# Mary Belk Mary Belk is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 88. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina House, district 88 - Serving since: 2017-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/819581b6-a44a-4d4a-8a08-14c2dccd86f5 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/819581b6-a44a-4d4a-8a08-14c2dccd86f5 (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 Belk sits at −0.90 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 85% of State House Democrats. ## What Belk says (NC 2025–26 session) 36 classified statements: 36 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 | Belk | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 25.0% | 10.4% | 64 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 52.8% | 39.2% | 183 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 8.3% | 2.9% | 52 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 2.8% | 14.4% | 630 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 42% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 32% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 5.3% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Commerce 5.3% (State House Democrats 3.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.90 (standard error 0.03), from 49 donors and 585 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 97.4% (92.6%). 54 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 nay · 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 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 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 453. 3.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 76 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1228: Down-Zoning/Historic Districts-Mecklenburg County. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1228/ - HB 1166: Reorganize and Fund Rare Disease Advisory Council. (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1166/ - HB 1145: Safety Funds for Highway 49 and Eastway Drive. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1145/ - HB 1127: Affordable Maternal Access and Cancer Care Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1127/ - HB 1044: Justice in Mental Health Act. (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1044/ - HB 938: Right to Repair Digital Electronics Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB938/ - HB 998: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library/Funds. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB998/ - HB 984: Regulate Research of Medical Cannabis. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB984/ - HB 839: Advanced Teaching Roles Updates. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB839/ - HB 840: Reward Schools for Student Growth. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB840/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $18.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 71% 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. - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BelkRep, MaryBelkNC/status/2113682019339088183 - 2026-08-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BelkRep, MaryBelkNC/status/2091835318152417400 - 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/BelkRep, MaryBelkNC/status/2091880082813964293 - 2026-08-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/BelkRep, MaryBelkNC/status/2091462584469700656 - 2026-08-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BelkRep, MaryBelkNC/status/2091579325057220743 - 2026-08-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/BelkRep, MaryBelkNC/status/2091114515282751531 - 2026-08-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BelkRep, MaryBelkNC/status/2090113094454255703 - 2026-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/BelkRep, MaryBelkNC/status/2087863515662914004 - 2026-08-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/BelkRep, MaryBelkNC/status/2087273205673189849 - 2026-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BelkRep, MaryBelkNC/status/2052443299982500219 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/713 - Campaign site: https://www.marybelk.com/ - X: https://x.com/BelkRep - X: https://x.com/MaryBelkNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electmarybelk/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mary.g.belk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-belk-4047b246/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/819581b6-a44a-4d4a-8a08-14c2dccd86f5