# Mark Pless

Mark Pless is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 118.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 118
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/601cab9a-8b58-42fa-a62e-4170ec23b955

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/601cab9a-8b58-42fa-a62e-4170ec23b955 (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

Pless sits at +0.58 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 84% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.58 (standard error 0.04), from 87 donors and 375 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 92.7% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 97.9% (92.6%). 5 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/
- 2026-10-07 · voted not voting · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 13.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 232: Short-Line Railroad Disaster Assistance/Funds. (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB232/
- HB 808: Gender Transition/Minors. (became law, 2023-08-16) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/HB808/
- HB 673: Clarify Regulations on Adult Entertainment. (in committee, 2023-04-19) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/HB673/
- HB 442: Unemployment Insurance Drug Testing Requirements/Funds. (in committee, 2023-03-23) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/HB442/
- HB 417: Anti-Boycott Divestiture. (in committee, 2023-03-21) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/HB417/
- HB 313: Transportation Resiliency Fund Modifications/Disaster. (in committee, 2023-03-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/HB313/
- HB 264: Partisan Election/Municipalities/Haywood and Madison Counties. (passed one chamber, 2023-05-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/HB264/
- HB 222: No COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for NC Students. (in committee, 2023-03-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/HB222/
- HB 128: Electric Vehicle Highway Use Equalization Tax. (in committee, 2023-02-16) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/HB128/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/773
- Campaign site: https://www.markpless.us/
- X: https://x.com/pless_mark
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mark-Pless-NC-House-118-104422077755228
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.pless.100
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markpless
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPf0tOwx8KxnH5ktk5UBGuQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-pless-b8973a90/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/601cab9a-8b58-42fa-a62e-4170ec23b955