# Jay Adams

Jay Adams is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 96.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 96
- Serving since: 2015-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1a75f967-8f35-40aa-8b0a-990a135e70cb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1a75f967-8f35-40aa-8b0a-990a135e70cb (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 Adams’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from North Carolina, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.03), from 110 donors and 580 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 93.3% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 97.9% (92.6%). 5 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 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 not voting · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-08-05 · voted not voting · 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 43. 53.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 21 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 1108: Constitutional Amendment/Permitless Carry. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1108/
- HB 1117: Even-Year Municipal Elections/Catawba County. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1117/
- HB 901: Recognize Safety Hold Agreements. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB901/
- HB 850: Interbasin Transfer Moratorium/Study. (became law, 2025-07-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB850/
- HB 870: Sedimentation Act and Other Environmental Changes. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB870/
- HB 821: Drivers License Expiration Moratorium. (in committee, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB821/
- HB 822: Moped Regulation. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB822/
- HB 747: 2026 Wildlife Resources Changes. (became law, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB747/
- HB 674: The Firearms Liberty Act. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB674/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $49.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/697
- Campaign site: https://jayadamsnchouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/jayadamsNC96
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jaybird49

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1a75f967-8f35-40aa-8b0a-990a135e70cb