# Charles Smith Charles Smith is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 44. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina House, district 44 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/2736ade6-4cc1-4833-ab0d-cf1953227726 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2736ade6-4cc1-4833-ab0d-cf1953227726 (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 100% of Smith’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from North Carolina, in the top tenth of State House Democrats. ## What Smith says (NC 2025–26 session) 4 classified statements: 4 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 | Smith | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 112 donors and 170 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 75% (92.6%). 40 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 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 yea · 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 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 94. 15.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 65 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1070: Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1070/ - HB 901: Recognize Safety Hold Agreements. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB901/ - HB 961: Criminal Intent Sentence Enhancement. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB961/ - HB 701: Adopt Lafayette Day. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB701/ - HB 646: Constitutional Amendment: Remove Slavery as Punishment. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB646/ - HB 543: Criminal Background Check For Athlete Agents. (in committee, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB543/ - HB 486: Blue Star Families, Inc./Funds. (in committee, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB486/ - HB 499: NC Paid Family Leave Insurance Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB499/ - HB 422: Beyond The Choice Act. (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB422/ - HB 367: Provide Rape Kit Status Updates to Victims. (in committee, 2025-03-12) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB367/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $12.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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. - 2025-02-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/CharlesSmithNC/status/1886068814552461376 - 2025-02-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/CharlesSmithNC/status/1886068816259494325 - 2025-02-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/CharlesSmithNC/status/1886068818130190696 - 2025-02-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/CharlesSmithNC/status/1886068819854008372 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/813 - Campaign site: https://charlessmithfornc.com/ - X: https://x.com/CharlesSmithNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075624664363 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharlesSmithNC - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlessmithfornc Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2736ade6-4cc1-4833-ab0d-cf1953227726