# Charles (Chuck) Edwards

Charles (Chuck) Edwards is a Republican member of the U.S. House for North Carolina’s 11th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, North Carolina’s 11th district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: E000246
- FEC candidate IDs: H2NC14050

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/E000246 (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

Edwards voted against the majority of House Republicans 29 times; party unity 95.7%, in the bottom quarter of House Republicans (average 97.1%).

## What Edwards says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,117 classified statements: 951 posts on X, 85 press releases, 79 Congressional Record speeches, 2 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Edwards | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.1% | 182 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 14.1% | 15.1% | 113 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 74.3% | 67.7% | 62 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.9% | 8.9% | 85 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 42.0% | 37.4% | 81 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 3.0% | 175 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 37% (House Republicans 5.5%); Armed Forces and National Security 18% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (House Republicans 19%); Health 11% (House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.72 (standard error 0.01), from 1,174 donors and 2,017 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 95.7% (97.1%). 29 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 254. 13.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 103 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10311: Health Care Accountability Mission Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10311
- H.R. 7356: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of Federal funds for election administration in States that permit ballot harvesting. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7356
- H.R. 7176: Vets Connect Act (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7176
- H.R. 6436: To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow for the advance payment of assistance under Tree Assistance Program, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6436
- H.Res. 711: Honoring the victims of Hurricane Helene and expressing condolences and support for the affected communities in western North Carolina, specifically North… (in committee, 2025-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/711
- H.R. 3627: Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3627
- H.R. 3584: Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3584
- H.R. 2364: Helene Small Business Recovery Act (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2364
- H.R. 2292: Economic Opportunity for Distressed Communities Act (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2292
- H.R. 1245: Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1245

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.0M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 4.0% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 54% 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.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepEdwards/status/2112188260172582931
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepEdwards/status/2110791455518417038
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepEdwards/status/2109753985683034229
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepEdwards/status/2108613024999194839
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepEdwards/status/2107113941092483537
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepEdwards/status/2105307489214332996
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepEdwards/status/2104187801109762366
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepEdwards/status/2104257044543115348
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepEdwards/status/2104259143108329523
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepEdwards/status/2103486038152810538

## Links

- Official site: https://edwards.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepEdwards
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepChuckEdwards
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repchuckedwards
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/E000246

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/E000246