# Brenden Jones Brenden Jones is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 46. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina House, district 46 - Serving since: 2017-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/1e419504-9efe-4b1f-b1e0-6e8d7d8c74a9 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1e419504-9efe-4b1f-b1e0-6e8d7d8c74a9 (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 Jones reported $825.4K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K). ## What Jones says (NC 2025–26 session) 423 classified statements: 423 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 | Jones | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 10.2% | 2.9% | 53 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 21.3% | 9.3% | 93 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 52.3% | 31.9% | 100 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 2.1% | 1.8% | 239 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 21.3% | 12.7% | 153 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 2.8% | 1.4% | 138 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 27% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 19% (State House Republicans 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.5% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Emergency Management 9.0% (State House Republicans 2.8%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.02), from 730 donors and 573 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 75% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 100% (92.6%). 4 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 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 not voting · R3 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · 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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 18. 61.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 12 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 991: Establish Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB991/ - HB 1003: Board of Funeral Service Modifications. (became law, 2025-07-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1003/ - HB 831: Commercial Inspections Efficiency Act. (in committee, 2025-06-12) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB831/ - HB 780: All Pro Dads and Responsible Fatherhood NC. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB780/ - HB 734: Modernize Debt Settlement Prohibition. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB734/ - HB 695: Support Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders (VIPER)/Assist 911 Operations/Dispatch. (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB695/ - HB 572: Veterans/Electroencephalogram Combined Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Pilot Program. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB572/ - HB 549: Clarify Powers of State Auditor. (became law, 2025-07-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB549/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $825.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 74% 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. - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrendenJonesNC/status/2110766207402209598 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BrendenJonesNC/status/2107887557564318173 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrendenJonesNC/status/2107901706893713529 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/BrendenJonesNC/status/2107221175289966718 - 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrendenJonesNC/status/2106487585346400511 - 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrendenJonesNC/status/2104614503946035243 - 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrendenJonesNC/status/2103117522148954412 - 2026-09-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BrendenJonesNC/status/2099558628378239165 - 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrendenJonesNC/status/2098038850421477825 - 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BrendenJonesNC/status/2095871062659457294 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/723 - Campaign site: https://repjonesfornc.com/ - X: https://x.com/BrendenJonesNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brenden.jones.50 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendenjonesnc - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenden-jones-9a493441/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1e419504-9efe-4b1f-b1e0-6e8d7d8c74a9