# Diane Wheatley

Diane Wheatley is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 43.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 43
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/034ed56d-8058-4489-be3e-3d4b9977ac4b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/034ed56d-8058-4489-be3e-3d4b9977ac4b (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

Wheatley has served since 2021.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.03), from 433 donors and 378 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 99.3% (92.6%). 3 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-07 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · R2 For Adoption · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/
- 2026-08-05 · voted yea · 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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 82. 37.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 41 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 1126: 2026 Department of State Treasurer Administrative/Technical/Clarifying Changes. (became law, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1126/
- HB 956: Enhance Financial Protections/Older Adults. (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB956/
- HB 854: Require Licensure of Educational Interpreters. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB854/
- HB 884: Prepared Food Tax - Modification. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB884/
- HB 888: NC Community Health Worker Association/Funds. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB888/
- HB 844: Finding Grace Family Bill. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB844/
- HB 793: Fayetteville Area Projects. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB793/
- HB 703: Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries. (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB703/
- HB 701: Adopt Lafayette Day. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB701/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $78.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/785
- Campaign site: https://www.dianewheatleync.com/
- X: https://x.com/DianeWheatleyNC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DianeWheatleyNC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diane.wheatley1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianewheatleyNC

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/034ed56d-8058-4489-be3e-3d4b9977ac4b