# Donna White

Donna White is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 26.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 26
- Serving since: 2017-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7e1cb220-ff5e-4543-bc51-f44ba7ee0a2b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e1cb220-ff5e-4543-bc51-f44ba7ee0a2b (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

White reported $88.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

2 classified statements: 2 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | White | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 31.9% | 130 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 50.0% | 12.7% | 5 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 100% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Housing and Community Development 100% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.03), from 130 donors and 591 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 71% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 100% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 96.1% (92.6%). 9 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/
- 2026-10-07 · voted yea · 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 yea · R2 For Adoption · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/
- 2026-08-05 · voted yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-08-05 · voted yea · 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 yea · R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · 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 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 203. 32.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 50 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 1159: Investing in Teen Mental Health. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1159/
- HB 1078: Omnibus Life Sciences Appropriations. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1078/
- HB 906: Reagan's Law. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB906/
- HB 974: DHHS Study/Hospice Patient Complaints. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB974/
- HB 824: Expand Treatment Access/Opioid Use Disorder. (in committee, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB824/
- HB 802: Nicotine and Vaping Prevention in Schools. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB802/
- HB 810: State Employee Bereavement Leave/Up To 40-Hrs. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB810/
- HB 766: Expand Access to Teen Mental Health First Aid. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB766/
- HB 743: Allow Live-In Direct Support Professionals in Group Homes. (in committee, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB743/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $88.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 89% 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.

- 2025-04-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/donna4nchouse/status/1914649347771302128
- 2025-04-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/donna4nchouse/status/1907410345875906584

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/728
- Campaign site: https://donnawhitenc26.com/
- X: https://x.com/donna4nchouse
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donnawhite4nchouse
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donna4nchouse
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-mcdowell-white-4794b437/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e1cb220-ff5e-4543-bc51-f44ba7ee0a2b
