# Abe Jones Abe Jones is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 38. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina House, district 38 - Serving since: 2021-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/559521af-e5f9-43c3-a75e-de9b242d364f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/559521af-e5f9-43c3-a75e-de9b242d364f (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 Jones reported $1,600 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K). ## What Jones says (NC 2025–26 session) 74 classified statements: 74 posts 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 | Jones | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 21.6% | 10.4% | 105 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 44.6% | 39.2% | 306 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 5.4% | 2.9% | 136 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 9.5% | 14.4% | 441 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 42% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 30% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%); Agriculture and Food 9.1% (State House Democrats 4.6%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.03), from 75 donors and 376 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 100% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 88% (92.6%). 35 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 nay · 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 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 44. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 95 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 784: Prohibit Assault Weapons. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB784/ - HB 726: Youth Mentoring and Academic Enhancement Commission. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB726/ - HB 646: Constitutional Amendment: Remove Slavery as Punishment. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB646/ - HB 643: Clarify Firearm Storage Law. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB643/ - HB 589: The Second Look Act. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB589/ - HB 604: Rural and Downtown Community Economic Development Grants. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB604/ - HB 467: Reenact Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB467/ - HB 446: Prohibition on Disclosing Booking Photographs. (in committee, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB446/ - HB 367: Provide Rape Kit Status Updates to Victims. (in committee, 2025-03-12) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB367/ - HB 335: Expand Emergency Judge Eligibility. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB335/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $1,600 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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. - 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/repabejones/status/2105013131781255604 - 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/repabejones/status/2102420357638758529 - 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/repabejones/status/2102545364125663433 - 2026-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/repabejones/status/2100262489061569015 - 2026-04-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repabejones/status/2049595259361939936 - 2026-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/repabejones/status/2029696695450161446 - 2026-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/repabejones/status/2029696697060704565 - 2026-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/repabejones/status/2029696700236038604 - 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/repabejones/status/2029249679003627832 - 2026-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/repabejones/status/2006743001771683967 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/780 - Campaign site: https://abejonesfornchouse.com/ - X: https://x.com/repabejones - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repabejones - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIbF7qk9leUIHLUfaMqu9lw - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abe-jones-429364101/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/559521af-e5f9-43c3-a75e-de9b242d364f