# Howard Penny

Howard Penny is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 53.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 53
- Serving since: 2020-09-08
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9b6a3a48-9827-421f-9925-4717340110ab

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9b6a3a48-9827-421f-9925-4717340110ab (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 Penny’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from North Carolina, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.04), from 221 donors and 368 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 94.1% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 97.9% (92.6%). 3 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/
- 2026-10-07 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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, 7 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 146. 36.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 42 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 1154: Expand the FarmSHARE Food Hub Program. (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1154/
- HB 1095: Tier System Reevaluation. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1095/
- HB 853: Special License Plate After Revocation. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB853/
- HR 778: Expressing UK Friendship. (in committee, 2025-06-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HR778/
- HB 552: Agricultural Manufacturing Economic Development. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB552/
- HB 567: Ensure Access to Biomarker Testing. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB567/
- HB 471: Food Labeling Transparency Act. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB471/
- HB 363: Regional Public Transportation Authority Service Area. (in committee, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB363/
- HB 369: Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB369/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $40.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/768
- Campaign site: https://pennyfornchouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/HowardPennyJr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HowardPennyNC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howard.penny.79

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9b6a3a48-9827-421f-9925-4717340110ab