# Tim Longest Tim Longest is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 34. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina House, district 34 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/1bc1818f-49fd-478a-affa-1f167adcfb51 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bc1818f-49fd-478a-affa-1f167adcfb51 (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 Longest’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from North Carolina, in the top tenth of State House Democrats. ## What Longest says (NC 2025–26 session) 54 classified statements: 54 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Longest | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 29.6% | 10.4% | 44 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 63.0% | 39.2% | 83 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 9.3% | 2.9% | 39 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 29.6% | 14.4% | 91 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.0% | 129 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Democrats 11%); Labor and Employment 18% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Health 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Commerce 12% (State House Democrats 3.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.67 (standard error 0.03), from 156 donors and 158 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 92.3% (92.6%). 31 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-07 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 227. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 95 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1236: Constitutional Amendment/Judicial Standards Commission. (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1236/ - HB 1211: Home Equity Investment Loan Act. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1211/ - HB 1092: Reform NC Property Tax. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1092/ - HB 1082: Tax Relief for Working Families Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1082/ - HB 1063: Ratepayer and Resource Protection Act. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1063/ - HB 1059: Fair Minimum Wage Act. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1059/ - HB 938: Right to Repair Digital Electronics Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB938/ - HB 973: Uniform Restrictive Employment Agreement Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB973/ - HB 990: Notice Requirements for Landlord Fees. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB990/ - HB 969: Abolition of Contributory Negligence/Study. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB969/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $23.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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. - 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/timlongest, Tim4UNC/status/2102204146032201732 - 2026-08-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/timlongest, Tim4UNC/status/2092627493161177497 - 2026-06-19 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/timlongest, Tim4UNC/status/2068021699560284354 - 2026-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/timlongest, Tim4UNC/status/2066363466785402980 - 2026-06-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/timlongest, Tim4UNC/status/2064541675301540299 - 2026-06-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/timlongest, Tim4UNC/status/2062340953965236729 - 2026-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/timlongest, Tim4UNC/status/2062364698159321100 - 2026-05-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/timlongest, Tim4UNC/status/2057988835569549405 - 2026-05-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/timlongest, Tim4UNC/status/2057989341989712274 - 2026-05-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/timlongest, Tim4UNC/status/2057989630297776593 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/818 - Campaign site: https://www.timfornc.com/ - X: https://x.com/timlongest - X: https://x.com/Tim4UNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimLongestNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tim.longest - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timlongestnc - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-longest-66889045/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bc1818f-49fd-478a-affa-1f167adcfb51