# Brandon Lofton Brandon Lofton is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 104. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina House, district 104 - Serving since: 2019-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/4142addf-2eb1-4557-b3d3-bcea559cbbd3 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4142addf-2eb1-4557-b3d3-bcea559cbbd3 (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 0% of the 15 bills Lofton sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the North Carolina House. ## What Lofton says (NC 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Lofton | 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 −0.53 (standard error 0.02), from 660 donors and 588 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 473 roll calls. Attendance 90.7% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 90.0% (92.6%). 23 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 nay · 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 101. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 95 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1160: Reduce Parent Copays/Child Care Subsidy/Funds. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1160/ - HB 1159: Investing in Teen Mental Health. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1159/ - HB 1158: Increase Market Rate/Rate Floor/Child Subsidy. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1158/ - HB 1066: Child Care Stabilization and Affordability Act. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1066/ - HB 855: Residency Licenses for Nonpublic Exceptional Children Teachers. (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB855/ - HB 766: Expand Access to Teen Mental Health First Aid. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB766/ - HB 785: School Funding Flexibility Study. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB785/ - HB 767: Market Rate Teacher Pay Study. (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB767/ - HB 755: Nonprofit Sales Tax Exemption. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB755/ - HB 651: Reduce Parent Copays/Child Care Subsidy/Funds. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB651/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $41.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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. - 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/loftonfornc/status/1941133107383750754 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/751 - Campaign site: https://www.loftonfornc.com/ - X: https://x.com/loftonfornc - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loftonfornc/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loftonfornc - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loftonfornccampaign1346 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lofton-b5b48165/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4142addf-2eb1-4557-b3d3-bcea559cbbd3