# Ed Goodwin

Ed Goodwin is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 1
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/10d93679-f5f4-496f-8b7c-89f923038ac0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/10d93679-f5f4-496f-8b7c-89f923038ac0 (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

100% of Goodwin’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from North Carolina, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## What Goodwin says (NC 2025–26 session)

66 classified statements: 66 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Goodwin | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 7.6% | 31.9% | 721 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.1% | 1.8% | 48 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 12.1% | 12.7% | 342 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 80% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Government Operations and Politics 80% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 80% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.03), from 230 donors and 367 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 96.5% (92.6%). 9 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 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 50. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 25 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 835: Learning Asian American and Pacific Islander Contributions in Schools. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB835/
- HB 600: Recognition of the Tuscarora. (in committee, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB600/
- HB 540: Additional Funds for Patriot Star Scholarship. (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB540/
- HB 512: Emergency Care/Animals/Veterinary Practice. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB512/
- HB 422: Beyond The Choice Act. (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB422/
- HB 341: Disabled Veterans Tax Relief Bill. (in committee, 2025-03-11) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB341/
- HB 299: Increase Disabled Veteran Property Tax Benefit. (in committee, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB299/
- HB 288: POW/MIA Flag/State Buildings and Schools. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB288/
- HB 266: Adopt Women Veterans Day. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB266/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $25.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed4nchouse1/status/2111567174955376652
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed4nchouse1/status/2111568433309794349
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed4nchouse1/status/2109055625753932192
- 2026-08-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed4nchouse1/status/2089417978387587090
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed4nchouse1/status/2073237863605399843
- 2026-07-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed4nchouse1/status/2073179227063820430
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed4nchouse1/status/2058757196616270314
- 2026-05-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed4nchouse1/status/2056123844843446380
- 2026-05-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed4nchouse1/status/2056147249030471893
- 2026-04-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ed4nchouse1/status/2049911409618939992

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/744
- Campaign site: https://electedgoodwin.com/
- X: https://x.com/ed4nchouse1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepEdGoodwinNCHouseDistrict1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edgoodwinnc

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/10d93679-f5f4-496f-8b7c-89f923038ac0
