# Carl Ford Carl Ford is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 33. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 33 - Serving since: 2019-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/91615553-5509-4625-ab20-7a81896438e0 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/91615553-5509-4625-ab20-7a81896438e0 (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 Ford sits at +0.92 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 97% of State Senate Republicans. ## What Ford says (NC 2025–26 session) 42 classified statements: 42 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 | Ford | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 2.4% | 9.5% | 256 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 14.3% | 37.3% | 314 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 11.9% | 15.4% | 193 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 50% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Taxation 33% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Energy 17% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.92 (standard error 0.03), from 157 donors and 255 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 294 roll calls. Attendance 85% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 97.0% (93.2%). 5 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 71. 30.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 15 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 1082: NC Right to Work Amendment. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1082/ - SB 992: Truth in Taxation. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB992/ - SB 936: 2026 DST Admin/Technical/Clarifying Changes.-AB (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB936/ - SB 414: Pharmacists/Test and Treat. (in committee, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB414/ - SB 359: Retirement Death Benefits Rewrite.-AB (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB359/ - SB 363: DST Technical Corrections/Admin. Changes 2025.-AB (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB363/ - SB 344: Pooled Trust Transfers/Public Benefits Elig. (became law, 2025-06-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB344/ - SB 135: Expand Homestead Exclusion Inc. Elig. Limit. (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB135/ - SB 91: Newborn Safety Devices. (in committee, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB91/ - SB 48: Access to Sports and Extracurriculars for All. (in committee, 2025-02-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB48/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $35.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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. - 2026-10-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/VoteCarlFord/status/2106755742397342107 - 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/VoteCarlFord/status/2105752841713312177 - 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/VoteCarlFord/status/2102455803886420160 - 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteCarlFord/status/2096263195883102672 - 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/VoteCarlFord/status/2095336209283195112 - 2026-08-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteCarlFord/status/2089356186143391805 - 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteCarlFord/status/2087547577302434012 - 2026-08-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteCarlFord/status/2087300614384448001 - 2026-08-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteCarlFord/status/2084311879736787435 - 2026-07-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/VoteCarlFord/status/2081809895385415696 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/410 - Campaign site: https://www.votecarlford.com/ - X: https://x.com/VoteCarlFord - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteCarlFord - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteCarlFord/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carl.ford.33 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-ford-97957a78/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/91615553-5509-4625-ab20-7a81896438e0