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Democratic
· Senator
Woodson Bradley
Represents District 42 in the State Senate.
Votes with Democrats
92%
on 189 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 96%
Cast a vote
82%
Yea or Nay on 570 of 691 roll calls · Senate median 93%
Their bills that became law
0 of 92
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 0
Roll calls on record
691
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 Woodson Bradley 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 Woodson Bradley sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Woodson Bradley is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
15 of 189 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
H268 · 2026 Budget Technical Corrections – II
Conference Rpt Third Reading · 2026-07-29 · Passed 31–6 · most Democrats voted the other way
H268 · 2026 Budget Technical Corrections – II
Conference Rpt Second Reading · 2026-07-28 · Passed 34–8 · most Democrats voted the other way
H958 · Election Law Changes
Amendment 1 · 2026-07-28 · Passed 31–11 · most Democrats voted the other way
S1092 · 2026 Senate & House Appointments
Second Reading · 2026-07-28 · Passed 32–9 · most Democrats voted the other way
S257 · 2026 Appropriations Act
Conference Rpt Third Reading · 2026-07-02 · Passed 35–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
S257 · 2026 Appropriations Act
Conference Rpt Second Reading · 2026-07-01 · Passed 36–13 · most Democrats voted the other way
H83 · Revise Laws on Minors/Human Trafficking
Amendment 3 · 2026-06-16 · Passed 29–16 · most Democrats voted the other way
S889 · Property Tax Reappraisal Moratorium
Second Reading · 2026-05-05 · Passed 36–9 · most Democrats voted the other way
H926 · Regulatory Reform Act of 2025
Second Reading · 2025-09-22 · Passed 31–17 · most Democrats voted the other way
H309 · Various Local Provisions VI
Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · 2025-06-26 · Passed 30–12 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
S257 · 2026 Appropriations Act
Amendment 4 Motion 1 To Table · 2025-04-16 · Passed 25–22
S249 · Realign Congressional Districts 2025
Amendment 4 Motion 1 To Table · 2025-10-20 · Passed 25–20
H171 · Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on DEI
Second Reading · 2025-06-25 · Passed 26–20
H193 · Firearm Law Revisions
Amendment 1 Motion 1 To Table · 2025-06-25 · Passed 26–20
S254 · Charter School Changes
Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · 2025-06-25 · Passed 26–20
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.
Chris MeasmerRepublican · District 34 · 178 shared contested votes
16%
Benton SawreyRepublican · District 10 · 188 shared contested votes
15%
Michael LeeRepublican · District 7 · 201 shared contested votes
15%
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 (121 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Woodson Bradley 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.
Introduced92
Out of committee0
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee92
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 0 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Public 88Budgeting 50Appropriations 49Family Issues 27Personnel 25Education 24
Carolina Housing Promise Act
Not out of committeeRe-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget · 2026-05-06
No Budget, No Pay Act
Not out of committeeRe-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget · 2026-05-06
Military Family Food Security & Readiness Act
Not out of committeeRe-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget · 2026-05-05
North Carolina Let Them Build Act
Not out of committeeRe-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget · 2026-05-05
Housing Acceleration Fund
Not out of committeeRe-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget · 2026-05-05
Lower Healthcare Costs
Not out of committeeRe-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget · 2026-05-05
Epstein Truth and Accountability Act
Not out of committeeRe-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget · 2026-05-05
Community Emergency Response Training
Not out of committeeRe-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget · 2026-04-29
No Firearm Possession After DV Misdemeanors
Not out of committeeRe-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget · 2026-04-29
Pay Teachers What They're Worth Act
Not out of committeeRe-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget · 2026-04-29
Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act
Not out of committeeRe-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2026-04-28
Price Transparency Act
Not out of committeeRe-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2026-04-28
The Frontline Mental Health Support Act
Not out of committeeRe-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2026-04-28
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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H377 · 2026-07-29
2026 Court Changes (Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt)
S69 · 2026-07-29
Various Local Provisions V (Motion 9 To Concur)
H562 · 2026-07-29
Budget Technical Corrections Modifications (Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt)
S177 · 2026-07-29
Continuing Budget Adjustments (Motion 9 To Concur)
S445 · 2026-07-29
Regulatory Reform Act of 2026 (Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt)
H268 · 2026-07-29
2026 Budget Technical Corrections – II (Conference Rpt Third Reading)
S403 · 2026-07-29
Additional Medicaid Funds and Requirements (Motion 9 To Concur)
H147 · 2026-07-29
Various Local Provisions XI (Third Reading)
S1092 · 2026-07-28
2026 Senate & House Appointments (Amendment 1)
S1092 · 2026-07-28
2026 Senate & House Appointments (Second Reading)
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 1)
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 10 Motion 1 To Table)
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 2 Motion 1 To Table)
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 3 Motion 1 To Table)
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 5)
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 6 Motion 1 To Table)
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 7 Motion 1 To Table)
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 8 Motion 1 To Table)
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 9 Motion 1 To Table)
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Second Reading)
H834 · 2026-07-28
SBOE Administrative Changes (Amendment 1)
H834 · 2026-07-28
SBOE Administrative Changes (Second Reading)
H116 · 2026-07-28
Jacksonville Annexation & Conforming Changes (Conference Rpt Third Reading)
H268 · 2026-07-28
2026 Budget Technical Corrections – II (Conference Rpt Second Reading)
S1091 · 2026-07-28
Adjournment Resolution (Second Reading)
H147 · 2026-07-28
Various Local Provisions XI (Amendment 1)
H147 · 2026-07-28
Various Local Provisions XI (Second Reading)
H328 · 2026-07-02
Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables (Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt)
S257 · 2026-07-02
2026 Appropriations Act (Conference Rpt Third Reading)
H56 · 2026-07-02
2026 Budget Technical Corrections (Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt)
H1244 · 2026-07-02
Adjournment Resolution (Second Reading)
H1220 · 2026-07-02
Various Local Provisions IX (Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt)
S355 · 2026-07-02
Support the Dept. of Adult Correction.-AB (Motion 9 To Concur)
H116 · 2026-07-02
Jacksonville Annexation & Conforming Changes (Conference Rpt Second Reading)
H1040 · 2026-07-01
Pitt-Greenville Airport Authority Changes (Third Reading)
S1041 · 2026-07-01
Public Workforce Modernization Act (Motion 9 To Concur House Amend)
S876 · 2026-07-01
Various Local Provisions X (Conference Rpt Third Reading)
S801 · 2026-07-01
Address Confidentiality/Study & DL (Amendment 1)
S801 · 2026-07-01
Address Confidentiality/Study & DL (Second Reading)
S257 · 2026-07-01
2026 Appropriations Act (Conference Rpt Second Reading)
H332 · 2026-07-01
Nash/Rocky Mount Occupancy Tax Changes (Third Reading)
S474 · 2026-07-01
Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium (Conference Rpt Third Reading)
S1076 · 2026-07-01
Rocky Mount/Louisburg Utility Rev./Advisory (Motion 9 To Concur)
H169 · 2026-07-01
Haywood/Cherokee/Leland Occ. Tax. Mods (Third Reading)
H1094 · 2026-07-01
Ferry Div. Audit/DOT Omnibus (Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt)
S474 · 2026-06-30
Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium (Conference Rpt Second Reading)
H1173 · 2026-06-30
Jaleeyah's Law (Second Reading)
S1001 · 2026-06-30
Coastal Regulatory Reform (Amendment 1)
S1001 · 2026-06-30
Coastal Regulatory Reform (Amendment 2 Motion 1 To Table)
S1001 · 2026-06-30
Coastal Regulatory Reform (Second Reading)
S648 · 2026-06-30
Winter Sports Safety and Accidents (Motion 9 To Concur)
S876 · 2026-06-30
Various Local Provisions X (Conference Rpt Second Reading)
H1222 · 2026-06-30
Record Development Approval Votes/Brunswick (Amendment 1)
H1222 · 2026-06-30
Record Development Approval Votes/Brunswick (Second Reading)
H920 · 2026-06-30
Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Prot. Act (Second Reading)
H1040 · 2026-06-30
Pitt-Greenville Airport Authority Changes (Second Reading)
S1088 · 2026-06-30
Appt. Floyd McKissick NC Utilities (Second Reading)
H332 · 2026-06-30
Nash/Rocky Mount Occupancy Tax Changes (Amendment 1)
H332 · 2026-06-30
Nash/Rocky Mount Occupancy Tax Changes (Second Reading)
S1090 · 2026-06-30
APPT John Gajda Utility Commission (Second Reading)
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