# Kandie Smith Kandie Smith is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate for district 5. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 5 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/5afbb4dc-a121-414a-b600-53af0936beb8 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5afbb4dc-a121-414a-b600-53af0936beb8 (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 Smith missed 28% of 294 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the North Carolina Senate (average 87%). ## What Smith says (NC 2025–26 session) 17 classified statements: 17 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Smith | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 11.8% | 10.3% | 114 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 29.4% | 42.9% | 247 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 5.9% | 16.1% | 252 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 60% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Families 20% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 20% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 20% (State Senate Democrats 1.5%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.58 (standard error 0.04), from 284 donors and 100 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 294 roll calls. Attendance 72% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 94.4% (93.2%). 10 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-07 · voted not voting · Second Reading · HJR 2 Adjourn 2026 First Extra Session Sine Die. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HJR2/ - 2026-10-07 · voted not voting · Second Reading · HB 3 Relief at the Pump. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - 2026-07-29 · voted not voting · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB562/ - 2026-07-29 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/ - 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/ - 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/ - 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · Conference Rpt Third Reading · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/ - 2026-07-02 · voted nay · 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 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 298. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 37 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 1072: Constitutional Amendments - Cannabis. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1072/ - SB 980: Adopt Official Hip-Hop Song. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB980/ - SB 944: Keep Families Fed Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB944/ - SB 900: Small Business Investment Grant. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB900/ - SB 897: NC CROWN Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB897/ - SB 899: School Mental Health Support Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB899/ - SB 891: Small Business Investment Grant. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB891/ - SB 871: Community Emergency Response Training. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB871/ - SB 721: Modify Public-Initiated Criminal Processes. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB721/ - SB 660: Honoring Sacrifice: NC Veterans Relief Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB660/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $41.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 74% 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. - 2026-08-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Sen_KandieSmith/status/2092303746403291635 - 2026-06-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/Sen_KandieSmith/status/2067053460105650347 - 2026-05-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/Sen_KandieSmith/status/2055023588021882918 - 2026-05-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/Sen_KandieSmith/status/2054528167260426727 - 2026-05-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/Sen_KandieSmith/status/2053518402933727256 - 2026-05-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/Sen_KandieSmith/status/2051777708128969089 - 2026-05-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/Sen_KandieSmith/status/2051420193893532000 - 2026-04-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/Sen_KandieSmith/status/2049942263908778392 - 2026-04-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Sen_KandieSmith/status/2049571386062930271 - 2026-04-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Sen_KandieSmith/status/2049244434882085122 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/447 - Campaign site: https://kandiesmith.com/ - X: https://x.com/Sen_KandieSmith - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repkandiesmith/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KandieSmithForNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kandie.smith.56 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kandienchouse - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kandie-smith-aaa3893b/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5afbb4dc-a121-414a-b600-53af0936beb8