# Laura Budd

Laura Budd is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 103.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 103
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/283007b1-e7a2-486b-b19b-5a8126bc4128

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/283007b1-e7a2-486b-b19b-5a8126bc4128 (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

66% of Budd’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from North Carolina, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.76 (standard error 0.03), from 542 donors and 165 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 95.1% (92.6%). 29 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 not voting · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-08-05 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · M11 Concur · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/
- 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · 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 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 157. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 64 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1206: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act/Funds. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1206/
- HB 1164: Insufficient Funds for Taxes Penalty Modification. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1164/
- HB 1180: Data Center Amendments. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1180/
- HB 924: Board for General Contractors/Criminal Referrals. (in committee, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB924/
- HB 953: Study Committee on Assistant District Attorney/Assistant Public Defender/Private Assigned Counsel Pay. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB953/
- HB 993: Homeowners' Associations Organization and Reporting Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB993/
- HB 903: Highway and Road Safety Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB903/
- HB 840: Reward Schools for Student Growth. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB840/
- HB 499: NC Paid Family Leave Insurance Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB499/
- HB 475: State Identification Cards for High School Students. (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB475/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $52.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 66% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/796
- Campaign site: https://electlaurabudd.com/
- X: https://x.com/ElectLauraBudd
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electlaurabudd
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laura.budd.16
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurahbudd
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-h-budd/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/283007b1-e7a2-486b-b19b-5a8126bc4128