# Stephen Ross

Stephen Ross is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 63.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 63
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6b6dc936-a880-4bdb-9fba-11e0a2ff9f01

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6b6dc936-a880-4bdb-9fba-11e0a2ff9f01 (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

Ross missed 26% of 482 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the North Carolina House (average 92.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.57 (standard error 0.03), from 157 donors and 382 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 74% (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 not voting · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-08-05 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · M11 Concur · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/
- 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · 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 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 78. 48.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 29 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 1157: Red Wolf Special Registration Plate. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1157/
- HB 1096: First in Flight Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1096/
- HB 1029: NC Digital Asset and Stablecoin Act. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1029/
- HB 992: Timeshare Foreclosure/Paternity Matters. (became law, 2025-07-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB992/
- HB 920: Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act. (became law, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB920/
- HB 724: NC-Federal Alignment for Critical Technologies Task Force (NC-FACT). (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB724/
- HB 754: Financial Exploitation Prevention/Savings Bank Updates. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB754/
- HB 762: Modernize NC Secure and Fair Enforcement (S.A.F.E.) Act/Second Mortgage Fee Act. (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB762/
- HB 723: Technology Coalitions Strategic Support Fund. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB723/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.3K (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/812
- X: https://x.com/RossforNCHouse
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steve.ross.79230
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-ross-4481953b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6b6dc936-a880-4bdb-9fba-11e0a2ff9f01