# Jim Burgin

Jim Burgin is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 12
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9793e1e4-641c-4a5c-b1bc-7f6d0a65a655

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9793e1e4-641c-4a5c-b1bc-7f6d0a65a655 (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

Burgin sits at +0.61 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 85% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.61 (standard error 0.03), from 205 donors and 256 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

293 roll calls. Attendance 79% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 98.0% (93.2%). 4 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 not voting · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB562/
- 2026-07-29 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/
- 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/
- 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/
- 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · 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 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 154. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 23 of 44).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 971: Statewide Year-Round School Study. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB971/
- SB 964: Expanded Acc. to Doulas and Midwives/BC Lic. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB964/
- SB 966: The SAVE Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB966/
- SB 972: Cut State Agency Costs By 10%. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB972/
- SB 895: Nonprofit Hospitals Tax Exemption. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB895/
- SB 901: CFSS Gun Prsnt. for Grade 7 and 9 Students. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB901/
- SB 863: Streamline Adult Care Home Inspections. (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB863/
- SB 860: Nonprofit Fundraising Sales Tax Exemption. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB860/
- SB 861: Cut State Gov. Jobs Vacant 24 Months or More. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB861/
- SB 805: Increase Oral Health Care Access in NC. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB805/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $160.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/412
- Campaign site: https://www.burginforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/burgin4senate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorjimburgin/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/burginforsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jim_burgin

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9793e1e4-641c-4a5c-b1bc-7f6d0a65a655