# Ralph Hise Ralph Hise is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 47. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 47 - Serving since: 2011-01-26 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/25828c07-8295-45af-bd01-b044b59d530a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/25828c07-8295-45af-bd01-b044b59d530a (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 Hise reported $244.1K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K). ## What Hise says (NC 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Hise | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 37.3% | 352 of 355 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.03), from 213 donors and 240 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 294 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 98.6% (93.2%). 3 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 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 77. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 20 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 1037: DIGITAL NC Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1037/ - SB 986: Workforce Act of 2026. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB986/ - SB 1005: We Need More Midwives Act. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1005/ - SB 1044: Foundational Mathematics Act. (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1044/ - SB 914: 2026 Appropriations Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB914/ - SB 916: 2026 Appropriations Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB916/ - SB 915: 2026 Governor's Budget. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB915/ - SB 940: 2026 Appropriations Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB940/ - SB 855: Community-Based Pharmacy Protections. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB855/ - SB 509: Health Information Exchange Act Revisions. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB509/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $244.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 82% 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. - 2026-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/ralphhise/status/2013081014587847001 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/298 - Campaign site: https://ralphhise.com/ - X: https://x.com/ralphhise - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/ralph-hise-for-nc-senate/174626401646 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ralph.hise.47 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/25828c07-8295-45af-bd01-b044b59d530a