# Amy Galey

Amy Galey is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 25
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8be9deca-bbd6-404f-8726-0aecaeb19ca7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8be9deca-bbd6-404f-8726-0aecaeb19ca7 (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

Galey sits at +0.80 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State Senate Republicans.

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

48 classified statements: 48 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Galey | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.1% | 2.3% | 114 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 22.9% | 9.5% | 40 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 43.8% | 37.3% | 136 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.1% | 2.3% | 143 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 8.3% | 15.4% | 228 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 48% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Education 24% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 14% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Transportation and Public Works 14% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Economics and Public Finance 9.5% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.80 (standard error 0.03), from 426 donors and 167 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

294 roll calls. Attendance 93.5% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 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/
- 2026-07-29 · 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 yea · 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 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 73. 56.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 3 of 44).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 990: Students First Act. (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB990/
- SB 855: Community-Based Pharmacy Protections. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB855/
- SB 808: Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners Amendments. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB808/
- SB 517: Fair Pricing and Trnspncy/340B Covered Entities. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB517/
- SB 600: Improve Health and Human Services. (became law, 2025-07-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB600/
- SB 754: School Calendar Flexibility:A New Alternative. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB754/
- SB 599: State Teacher/Employee Pay and Local LEO Bonus. (passed both chambers, 2025-10-23) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB599/
- SB 528: Health and Human Services Revisions. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB528/
- SB 442: Parents Protection Act. (became law, 2025-07-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB442/
- SB 426: Student Borrowers' Bill of Rights. (in committee, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB426/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $214.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/amyscottgaley/status/2094506173307240638
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/amyscottgaley/status/2092783091446153497
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/amyscottgaley/status/2090882119799124242
- 2026-04-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/amyscottgaley/status/2044144733048467849
- 2026-03-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/amyscottgaley/status/2030608931924418889
- 2026-03-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/amyscottgaley/status/2029565804857967098
- 2026-02-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/amyscottgaley/status/2019128190221054448
- 2026-01-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/amyscottgaley/status/2017632630334804295
- 2026-01-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/amyscottgaley/status/2015813304594190684
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/amyscottgaley/status/2004235740318716237

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/s/429
- Campaign site: https://amygaley.com/
- X: https://x.com/amyscottgaley
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alamanceamy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amy.galey
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy_scott_galey
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-galey-45948067/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8be9deca-bbd6-404f-8726-0aecaeb19ca7
