# David Willis

David Willis is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 68.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 68
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6b06a564-763d-421d-bc9b-4779f4dbc1a4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6b06a564-763d-421d-bc9b-4779f4dbc1a4 (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

Willis missed 23% of 482 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the North Carolina House (average 92.6%).

## What Willis says (NC 2025–26 session)

57 classified statements: 57 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Willis | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 19.3% | 2.9% | 11 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 12.3% | 9.3% | 219 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 29.8% | 31.9% | 416 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 10.5% | 12.7% | 388 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.4% | 216 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (State House Republicans 10%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Republicans 18%); Commerce 13% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 6.3% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.64 (standard error 0.03), from 390 donors and 382 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 77% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 99.1% (92.6%). 2 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 yea · 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 yea · R2 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 · 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 114. 32.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 51 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 1204: Require Seat Belts on School Buses. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1204/
- HB 1097: Government Website Access Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1097/
- HB 1029: NC Digital Asset and Stablecoin Act. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1029/
- HB 956: Enhance Financial Protections/Older Adults. (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB956/
- HB 978: Establish Youth Mentoring Commission/Mentoring Funds. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB978/
- HB 971: Career Development Adjustment. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB971/
- HB 912: The Hometown Opportunities for Mentoring Educators Act. (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB912/
- HB 966: College Cost Reduction Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB966/
- HB 846: Teacher Retention and Recruitment. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB846/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $76.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 84% 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.

- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/davidwillisnc/status/2107178453652955279
- 2026-08-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidwillisnc/status/2091300479170916831
- 2026-08-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidwillisnc/status/2091300841844339071
- 2026-08-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidwillisnc/status/2091301243939426408
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidwillisnc/status/2055690059148398951
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidwillisnc/status/2055690411348279521
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidwillisnc/status/2055690520882532594
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/davidwillisnc/status/2055691679315689919
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/davidwillisnc/status/2055694665324626411
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/davidwillisnc/status/2055695015578345609

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/779
- Campaign site: https://www.votedavidwillis.com/
- X: https://x.com/davidwillisnc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WillisforNCHouse
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidwillisnc68
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-willis-06b932129/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6b06a564-763d-421d-bc9b-4779f4dbc1a4
