# Dave Craven

Dave Craven is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 29.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 29
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7074c9f6-6a8e-4c63-b0b3-ae43b9cfba0d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7074c9f6-6a8e-4c63-b0b3-ae43b9cfba0d (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

Craven reported $947.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.67 (standard error 0.02), from 759 donors and 171 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

294 roll calls. Attendance 82% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 0 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/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB562/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · SB 445 Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB445/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Third Reading · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/
- 2026-07-02 · voted yea · Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 328 Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB328/

## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 38. 35.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 12 of 44).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1057: Required Disclosures/Proxy Advisory Services. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1057/
- SB 584: Local Govt Transportation System Financing. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB584/
- SB 702: Bail Bond Omnibus. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB702/
- SB 699: Adult Care Home Medicaid PCS Coverage. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB699/
- SB 481: Definitions for Advanced Recycling. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB481/
- SB 675: Charitable Orgs. Privacy Protection Act. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB675/
- SB 706: County Waste Management Assistance. (became law, 2025-07-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB706/
- SB 709: 2025 State Investment Modernization Act.-AB (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB709/
- SB 690: Various Real Estate and Business Law Changes. (became law, 2025-07-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB690/
- SB 311: The Law and Order Act. (became law, 2025-07-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB311/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $947.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/423
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dave.craven2
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-craven-b6b088a4/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7074c9f6-6a8e-4c63-b0b3-ae43b9cfba0d