# Brian Turner Brian Turner is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 116. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina House, district 116 - Serving since: 2015-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/0229944f-1584-4c3c-9a7b-5c97b6785a6f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0229944f-1584-4c3c-9a7b-5c97b6785a6f (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Turner voted against the majority of North Carolina House Democrats 50 times; party unity 67%, in the bottom 5% of the North Carolina House (average 92.6%). ## What Turner says (NC 2025–26 session) 65 classified statements: 65 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Turner | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 10.8% | 10.4% | 289 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 16.9% | 39.2% | 658 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 36% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 36% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.1% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Law 9.1% (State House Democrats 2.1%); Taxation 9.1% (State House Democrats 3.6%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 350 donors and 596 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 83% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 67% (92.6%). 50 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-07 · voted nay · Second Reading · HJR 2 Adjourn 2026 First Extra Session Sine Die. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HJR2/ - 2026-10-07 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 3 Relief at the Pump. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - 2026-10-07 · voted nay · R2 For Adoption M4 Previous Question · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/ - 2026-10-07 · voted nay · R2 For Adoption · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/ - 2026-08-05 · voted nay · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-08-05 · voted yea · R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption · HB 268 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB268/ - 2026-08-05 · voted yea · R3 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted yea · R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted yea · M11 Concur · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/ - 2026-08-04 · voted yea · R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/ ## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session) Sponsored 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 172. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 68 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 997: Certify Reading of NC Constitution. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB997/ - HB 952: Comprehensive Capital for Childcare Expansion. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB952/ - HB 798: Expand Access to Cold Weather Shelters/Funds. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB798/ - HB 721: Muddy Sneakers/St. Gerard House. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB721/ - HB 677: Open Movie Captioning in Movie Theaters. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB677/ - HB 668: NC Working Families Economic Relief Act. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB668/ - HB 194: School Calendar Flexibility/Asheville/Open Calendar. (in committee, 2025-02-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB194/ - HB 795: Regulate and Restrict Abusive Litigation. (in committee, 2021-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2021/HB795/ - HB 762: Booking Photograph Privacy Act. (in committee, 2021-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2021/HB762/ - HB 739: Modify Property Tax Appeal Process. (passed one chamber, 2021-05-11) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2021/HB739/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $40.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-06-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianTurnerNC/status/2062705358997442867 - 2026-04-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianTurnerNC/status/2046328846559903886 - 2026-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianTurnerNC/status/2037313112236294286 - 2025-12-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianTurnerNC/status/1997845295984758829 - 2025-12-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianTurnerNC/status/1996245890432921879 - 2025-12-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianTurnerNC/status/1996247559732445296 - 2025-12-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianTurnerNC/status/1996248690558730462 - 2025-12-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianTurnerNC/status/1996251065667526711 - 2025-12-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianTurnerNC/status/1996276710581387700 - 2025-12-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianTurnerNC/status/1996333610270400777 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/696 - Campaign site: https://turnerfornc.com/ - X: https://x.com/BrianTurnerNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBrianTurner/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrianTurnerNC - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianturnernc/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-7746418/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0229944f-1584-4c3c-9a7b-5c97b6785a6f