# Brian Echevarria Brian Echevarria is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 82. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina House, district 82 - Serving since: 2025-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/19c32795-3313-4f2f-a1d2-b79ff1dd81fb Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/19c32795-3313-4f2f-a1d2-b79ff1dd81fb (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 73% of Echevarria’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from North Carolina, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans. ## What Echevarria says (NC 2025–26 session) 531 classified statements: 531 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 | Echevarria | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 1.3% | 2.9% | 361 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 15.4% | 9.3% | 164 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 43.9% | 31.9% | 201 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.8% | 1.8% | 452 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 7.7% | 12.7% | 455 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 4.0% | 1.4% | 89 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 42% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Republicans 12%); Housing and Community Development 16% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 546 donors and 249 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 100% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 97.4% (92.6%). 7 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 74. 28.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 54 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - HB 1156: Wastewater Design Flow Modifications. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1156/ - HB 1091: DWI Modernization Act of 2026. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1091/ - HB 1089: Constitutional Amendment Property Tax Levy Limit. (became law, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1089/ - HB 964: Concealed Carry Weapon Permit/Allow Carry of Other Weapons. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB964/ - HB 846: Teacher Retention and Recruitment. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB846/ - HB 853: Special License Plate After Revocation. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB853/ - HB 844: Finding Grace Family Bill. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB844/ - HB 825: Election Improvements. (in committee, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB825/ - HB 799: Ensure Nondiscrimination in Government. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB799/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $59.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 73% 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. - 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianEchNC/status/2111245017876680882 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianEchNC/status/2109833390711029864 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianEchNC/status/2109835540136649206 - 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/BrianEchNC/status/2107544106553450845 - 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianEchNC/status/2106867323294642389 - 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianEchNC/status/2104969945515774263 - 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianEchNC/status/2103876474512015419 - 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianEchNC/status/2102760770945662990 - 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianEchNC/status/2102786214562549955 - 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianEchNC/status/2102045102889652332 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/828 - Campaign site: https://brianechevarria.com/ - X: https://x.com/BrianEchNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteBrianEchevarria/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electbrianechevarria/?hl=en Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/19c32795-3313-4f2f-a1d2-b79ff1dd81fb