	-
Carson Smith	R	HD-016	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Sarah Stevens	R	HD-090	50%	-	-	+	+	.	.
Larry Strickland	R	HD-028	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
John Szoka	R	HD-045	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Evelyn Terry	D	HD-071	40%	+	-	-	+	.	-
John Torbett	R	HD-108	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Brian Turner	D	HD-116	40%	+	-	-	+	.	-
Steve Tyson	R	HD-003	40%	-	.	+	-	-	+
Julie von Haefen	D	HD-036	40%	+	-	-	+	.	-
Harry Warren	R	HD-076	60%	.	-	+	+	-	+
Sam Watford	R	HD-080	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Diane Wheatley	R	HD-043	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Donna White	R	HD-026	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Shelly Willingham	D	HD-023	50%	.	-	+	+	-	.
David Willis	R	HD-068	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Matthew Winslow	R	HD-007	40%	-	-	+	-	.	+
Michael Wray	D	HD-027	33%	+	-	+	-	-	-
Lawrence Yarborough	R	HD-002	25%	-	.	+	-	-	.
Lee Zachary	R	HD-073	0%	-	-	.	.	-	.
Jeff Zenger	R	HD-074	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	39.7%
Democrat	34.2%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution