# Tom McInnis

Tom McInnis is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 21.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 21
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/81a19cd2-9493-4b85-b92b-44df8777530e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81a19cd2-9493-4b85-b92b-44df8777530e (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

McInnis reported $505.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.59 (standard error 0.02), from 536 donors and 245 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

294 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 97.1% (93.2%). 4 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/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB562/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · SB 445 Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB445/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/
- 2026-07-28 · voted nay · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Third Reading · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/
- 2026-07-02 · voted yea · Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 328 Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB328/

## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 76. 47.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 5 of 44).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 861: Cut State Gov. Jobs Vacant 24 Months or More. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB861/
- SB 840: Teacher Licensure Modifications. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB840/
- SB 801: Address Confidentiality/Study and DL. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB801/
- SB 816: Child. of Wartime Vets Sch'ship Funds and Flex. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB816/
- SB 508: LL to CPL/Apprenticeship Program. (in committee, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB508/
- SB 503: A More Efficient Office of Vital Records. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB503/
- SB 595: Various Revenue Laws Changes. (became law, 2026-07-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB595/
- SB 388: DOT Permit Review Time Periods. (in committee, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB388/
- SB 450: Novel Opioid Control Act of 2025. (in committee, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB450/
- SB 472: Coastal Regulatory Reform. (became law, 2025-07-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB472/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $505.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/389
- Campaign site: https://www.mcinnisfornc.com/
- X: https://x.com/NCGA25
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorTomMcinnis
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tom.mcinnis.1
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-mcinnis-37564b23/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81a19cd2-9493-4b85-b92b-44df8777530e