# Matthew Winslow

Matthew Winslow is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 7
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1dfa7f10-249d-43aa-930b-a5be9e4fce9f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1dfa7f10-249d-43aa-930b-a5be9e4fce9f (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

33% of Winslow’s statements claim credit, 2.6 times the State House Republican average of 13%.

## What Winslow says (NC 2025–26 session)

208 classified statements: 208 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 | Winslow | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 4.3% | 9.3% | 483 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 44.2% | 31.9% | 200 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.8% | 1.8% | 53 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 33.2% | 12.7% | 47 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 18% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Education 18% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Republicans 18%); Energy 12% (State House Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.03), from 405 donors and 362 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 88% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 99.2% (92.6%). 1 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 present · 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 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 90. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 64 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 895: Emergency Citizen Pilot Training Program. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB895/
- HB 912: The Hometown Opportunities for Mentoring Educators Act. (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB912/
- HB 829: Locksmith Licensing Act Modernization. (in committee, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB829/
- HB 765: Save the American Dream Act. (in committee, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB765/
- HB 703: Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries. (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB703/
- HB 593: Local Government Audits. (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB593/
- HB 581: Career Pathways Transparency Act. (in committee, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB581/
- HB 609: Option for Raw Milk Consumption. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB609/
- HB 490: Propel NC Funding and Tuition Surcharge. (in committee, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB490/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $50.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% 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.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/WinslowNC/status/2112263673054167201
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/WinslowNC/status/2112266554280698209
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/WinslowNC/status/2112266624786985034
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/WinslowNC/status/2112268169763053710
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/WinslowNC/status/2110460207012749512
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/WinslowNC/status/2110468228929486882
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/WinslowNC/status/2108587734839267559
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/WinslowNC/status/2108250572017062118
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/WinslowNC/status/2107591187729375404
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/WinslowNC/status/2105711685923119557

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/776
- Campaign site: https://www.matthewwinslow.com/
- X: https://x.com/WinslowNC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/winslownc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthew.winslow.794
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/winslownc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaNOQku--9LnwPaik1mH46g
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-winslow-3550aa15/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1dfa7f10-249d-43aa-930b-a5be9e4fce9f
