# Joyce Waddell

Joyce Waddell is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate for district 40.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 40
- Serving since: 2015-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3e8067e6-6232-4ebb-979c-d077ab968446

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e8067e6-6232-4ebb-979c-d077ab968446 (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

Waddell voted against the majority of North Carolina Senate Democrats 10 times; party unity 89%, in the bottom quarter of the North Carolina Senate (average 93.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.49 (standard error 0.03), from 57 donors and 249 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

294 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 89% (93.2%). 10 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 nay · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/
- 2026-07-28 · voted nay · 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 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 361.

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 608: Revise Various Laws/Work 1st Cash Assistance. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB608/
- SB 525: Living Wage Guarantee Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB525/
- SB 194: SchCalFlex/Char-Meck/CC. (in committee, 2025-03-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB194/
- SB 159: Elderly Prop. Tax Appreciation Exclusion. (in committee, 2025-02-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB159/
- SB 598: Healthy Students - A Nurse in Every School. (in committee, 2023-04-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/SB598/
- SB 502: Modify School Performance Grades. (in committee, 2023-04-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/SB502/
- SB 437: Hate Crimes Prevention Act. (in committee, 2023-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/SB437/
- SB 440: Increase NC Minimum Wage/$15. (in committee, 2023-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/SB440/
- SB 417: Mobile Beauty Salons. (in committee, 2023-03-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/SB417/
- SB 416: Popular Election. (in committee, 2023-03-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/SB416/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,100 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/393
- Campaign site: https://www.waddell4ncsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/WaddellSenate40
- X: https://x.com/Waddell4SenNC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoyceWaddellNC/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.d.waddell
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senjoycewaddell
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyce-waddell-730a8527/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e8067e6-6232-4ebb-979c-d077ab968446