# Julie von Haefen

Julie von Haefen is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 36.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 36
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7b4481a0-466b-44be-8b39-def9e1bc04f8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7b4481a0-466b-44be-8b39-def9e1bc04f8 (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

Haefen sits at −0.89 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 83% of State House Democrats.

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

46 classified statements: 46 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 | Haefen | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 37.0% | 10.4% | 15 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 63.0% | 39.2% | 81 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 15.2% | 14.4% | 313 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.2% | 1.0% | 105 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 38% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Environmental Protection 14% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 6.9% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.02), from 689 donors and 576 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 98.0% (92.6%). 46 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 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 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 223. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 95 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1197: Revise NC Teaching Fellows Program. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1197/
- HB 1160: Reduce Parent Copays/Child Care Subsidy/Funds. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1160/
- HB 1158: Increase Market Rate/Rate Floor/Child Subsidy. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1158/
- HB 1120: Financial Effectiveness and Transparency Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1120/
- HB 1130: Re-Professionalizing the Teaching Profession. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1130/
- HB 1017: Sound Basic Education for Every Child. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1017/
- HB 940: Protection Against Pregnancy Discrimination. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB940/
- HB 902: Free to Learn - Library Bill of Rights Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB902/
- HB 922: North Carolina Consumer Protection Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB922/
- HB 852: Safe Dogs, Safe Owners. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB852/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $30.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2025-05-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/juliefornc/status/1922455837534007308
- 2025-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/juliefornc/status/1920151400723382273
- 2025-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/juliefornc/status/1919897345816232279
- 2025-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/juliefornc/status/1919899499071242423
- 2025-05-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/juliefornc/status/1919370698239164781
- 2025-05-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/juliefornc/status/1919421832748298452
- 2025-04-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/juliefornc/status/1910034570021380376
- 2025-04-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/juliefornc/status/1909709532215058864
- 2025-04-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/juliefornc/status/1908133249546604809
- 2025-03-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/juliefornc/status/1906388064341287273

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/758
- Campaign site: https://www.juliefornc.com/
- X: https://x.com/juliefornc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/juliefornc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julie.vonhaefen
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliefornc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliemvh
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-von-haefen-8b012b2b1/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7b4481a0-466b-44be-8b39-def9e1bc04f8
