# Dana Jones Dana Jones is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 31. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 31 - Serving since: 2024-11-29 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/93fbb331-6fe5-427f-802d-09881d4913d3 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/93fbb331-6fe5-427f-802d-09881d4913d3 (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 100% of Jones’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from North Carolina, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans. ## What Jones says (NC 2025–26 session) 58 classified statements: 58 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 | Jones | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 5.2% | 9.5% | 201 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 29.3% | 37.3% | 234 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 13.8% | 15.4% | 173 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 35% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Families 24% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Commerce 12% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.05), from 117 donors and 109 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 294 roll calls. Attendance 93.8% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 2 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 66. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 26 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 1004: Family Support for Those Who Serve Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1004/ - SB 1006: K-12 Innovation and Transformation Act. (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1006/ - SB 983: TIPs Tax Deduction. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB983/ - SB 845: Luggage for Children Placed in Foster Care. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB845/ - SB 415: Patient Safety/Med. Imaging/Radiation Therapy. (in committee, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB415/ - SB 414: Pharmacists/Test and Treat. (in committee, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB414/ - SB 302: The Sergeant Mickey Hutchens Act. (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB302/ - SB 312: The Stars and Stripes Commitment Act. (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB312/ - SB 101: Protect Tax-Advantaged Accts. and Living Donors. (passed both chambers, 2025-06-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB101/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $48.1K (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. - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/caudilljones/status/2113051396241309730 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/caudilljones/status/2112501812997824752 - 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/caudilljones/status/2111606917248266528 - 2026-10-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/caudilljones/status/2106851493509001546 - 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/caudilljones/status/2099903683995533395 - 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/caudilljones/status/2099976297048891635 - 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/caudilljones/status/2097090788509221006 - 2026-07-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/caudilljones/status/2080287703959064639 - 2026-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/caudilljones/status/2079970078552908077 - 2026-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/caudilljones/status/2078250838871437809 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/449 - Campaign site: https://www.danacaudilljones.com/ - X: https://x.com/caudilljones - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571370963794 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanaCaudillJonesforNCSenate - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dcaudilljones/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-caudill-jones-ba876b29/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/93fbb331-6fe5-427f-802d-09881d4913d3