# Ray Pickett

Ray Pickett is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 93.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 93
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/27cea850-e6f2-4fe8-a02e-26f9867d00f1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/27cea850-e6f2-4fe8-a02e-26f9867d00f1 (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

Pickett has served since 2021.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.03), from 109 donors and 366 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 96.5% (92.6%). 5 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 yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-08-05 · voted yea · 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 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 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 118. 35.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 45 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1124: Interstate Compact for School Psychologists. (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1124/
- HB 996: Further Limit General Fund Operating Budget. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB996/
- HB 921: ABC and Gaming Omnibus Bill. (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB921/
- HB 875: DPI to Redesign Math Instruction. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB875/
- HB 838: DIT Agency Broadband Bill. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB838/
- HB 796: The Student Mental Health Line Awareness Act. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB796/
- HB 774: School Breakfast for All. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB774/
- HB 670: Workforce Credential Grant Program/Career and College Pathways. (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB670/
- HB 578: The Jason Flatt Act of North Carolina. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-24) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB578/
- HB 490: Propel NC Funding and Tuition Surcharge. (in committee, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB490/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $70.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/772
- Campaign site: https://raypickett.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RayPickettDistrict93
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RayPickettNCHouse
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ray.pickett.3382
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raypickettnc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-pickett-1559b588/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/27cea850-e6f2-4fe8-a02e-26f9867d00f1