CPAC Releases NC’s Legislative Rankings

by CLC Staff

Alexandria, Virginia: The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Foundation’s Center for Legislative Accountability released its 2023 Ratings of the States this week. Their annual report, the only one of its kind in the nation, ranks how elected officials view the role of government in an individual’s life. The process includes all 8,000 lawmakers in every state legislature and across every policy area.

Matt Schlapp, Chairman of both CPAC and the American Conservative Union, explains: “We begin with our philosophy — conservatism is the political philosophy that sovereignty resides in the person — and then apply the proper role of government: its essential role is to defend life, liberty, and property. The left has stormed our nation’s corridors of power to take control over the lives of every American. Now, they have set their sights on the states, freedom’s last line of defense.”

To determine legislative rankings in North Carolina, CLA evaluated the votes of each member of the state House and Senate on 14 bills which ultimately became law: House Bill 40 (Prevent Rioting and Civil Disorder), HB76 (Access to Healthcare Options), HB130 (Energy Choice/Solar Decommissioning Requirements), HB259 (Address ESG Factors), HB574 (Fairness in Women’s Sports Act), HB618 (Charter School Review Board), HB750 (Address ESG Factors), HB808 (Gender Transition/Minors), Senate Bill 20 (Care for Women, Children, and Families Act), SB41 (Guarantee 2nd Amend Freedom and Protections), SB49 (Parents’ Bill of Rights), SB154 (Omnibus Occupancy Tax Changes), SB364 (Nondiscrimination & Dignity in State Work), and SB747 (Elections Law Changes).

39 members of the North Carolina House scored 90% or above on their conservative voting records: Representatives Jay AdamsJennifer BalkcomJohn BellBrian BiggsHugh BlackwellJohn BradfordMark BrodyCeleste CairnsGeorge ClevelandTricia Ann CothamJimmy DixonJeffrey ElmoreKen FontenotDestin HallKyle HallChris HumphreyKelly HastingsJulia HowardNeal JacksonJake JohnsonBrenden JonesKeith KidwellDonnie LoftisJarrod LoweryJeffrey McNeelyGrey MillsBen MossDennis RiddellJason SaineMitchell SetzerCarson SmithFrank SossamonSarah StevensJohn TorbettHarry WarrenSam WatfordDavid WillisMatthew Winslow, and Jeff Zenger. Representatives Bell, Cleveland, Hastings, Kidwell, Setzer, Smith, and Sossamon each achieved perfect 100% scores.

What follows below is a chart containing the names of the members of the North Carolina House of Representatives, their legislative district, the county or counties they represent, what year they were first elected, their 2023, 2022 and lifetime CLA scores. To the right of this (you’ll have to scroll horizontally) are their votes on each of the 14 pieces of legislation used in the report’s methodology. A check mark indicates a vote for the conservative position, the minus sign indicates a vote for the liberal position, the letter “A” means the member was absent for the vote in question, and a “n/a” means that the member did not vote on at least 2/3 of the scored votes and therefore did not receive a score for the group’s 2023 ratings.

Source: CPAC's Center for Legislative Accountability 2023 Ratings of North Carolina
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