# Maria Cervania

Maria Cervania is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 41.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 41
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7a50ad08-1f2a-4f5f-9463-b1672d3a60a3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7a50ad08-1f2a-4f5f-9463-b1672d3a60a3 (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

Cervania sits at −0.96 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 88% of State House Democrats.

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

8 classified statements: 8 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 | Cervania | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.5% | 2.5% | 36 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 12.5% | 39.2% | 691 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 12.5% | 14.4% | 372 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 12.5% | 1.0% | 3 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 100% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 100% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.96 (standard error 0.03), from 135 donors and 164 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 100% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 99.3% (92.6%). 44 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 present · 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 nay · 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, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 436. 3.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 78 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1230: No Federal Interference in Elections. (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1230/
- HB 1175: Affordability in Healthcare Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1175/
- HB 1181: Property Tax Modifications. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1181/
- HB 1188: Limits on Immigration Detention Facilities. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1188/
- HB 1179: Senior Property Tax Relief Modernization Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1179/
- HB 1161: Omnibus Artificial Intelligence Protections. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1161/
- HB 1132: Law Enforcement Officers Facial Coverings and Identifications. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1132/
- HB 1129: Balcony Solar. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1129/
- HB 1062: Immigration Cooperation Agreements. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1062/
- HB 1045: Fair Wages in Health Care Act/Funds. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1045/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $20.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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.

- 2025-12-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/CervaniaNc, mcervania, MariaforWake/status/2000582934256820564
- 2025-12-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/CervaniaNc, mcervania, MariaforWake/status/2000695702905573706
- 2025-12-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/CervaniaNc, mcervania, MariaforWake/status/2000259090434650265
- 2025-11-10 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/CervaniaNc, mcervania, MariaforWake/status/1987800358282756348
- 2025-11-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/CervaniaNc, mcervania, MariaforWake/status/1987800575254073715
- 2025-03-06 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/CervaniaNc, mcervania, MariaforWake/status/1897458879467847846
- 2025-03-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CervaniaNc, mcervania, MariaforWake/status/1897459088683876730
- 2025-03-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/CervaniaNc, mcervania, MariaforWake/status/1897459090130891031

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/798
- Campaign site: https://mariafornc.com/
- X: https://x.com/CervaniaNc
- X: https://x.com/mcervania
- X: https://x.com/MariaforWake
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MariaForNC/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariafornc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariaforwake
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MariaLouisaCervania?app=desktop
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDnOU64plJSjHzm6wcb2BZQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariacervania/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7a50ad08-1f2a-4f5f-9463-b1672d3a60a3