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Republican
· Representative
John Blust
Represents District 62 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
92%
on 216 party-line votes · House Republicans median 99%
Cast a vote
83%
Yea or Nay on 653 of 789 roll calls · House median 96%
Their bills that became law
2 of 22
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 2
Roll calls on record
789
2025-2026 Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 5, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2025-2026 Session.
How John Blust votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where John Blust sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. John Blust is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
18 of 216 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
H56 · 2026 Budget Technical Corrections
C RPT Adoption · 2026-07-02 · Passed 82–21 · most Republicans voted the other way
S876 · Various Local Provisions X
R2 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption M4 Previous Question · 2026-06-30 · Passed 63–44 · most Republicans voted the other way
S730 · Ratepayer Protection Act
Second Reading Motion 12/Divide · 2026-06-03 · Failed 48–63 · most Republicans voted the other way
S730 · Ratepayer Protection Act
A6 Rubin Second Reading M3 To Lay On The Table · 2026-06-03 · Passed 64–48 · most Republicans voted the other way
S730 · Ratepayer Protection Act
A4 Cervania Second Reading M3 To Lay On The Table · 2026-06-03 · Passed 63–48 · most Republicans voted the other way
S730 · Ratepayer Protection Act
A3 Cervania Second Reading M3 To Lay On The Table · 2026-06-03 · Passed 62–48 · most Republicans voted the other way
S730 · Ratepayer Protection Act
A2 Ager Second Reading M3 To Lay On The Table · 2026-06-03 · Passed 62–48 · most Republicans voted the other way
S249 · Realign Congressional Districts 2025
Second Reading M4 Previous Question · 2025-10-22 · Passed 65–49 · most Republicans voted the other way
S772 · Adjournment Resolution
Second Reading · 2025-07-29 · Passed 70–45 · most Republicans voted the other way
H318 · The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act
Veto Override M4 Previous Question · 2025-07-29 · Passed 71–49 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
H305 · Guilford County Sales Tax Distribution Mods
Second Reading · 2025-05-07 · Failed 54–57
H336 · Town of Maggie Valley/Deannexations
Second Reading · 2025-06-11 · Passed 56–50
H58 · Various Local Elections
M11 Concur · 2025-03-26 · Passed 59–52
S257 · 2026 Appropriations Act
A21 Hawkins Second Reading · 2025-05-21 · Failed 49–57
H214 · Faithful Article V Commissioner Act
Second Reading · 2025-05-07 · Passed 61–53
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Shelly WillinghamDemocrat · District 23 · 201 shared contested votes
52%
Carla CunninghamDemocrat · District 106 · 149 shared contested votes
46%
Charles SmithDemocrat · District 44 · 231 shared contested votes
39%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (136 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills John Blust was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced22
Out of committee8
Passed one chamber6
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Never left committee14
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 2 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Public 19Counties 6General Assembly 6Public Officials 5Guilford County 5Budgeting 4
Application for a Convention of the States
Passed one chamberRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2025-05-08
Civil Procedure Amendment
Passed one chamberRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2025-05-07
Condemnation/Service on Spouses Not Required
Passed one chamberRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2025-05-07
Civil Actions/State Agency and AG Litigation
Out of committeeRe-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-05-06
Adopt State Veterans Museum
Passed one chamberRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2025-05-05
Const. Amend. Single Subject Bills
Not out of committeeRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-04-14
Study the Abolition of Contrib. Negligence
Not out of committeeRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-04-14
Strengthen Do Not Call/Text Registry
Not out of committeeRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-04-14
Legislators Documents Confidentiality Change
Not out of committeeRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-04-14
Return Oversight of OSFM to DOI Commissioner
Not out of committeeRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-04-14
Greensboro Public Safety Funds
Not out of committeeRef to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-04-03
Funds/Greensboro Water and Wastewater
Not out of committeeRef to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-04-03
Ensure Constitutional Government
Not out of committeeRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-04-03
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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H147 · 2026-08-05
Various Local Provisions XI (R3 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur)
H377 · 2026-08-05
2026 Court Changes (C RPT Adoption)
H268 · 2026-08-05
2026 Budget Technical Corrections – II (R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
S1091 · 2026-08-05
Adjournment Resolution (Second Reading)
S1092 · 2026-08-04
2026 Senate & House Appointments (Second Reading)
H116 · 2026-08-04
Jacksonville Annexation & Conforming Changes (R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
H958 · 2026-08-04
Election Law Changes (M11 Concur)
H199 · 2026-08-04
Authorize Municipal Deannexation (Third Reading)
H147 · 2026-08-04
Various Local Provisions XI (R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur)
H834 · 2026-08-04
SBOE Administrative Changes (M11 Concur)
H562 · 2026-08-04
Budget Technical Corrections Modifications (C RPT Adoption)
S445 · 2026-08-04
Regulatory Reform Act of 2026 (C RPT Adoption)
H268 · 2026-08-04
2026 Budget Technical Corrections – II (R2 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
S1089 · 2026-07-02
Appt. Melanie Bush Division of Health Benefit (Second Reading)
H199 · 2026-07-02
Authorize Municipal Deannexation (Second Reading)
S1090 · 2026-07-02
APPT John Gajda Utility Commission (Second Reading)
S1088 · 2026-07-02
Appt. Floyd McKissick NC Utilities (Second Reading)
H332 · 2026-07-02
Nash/Rocky Mount Occupancy Tax Changes (M11 Concur)
S257 · 2026-07-02
2026 Appropriations Act (R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
H1094 · 2026-07-02
Ferry Div. Audit/DOT Omnibus (C RPT Adoption)
H56 · 2026-07-02
2026 Budget Technical Corrections (C RPT Adoption)
H1244 · 2026-07-02
Adjournment Resolution (Second Reading)
H1220 · 2026-07-02
Various Local Provisions IX (C RPT Adoption)
H116 · 2026-07-02
Jacksonville Annexation & Conforming Changes (R2 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
S474 · 2026-07-01
Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium (R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
H920 · 2026-07-01
Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Prot. Act (M11 Concur)
S1074 · 2026-07-01
Eden/Mills River/Guilford Art 46 Local Act (Third Reading)
S876 · 2026-07-01
Various Local Provisions X (R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
H1222 · 2026-07-01
Record Development Approval Votes/Brunswick (M11 Concur Sen. Amd. 1)
H1104 · 2026-07-01
Improve IVC Process and Enhance Public Safety (M11 Concur)
H747 · 2026-07-01
2026 Wildlife Resources Changes (M11 Concur)
S257 · 2026-07-01
2026 Appropriations Act (R2 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
S1074 · 2026-06-30
Eden/Mills River/Guilford Art 46 Local Act (Second Reading)
S1041 · 2026-06-30
Public Workforce Modernization Act (A1 Loftis Second Reading)
S1041 · 2026-06-30
Public Workforce Modernization Act (Second Reading)
H925 · 2026-06-30
Consumers in Crisis Protection Act (A1 Eddins Second Reading)
H925 · 2026-06-30
Consumers in Crisis Protection Act (Second Reading)
H133 · 2026-06-30
NC Farmland and Military Protection Act (M11 Concur)
H958 · 2026-06-30
Election Law Changes (A1 Blackwell Second Reading)
H958 · 2026-06-30
Election Law Changes (A2 Blackwell Second Reading)
H958 · 2026-06-30
Election Law Changes (A3 Dahle Second Reading)
H958 · 2026-06-30
Election Law Changes (Second Reading)
H162 · 2026-06-30
Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control (M11 Concur)
H1126 · 2026-06-30
2026 DST Admin/Technical/Clarifying Changes.-AB (M11 Concur)
S857 · 2026-06-30
GSC Update Funeral Board and DOI Licensing (Second Reading)
S675 · 2026-06-30
Charitable Orgs. Privacy Protection Act (Second Reading)
H1200 · 2026-06-30
Tax-Free Family Essentials Act (A1 Chesser Second Reading)
H1200 · 2026-06-30
Tax-Free Family Essentials Act (Second Reading)
H1083 · 2026-06-30
Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act (Second Reading)
H437 · 2026-06-30
Drug-Free Zones/Unauthorized Public Camping (M11 Concur)
H1241 · 2026-06-30
Honor Louis Milford Pate Jr (Second Reading)
H372 · 2026-06-30
Home-Based Business Fairness Act (M11 Concur)
S355 · 2026-06-30
Support the Dept. of Adult Correction.-AB (Second Reading)
S474 · 2026-06-30
Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium (R2 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
H1094 · 2026-06-30
Ferry Div. Audit/DOT Omnibus (M11 Not Concur)
H356 · 2026-06-30
Various Civil and Insurance Law Changes (M11 Not Concur)
S1076 · 2026-06-30
Rocky Mount/Louisburg Utility Rev./Advisory (Second Reading)
H308 · 2026-06-30
2026 Criminal Law Changes (M11 Not Concur)
H377 · 2026-06-30
2026 Court Changes (M11 Not Concur)
H206 · 2026-06-30
DPS/Other Changes (M11 Concur)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 789 total roll-call votes this session).
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