# Reece Pyrtle

Reece Pyrtle is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 65.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 65
- Serving since: 2021-08-11
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/837ec59b-a7db-41dc-9e9f-a7a83b462213

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/837ec59b-a7db-41dc-9e9f-a7a83b462213 (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

Pyrtle reported $162.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

70 classified statements: 70 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 | Pyrtle | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.9% | 2.9% | 243 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.7% | 9.3% | 421 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 41.4% | 31.9% | 245 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 1.8% | 332 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 27.1% | 12.7% | 87 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 4.3% | 1.4% | 78 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 38% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 10% (State House Republicans 15%); Emergency Management 10% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Health 10% (State House Republicans 10%); Labor and Employment 10% (State House Republicans 2.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.52 (standard error 0.03), from 278 donors and 256 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 100% (92.6%). 0 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 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 95. 51.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 22 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 1186: Equipping Law Enforcement for Better Drug Detection. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1186/
- HB 1075: Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Registry. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1075/
- HB 1019: Mike Clampitt 1st Responder Tax Fairness Act. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1019/
- HB 928: Allow Physical Therapists in School Concussion Protocol. (became law, 2025-07-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB928/
- HB 1003: Board of Funeral Service Modifications. (became law, 2025-07-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1003/
- HB 921: ABC and Gaming Omnibus Bill. (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB921/
- HB 849: Utility Forced Relocation Expenses. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB849/
- HB 753: Law Enforcement Officers Return to Work. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB753/
- HB 511: Award Magistrates Salary Increases. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB511/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $162.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 87% 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.

- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReecePyrtleNC, ReecePyrtle/status/2073407914862063989
- 2026-06-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ReecePyrtleNC, ReecePyrtle/status/2069894636458443132
- 2026-06-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ReecePyrtleNC, ReecePyrtle/status/2062919606151365029
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReecePyrtleNC, ReecePyrtle/status/2058911418351579475
- 2026-05-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ReecePyrtleNC, ReecePyrtle/status/2054621719021691364
- 2026-05-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReecePyrtleNC, ReecePyrtle/status/2054197049294291095
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReecePyrtleNC, ReecePyrtle/status/2047691731756270060
- 2026-04-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ReecePyrtleNC, ReecePyrtle/status/2046611151924953183
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReecePyrtleNC, ReecePyrtle/status/2040780588496379944
- 2026-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReecePyrtleNC, ReecePyrtle/status/2034700305049239765

## Links

- Official site: https://ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/787
- Campaign site: https://www.reecefornc.com/
- X: https://x.com/ReecePyrtleNC
- X: https://x.com/ReecePyrtle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReecePyrtleNC/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReeceForNC
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reece-pyrtle-b6902514/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/837ec59b-a7db-41dc-9e9f-a7a83b462213