# Jennifer Balkcom Jennifer Balkcom is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 117. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina House, district 117 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/1c0b287a-2695-47e3-8c7a-1868db5c8d5c Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1c0b287a-2695-47e3-8c7a-1868db5c8d5c (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 Balkcom’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from North Carolina, in the top quarter of State House Republicans. ## What Balkcom says (NC 2025–26 session) 104 classified statements: 104 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 | Balkcom | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 1.9% | 2.9% | 312 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 3.9% | 9.3% | 508 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 47.1% | 31.9% | 170 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 3.9% | 1.8% | 113 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 23.1% | 12.7% | 132 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 1.0% | 1.4% | 297 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 27% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Emergency Management 12% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Health 10% (State House Republicans 10%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.2% (State House Republicans 6.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.04), from 60 donors and 169 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 98.6% (92.6%). 5 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 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 91. 56.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 17 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - HB 1043: Curriculum Honesty, Compliance, and Child Safety Act. (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1043/ - HB 919: Fair Access to Financial Services. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB919/ - HB 895: Emergency Citizen Pilot Training Program. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB895/ - HB 961: Criminal Intent Sentence Enhancement. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB961/ - HB 883: Support Students with Disabilities Act. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB883/ - HB 782: Civic Club Registration Plate Clarification. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB782/ - HB 791: Women's Safety and Protection Act. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB791/ - HB 781: Unauthorized Public Camping and Sleeping. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB781/ - HB 716: Bail Bond Omnibus. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB716/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $49.3K (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. - 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JenBalkcom/status/2114801786242359678 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JenBalkcom/status/2113677864671265175 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JenBalkcom/status/2113412612713017363 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/JenBalkcom/status/2112989878351016383 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/JenBalkcom/status/2112277219753988232 - 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/JenBalkcom/status/2110890147189530668 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JenBalkcom/status/2110741495355670822 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JenBalkcom/status/2109803978728919265 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JenBalkcom/status/2107887375980351563 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JenBalkcom/status/2107081136233206065 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/820 - Campaign site: https://www.votebalkcom.com/ - X: https://x.com/JenBalkcom - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.balkcom.94 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lenderjen - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkcom4nc - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-capps-balkcom-1477a36a/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1c0b287a-2695-47e3-8c7a-1868db5c8d5c