# John Lowery

John Lowery is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 47.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 47
- Serving since: 2025-01-08
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7d07a14d-a5dc-46a9-8277-85fee42921a1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7d07a14d-a5dc-46a9-8277-85fee42921a1 (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

Lowery missed 12% of 350 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the North Carolina House (average 92.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.06), from 45 donors and 145 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

350 roll calls. Attendance 88% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 96.7% (92.6%). 5 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 present · R2 For Adoption M4 Previous Question · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/
- 2025-09-23 · voted yea · M11 Concur · HB 926 Regulatory Reform Act of 2025. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB926/
- 2025-09-23 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 775 Criminal History Checks for School Positions. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB775/
- 2025-09-23 · voted yea · M11 Concur · HB 358 Continuing Budget Operations Part II. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB358/
- 2025-09-23 · voted yea · Second Reading · SB 775 General Assembly Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB775/
- 2025-09-23 · voted present · A1 Hawkins Second Reading · HB 775 Criminal History Checks for School Positions. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB775/
- 2025-09-23 · voted yea · Second Reading · SB 13 Political Terrorism Prevention Act. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB13/
- 2025-09-23 · voted yea · Second Reading · SJR 776 Adjournment Resolution Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR776/
- 2025-09-23 · voted yea · Second Reading · SJR 773 Confirm Governor's Appt/Investment Authority. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR773/

## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 88. 26.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 57 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 1004: UNC Artificial Intelligence and Technology Hubs. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1004/
- HB 833: The Food Refrigeration Expansion for Safe Home-Processing (FRESH) Act. (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB833/
- HB 812: UNC-Pembroke Presidential Library Funds/Donald John Trump. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB812/
- HB 605: Definitions for Advanced Recycling. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB605/
- HB 505: Kayla's Act: Protecting Domestic Violence Victims. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB505/
- HB 224: Strengthen Our Tribal Communities Act. (in committee, 2025-03-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB224/
- HB 222: Close Out Operations Provide Emergency Relief (C.O.O.P.E.R.) Accountability Act. (in committee, 2025-03-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB222/
- HB 217: Driver Education/18 Years and Older and Unlicensed. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB217/
- HB 171: Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). (passed both chambers, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB171/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $45.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7d07a14d-a5dc-46a9-8277-85fee42921a1