# Ray Jeffers Ray Jeffers is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 2. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina House, district 2 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/064a56b9-d616-43a1-a3f2-ffd4938740d3 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/064a56b9-d616-43a1-a3f2-ffd4938740d3 (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 Jeffers voted against the majority of North Carolina House Democrats 30 times; party unity 84%, in the bottom quarter of the North Carolina House (average 92.6%). ## What Jeffers says (NC 2025–26 session) 11 classified statements: 11 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 | Jeffers | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 54.5% | 39.2% | 162 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 9.1% | 2.9% | 44 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 27.3% | 14.4% | 119 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 9.1% | 1.0% | 10 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 17% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Energy 17% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 17% (State House Democrats 6.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.52 (standard error 0.03), from 96 donors and 174 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 86% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 84% (92.6%). 30 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-07 · voted not voting · Second Reading · HJR 2 Adjourn 2026 First Extra Session Sine Die. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HJR2/ - 2026-10-07 · voted not voting · Second Reading · HB 3 Relief at the Pump. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - 2026-10-07 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 nay · R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted nay · 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 123. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 95 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1057: Affordable Food Act. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1057/ - HB 1021: Facilities of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Organizations/Funds. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1021/ - HB 783: Sidekicks Academy/Funds. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB783/ - HB 731: Pauli Murray Center/Funds. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB731/ - HB 639: Prioritize In-State Applicants/UNC Educator Schools. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB639/ - HB 685: Rural NC Reinvestment Act. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB685/ - HB 617: Supporting Small Farmers for NC's Future Act. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB617/ - HB 416: Boys and Girls Clubs/Funds. (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB416/ - HB 208: Partnership for Children Information Access. (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB208/ - HB 209: Employee Housing/Durham County. (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB209/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $12.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 89% 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. - 2026-08-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/B_RayJeffers, Commish_Jeffers/status/2091662003660358090 - 2025-11-20 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/B_RayJeffers, Commish_Jeffers/status/1991534351956513107 - 2025-11-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/B_RayJeffers, Commish_Jeffers/status/1988068228112044470 - 2025-11-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/B_RayJeffers, Commish_Jeffers/status/1988322001908625800 - 2025-04-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/B_RayJeffers, Commish_Jeffers/status/1911788412287201408 - 2025-04-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/B_RayJeffers, Commish_Jeffers/status/1911788677270847577 - 2025-04-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/B_RayJeffers, Commish_Jeffers/status/1909956551428755595 - 2025-04-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/B_RayJeffers, Commish_Jeffers/status/1909956665656418555 - 2025-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/B_RayJeffers, Commish_Jeffers/status/1907664264090751064 - 2025-03-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/B_RayJeffers, Commish_Jeffers/status/1904537125766267304 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/805 - Campaign site: https://rayjeffers.com/ - X: https://x.com/B_RayJeffers - X: https://x.com/Commish_Jeffers - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RayJeffersForNorthCarolina - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brannon.jeffers - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ray_jeffers - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5EsAQxL3PHFiED47xke0qw - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/b-ray-jeffers-43942311b/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/064a56b9-d616-43a1-a3f2-ffd4938740d3