# Lisa Barnes

Lisa Barnes is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 11.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 11
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/21577fbd-e06f-4bc3-8717-e050ff165a74

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/21577fbd-e06f-4bc3-8717-e050ff165a74 (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

Barnes missed 41% of 294 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the North Carolina Senate (average 87%).

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

181 classified statements: 181 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Barnes | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.5% | 9.5% | 302 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 58.0% | 37.3% | 53 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.2% | 2.3% | 133 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 24.3% | 15.4% | 72 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 28% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 16% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Commerce 13% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Transportation and Public Works 6.7% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 477 donors and 391 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

294 roll calls. Attendance 59% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 0 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/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB562/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · SB 445 Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB445/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Third Reading · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/
- 2026-07-02 · voted yea · Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 328 Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB328/

## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 28. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 23 of 44).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2: Relief at the Pump. (in committee, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/SB2/
- SB 1081: Constitutional Right to Farm. (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1081/
- SB 1076: Rocky Mount/Louisburg Utility Rev./Advisory. (became law, 2026-07-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1076/
- SB 1007: Human Trafficking Omnibus. (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1007/
- SB 1019: Grid Utilization. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1019/
- SB 1000: Environmental Management Commission Staffing. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1000/
- SB 478: Enhancing Ag. Opportunities in Rural NC. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB478/
- SB 737: Medicaid Rates/Ambulatory Surgical Centers. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB737/
- SB 375: Harrison's Law. (became law, 2025-07-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB375/
- SB 368: Office of State Fire Marshal Omnibus Bill.-AB (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB368/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $139.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lisastonebarnes, electlisabarnes/status/2112942751180304431
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lisastonebarnes, electlisabarnes/status/2112156818906472634
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/lisastonebarnes, electlisabarnes/status/2111099861277749519
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lisastonebarnes, electlisabarnes/status/2111119998177456187
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lisastonebarnes, electlisabarnes/status/2110763143089533224
- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lisastonebarnes, electlisabarnes/status/2088290842066714723
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/lisastonebarnes, electlisabarnes/status/2087571106668421194
- 2026-08-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/lisastonebarnes, electlisabarnes/status/2086894140135027171
- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lisastonebarnes, electlisabarnes/status/2084716827473580403
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/lisastonebarnes, electlisabarnes/status/2082547231895245208

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/427
- Campaign site: https://lisabarnesfornc.com/
- X: https://x.com/lisastonebarnes
- X: https://x.com/electlisabarnes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisa-stone-barnes-166749220112465/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electlisabarnes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LisaStoneBarnes
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electlisabarnes
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisastonebarnesnc

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/21577fbd-e06f-4bc3-8717-e050ff165a74