# Benton Sawrey

Benton Sawrey is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 10.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 10
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0c960acb-381f-4ce9-b9d3-313fd882b6e1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0c960acb-381f-4ce9-b9d3-313fd882b6e1 (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

Sawrey reported $411.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.52 (standard error 0.03), from 379 donors and 99 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

294 roll calls. Attendance 93.5% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 0 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/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB562/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · SB 445 Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB445/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Third Reading · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/
- 2026-07-02 · voted yea · Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 328 Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB328/

## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 72. 43.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 6 of 44).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1080: Lower Taxes for All NC. (became law, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1080/
- SB 1004: Family Support for Those Who Serve Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1004/
- SB 1013: 2026 Office of the State Auditor Agency Bill.-AB (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1013/
- SB 1040: Repeal CON for ASCs and Inpatient Rehab. (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1040/
- SB 956: Omnibus Life Sciences Appropriations. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB956/
- SB 863: Streamline Adult Care Home Inspections. (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB863/
- SB 694: Remove Barriers to Employment from Court Debt. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB694/
- SB 490: Augment Agency Appeal Rights. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB490/
- SB 479: SCRIPT Act. (became law, 2025-07-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB479/
- SB 668: NC Genetic Counselors Workforce Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB668/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $411.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/445
- Campaign site: https://bentonsawrey.com/
- X: https://x.com/bgsawrey
- X: https://x.com/SawreyforNC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bentonsawreyforsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bgsawrey
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benton-sawrey-3083768/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0c960acb-381f-4ce9-b9d3-313fd882b6e1