# Zack Hawkins Zack Hawkins is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 31. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina House, district 31 - Serving since: 2019-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/6dea5a89-20c8-4370-94c2-0dac7fe29d77 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6dea5a89-20c8-4370-94c2-0dac7fe29d77 (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 The policy areas Hawkins talks about and legislates on agree at 0.70 on a 0–1 scale, in the top tenth of State House Democrats. ## What Hawkins says (NC 2025–26 session) 346 classified statements: 346 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Hawkins | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 12.1% | 10.4% | 259 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 32.4% | 39.2% | 496 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 2.3% | 2.9% | 332 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 9.3% | 14.4% | 451 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 38% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.8% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Labor and Employment 8.9% (State House Democrats 5.7%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.66 (standard error 0.02), from 374 donors and 544 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 89% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 90.3% (92.6%). 25 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-07 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · R2 For Adoption · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/ - 2026-08-05 · voted nay · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-08-05 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 50 bills: 50 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 341. 4.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 75 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1240: Constitutional Amendment/Early Voting. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1240/ - HB 1233: State Board of Elections/Independent Agency. (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1233/ - HB 1169: Prohibit Driving with Animal in Lap. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1169/ - HR 1177: Consumer Protection Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HR1177/ - HB 1147: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Omnibus. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1147/ - HB 1133: Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Historically Minority-Serving Institutions Omnibus. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1133/ - HB 1139: Learning and Enrichment in Afterschool Programs. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1139/ - HB 1140: State Employee Bereavement Leave/Up To 40 Hrs. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1140/ - HB 1142: Expand Quantum Computing Education. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1142/ - HB 1141: Protecting Medicaid and Autism Services. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1141/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $47.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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. - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/zackafhawkins, zackhawkinsnc/status/2114198469493792916 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/zackafhawkins, zackhawkinsnc/status/2113225736454852806 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/zackafhawkins, zackhawkinsnc/status/2111991078144360580 - 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/zackafhawkins, zackhawkinsnc/status/2111659601275859236 - 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/zackafhawkins, zackhawkinsnc/status/2111660971588497861 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/zackafhawkins, zackhawkinsnc/status/2110563671709737191 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/zackafhawkins, zackhawkinsnc/status/2109827467208790439 - 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/zackafhawkins, zackhawkinsnc/status/2108671658038812826 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/zackafhawkins, zackhawkinsnc/status/2107103419135652190 - 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/zackafhawkins, zackhawkinsnc/status/2103966094113554554 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/742 - Campaign site: https://zackhawkinsnc.com/ - X: https://x.com/zackafhawkins - X: https://x.com/zackhawkinsnc - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zackhawkinsnc/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zack-hawkins-945b474/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6dea5a89-20c8-4370-94c2-0dac7fe29d77