Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · North Carolina
Democratic
· Representative
Charles Smith
Represents District 44 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
70%
on 244 party-line votes · House Democrats median 95%
Cast a vote
95%
Yea or Nay on 762 of 802 roll calls · House median 96%
Their bills that became law
0 of 23
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 0
Roll calls on record
802
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 Charles Smith 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 Charles Smith 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. Charles Smith is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
73 of 244 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
S1091 · Adjournment Resolution
Second Reading · 2026-08-05 · Passed 77–28 · most Democrats voted the other way
H268 · 2026 Budget Technical Corrections – II
R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption · 2026-08-05 · Passed 78–28 · most Democrats voted the other way
H268 · 2026 Budget Technical Corrections – II
R2 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption · 2026-08-04 · Passed 78–31 · most Democrats voted the other way
S445 · Regulatory Reform Act of 2026
C RPT Adoption · 2026-08-04 · Passed 81–28 · most Democrats voted the other way
H834 · SBOE Administrative Changes
M11 Concur · 2026-08-04 · Passed 73–35 · most Democrats voted the other way
S1092 · 2026 Senate & House Appointments
Second Reading · 2026-08-04 · Passed 70–38 · most Democrats voted the other way
H56 · 2026 Budget Technical Corrections
C RPT Adoption · 2026-07-02 · Passed 82–21 · most Democrats voted the other way
H1083 · Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act
Second Reading · 2026-06-30 · Passed 77–33 · most Democrats voted the other way
H1126 · 2026 DST Admin/Technical/Clarifying Changes.-AB
M11 Concur · 2026-06-30 · Passed 81–29 · most Democrats voted the other way
H376 · Water/Wastewater Affordability & Capacity Act
M11 Concur · 2026-06-24 · Passed 77–39 · most Democrats 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
Republicans 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.
John LoweryRepublican · District 47 · 43 shared contested votes
42%
John BlustRepublican · District 62 · 231 shared contested votes
39%
Ted DavisRepublican · District 20 · 253 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 (40 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Charles Smith 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.
Introduced23
Out of committee7
Passed one chamber5
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee16
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 0 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Public 22Appropriations 6Budgeting 6Personnel 5Counties 5Education 5
Expand Quantum Computing Education
Not out of committeeRef to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2026-05-04
Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act
Not out of committeeRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2026-04-29
Criminal Background Check For Athlete Agents
Out of committeeRe-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-06-17
Adopt Lafayette Day
Passed one chamberRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2025-05-08
POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs. & Schools
Passed one chamberRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2025-04-30
Driver Educ./18 Yrs & Older & Unlicensed
Passed one chamberRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2025-04-30
Increase Access to Fertility Treatment
Not out of committeeSerial Referral To Finance Stricken · 2025-04-17
Post NC Veterans' Benefits
Passed one chamberRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2025-04-16
Employment Preference for Military Personnel
Out of committeeRe-ref Com On Commerce and Economic Development · 2025-04-15
Criminal Intent Sentence Enhancement
Not out of committeeRef to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-04-14
Recognize Safety Hold Agreements
Not out of committeeRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-04-14
Prepared Food Tax – Modification
Not out of committeeRef to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-04-14
U.S. & N.C. Flags/Made In USA
Passed one chamberRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2025-04-09
Fayetteville Area Projects
Not out of committeeRef to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-04-08
Enact Criminal Justice Debt Reform
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 802 total roll-call votes this session).
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District-Mail Office
📍P.O. Box 53690, Fayetteville, NC 28305
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