# Rodney Pierce

Rodney Pierce is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 27.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 27
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/230ed41f-56c1-459d-a66d-7ab0a3a8342b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/230ed41f-56c1-459d-a66d-7ab0a3a8342b (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

Pierce voted against the majority of North Carolina House Democrats 58 times; party unity 70%, in the bottom tenth of the North Carolina House (average 92.6%).

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

3,044 classified statements: 3,044 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 | Pierce | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.5% | 362 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 15.1% | 10.4% | 202 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 62.0% | 39.2% | 87 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 2.9% | 319 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 9.7% | 14.4% | 436 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.0% | 312 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Democrats 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.2% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.67 (standard error 0.02), from 545 donors and 247 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 70% (92.6%). 58 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 nay · 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 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 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 300. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 95 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1240: Constitutional Amendment/Early Voting. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1240/
- HB 1209: Strengthen Education by Embedded New Teacher Support. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1209/
- HB 1184: Voucher School Transparency Act. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1184/
- HB 1178: The NC Teacher Pay Competitiveness Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1178/
- HB 1046: NC Economic Progress and Well-Being. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1046/
- HB 1022: Pickleball Wellness Initiative: Health Equity. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1022/
- HB 688: Inclusive Playgrounds/Funds. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB688/
- HB 653: Adjust Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Trigger for Medicaid Expansion. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB653/
- HB 599: Award NC Forest Service Pay Increase. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB599/
- HB 601: Facilities of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Organizations/Funds. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB601/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $281.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 90% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Pierce4NCHouse, MrRDPierce/status/2114475908744552473
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Pierce4NCHouse, MrRDPierce/status/2114475286935011582
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Pierce4NCHouse, MrRDPierce/status/2114046580030316680
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Pierce4NCHouse, MrRDPierce/status/2113992279589585285
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Pierce4NCHouse, MrRDPierce/status/2114046470563196985
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Pierce4NCHouse, MrRDPierce/status/2113621792656949295
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Pierce4NCHouse, MrRDPierce/status/2113623517367308579
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Pierce4NCHouse, MrRDPierce/status/2113630123295482204
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Pierce4NCHouse, MrRDPierce/status/2113752690215760382
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Pierce4NCHouse, MrRDPierce/status/2113621684754542891

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/838
- Campaign site: https://piercefornc.com/
- X: https://x.com/Pierce4NCHouse
- X: https://x.com/MrRDPierce
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554997493469
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rodney.pierce.52
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piercefornchouse27/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rdpierce06/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodney-d-pierce-0bb40b14/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/230ed41f-56c1-459d-a66d-7ab0a3a8342b