# Eric Ager Eric Ager is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 114. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina House, district 114 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/8c10abe1-4b81-404a-9164-9823e023cd2b Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8c10abe1-4b81-404a-9164-9823e023cd2b (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 0% of the 19 bills Ager sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the North Carolina House. ## What Ager says (NC 2025–26 session) 33 classified statements: 33 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 | Ager | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 9.1% | 2.5% | 60 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 21.2% | 10.4% | 111 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 42.4% | 39.2% | 342 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 6.1% | 2.9% | 111 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 29% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (State House Democrats 11%); Energy 14% (State House Democrats 3.6%); International Affairs 14% (State House Democrats 1.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 7.1% (State House Democrats 3.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.55 (standard error 0.03), from 209 donors and 162 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 93.5% (92.6%). 30 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 yea · 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 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 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 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 352. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 95 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1179: Senior Property Tax Relief Modernization Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1179/ - HB 1091: DWI Modernization Act of 2026. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1091/ - HB 1092: Reform NC Property Tax. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1092/ - HB 1122: Expand Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exclusion. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1122/ - HB 1057: Affordable Food Act. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1057/ - HB 1065: Prepared Foods Sales Tax Modification. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1065/ - HB 937: Keeping Our Coaches Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB937/ - HB 960: Unemployment Insurance/Give Enhanced Benefits During Disasters. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB960/ - HB 863: Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part 1(b). (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB863/ - HB 665: DPI Disaster Preparedness Fund. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB665/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $38.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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. - 2026-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ager_eric/status/2069870483227410512 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/ager_eric/status/2064149159083446527 - 2026-05-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ager_eric/status/2052726316772872588 - 2026-05-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/ager_eric/status/2051453703094161716 - 2026-05-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ager_eric/status/2050256738486518182 - 2026-03-07 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ager_eric/status/2030372516753969510 - 2026-01-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/ager_eric/status/2010362234363380222 - 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/ager_eric/status/2002370963497771196 - 2025-12-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/ager_eric/status/1995611960067653843 - 2025-11-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ager_eric/status/1990034514995773513 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/819 - X: https://x.com/ager_eric - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Elect-Eric-Ager/100083211796195/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eric.ager - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-ager/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8c10abe1-4b81-404a-9164-9823e023cd2b