# Natalie Murdock Natalie Murdock is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate for district 20. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 20 - Serving since: 2020-04-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/121cec2b-d03f-45bc-a835-1ae5f4eb18d3 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/121cec2b-d03f-45bc-a835-1ae5f4eb18d3 (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 Murdock sits at −1.11 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State Senate Democrats. ## What Murdock says (NC 2025–26 session) 193 classified statements: 193 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Murdock | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 6.2% | 10.3% | 188 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 19.2% | 42.9% | 293 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 6.2% | 16.1% | 247 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 24% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 16% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 11% (State Senate Democrats 15%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −1.11 (standard error 0.02), from 433 donors and 187 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.2% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 294 roll calls. Attendance 80% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 93.9% (93.2%). 16 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 nay · 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 nay · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/ - 2026-07-28 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 55 bills: 55 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 196. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 37 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 949: Fully Fund School Psychologists and Counselors. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB949/ - SB 980: Adopt Official Hip-Hop Song. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB980/ - SB 950: School Meals for Every Child. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB950/ - SB 958: Safe Parks Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB958/ - SB 981: AI in Ed Task Force and Standards. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB981/ - SB 1027: Extreme Heat/Ban Utility Disconnections. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1027/ - SB 1059: Military Family Food Security and Readiness Act. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1059/ - SB 1024: My Power Bill Is Too High. (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1024/ - SB 898: Citizens' Tax Relief Circuit Breaker Mods. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB898/ - SB 909: The BUMP Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB909/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $59.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 92% 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. - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/nataliefornc, divamurdock/status/2108176429565268332 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/nataliefornc, divamurdock/status/2108206103557247358 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/nataliefornc, divamurdock/status/2108317930156953796 - 2026-08-10 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/nataliefornc, divamurdock/status/2086797333140746700 - 2026-08-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/nataliefornc, divamurdock/status/2086939854579855761 - 2026-07-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/nataliefornc, divamurdock/status/2075780839254737084 - 2026-06-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/nataliefornc, divamurdock/status/2067686494588874930 - 2026-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/nataliefornc, divamurdock/status/2063364989855871257 - 2026-05-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/nataliefornc, divamurdock/status/2059999599142510656 - 2026-05-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/nataliefornc, divamurdock/status/2052919443521454288 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/422 - Campaign site: https://natalie-murdock.com/ - X: https://x.com/nataliefornc - X: https://x.com/divamurdock - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NatalieforNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natalie.murdock.92 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/divamurdock - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-murdock-2b8ab425/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/121cec2b-d03f-45bc-a835-1ae5f4eb18d3