# Garland Pierce

Garland Pierce is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 48.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 48
- Serving since: 2005-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/32edee21-40a5-491f-b28e-316ba7262360

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/32edee21-40a5-491f-b28e-316ba7262360 (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 41 times; party unity 72%, in the bottom tenth of the North Carolina House (average 92.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 317 donors and 589 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 90.6% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 72% (92.6%). 41 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 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 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 nay · 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 314. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 95 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1138: Aging With Dignity Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1138/
- HB 1053: Additional Funding for School Supplies. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1053/
- HB 974: DHHS Study/Hospice Patient Complaints. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB974/
- HB 786: Working Families Act. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB786/
- HB 663: Living Donor Protection Act. (in committee, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB663/
- HB 662: Support the State Highway Patrol. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB662/
- HB 335: Expand Emergency Judge Eligibility. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB335/
- HB 280: Support for the Senior Tar Heel Legislature. (in committee, 2025-03-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB280/
- HB 179: Labor Organization Membership Dues Tax Deductible. (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB179/
- HB 928: NC State Highway Patrol Retention Act. (in committee, 2024-05-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/HB928/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $76.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 85% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/497
- Campaign site: https://www.reelectpierce.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepGPierce1
- X: https://x.com/GarlandPierceNC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rep-Garland-E-Pierce-125921297430967/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repgarland.pierce
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garlandepierce

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/32edee21-40a5-491f-b28e-316ba7262360