# Alan Branson

Alan Branson is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 59.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 59
- Serving since: 2024-04-24
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6ca8b8ee-96ed-4b21-94cf-d67e49f9c1c8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ca8b8ee-96ed-4b21-94cf-d67e49f9c1c8 (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

Branson has served since 2024.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.04), from 195 donors and 216 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 95.5% (92.6%). 12 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 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 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 143. 18.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 62 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 949: School Protection Act. (in committee, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB949/
- HB 748: Greensboro Water and Wastewater/Funds. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB748/
- HB 623: NC Folk Fest and FIFA Funds. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB623/
- HB 577: Protect Towers and Truckers Act. (in committee, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB577/
- HB 544: Tax Credit for Rehabilitated Corporate Campus. (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB544/
- HB 472: Commercial Vehicle and Cargo Protection. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB472/
- HB 466: Birthplace of American Independence Special Plate. (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB466/
- HB 371: DMV Materials in Additional Languages. (in committee, 2025-03-12) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB371/
- HB 342: Guilford County Schools Funding Requests. (in committee, 2025-03-11) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB342/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $76.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/821
- Campaign site: https://bransonfornc.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Branson4Us/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alan.branson.16
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-branson-19a17a85

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ca8b8ee-96ed-4b21-94cf-d67e49f9c1c8