# Richard Hudson

Richard Hudson is a Republican member of the U.S. House for North Carolina’s 9th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, North Carolina’s 9th district
- Serving since: 2013-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: H001067
- FEC candidate IDs: H2NC08185

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001067 (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

49% of Hudson’s statements claim credit, in the top quarter of House Republicans (average 37%).

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

1,368 classified statements: 1,204 posts on X, 90 press releases, 42 Congressional Record speeches, 32 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hudson | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.6% | 2.1% | 87 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 14.7% | 15.1% | 103 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 67.3% | 67.7% | 131 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.6% | 8.9% | 111 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 48.6% | 37.4% | 35 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 4.8% | 3.0% | 48 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 22% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 21% (House Republicans 24%); Taxation 19% (House Republicans 9.5%); Health 17% (House Republicans 15%); Immigration 13% (House Republicans 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.00 (standard error 0.01), from 2,929 donors and 7,244 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.5% (97.1%). 12 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 yea · 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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 174. 23.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 51 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10159: To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North Carolina a certain parcel of real property located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on… (passed both chambers, 2026-10-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10159
- H.R. 7181: Replacement Parts Availability Act (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7181
- H.R. 7136: Special Operator Protection Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-01-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7136
- H.R. 6505: Next Generation 9–1–1 Act (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6505
- H.R. 5318: RAPID Act (in committee, 2025-09-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5318
- H.R. 5269: RESULTS Act (in committee, 2025-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5269
- H.R. 3668: Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act (passed one chamber, 2025-12-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3668
- H.R. 3443: When Minutes Count for Emergency Medical Patients Act (in committee, 2025-05-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3443
- H.R. 3147: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act (in committee, 2025-05-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3147
- H.R. 2440: SIFIA Act (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2440

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $4.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 33% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 38% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRichHudson/status/2113633740538974522
- 2026-10-15 · Press release · Hudson Highlights Innovation, School Safety Technology at UNC Greensboro · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://hudson.house.gov/press-releases/hudson-highlights-innovation-school-safety-technology-at-unc-greensboro
- 2026-10-15 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-15
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRichHudson/status/2110520241331609801
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRichHudson/status/2110128621268648282
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRichHudson/status/2110146427720515876
- 2026-10-09 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-09
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRichHudson/status/2107811784220463255
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRichHudson/status/2107473901974442020
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRichHudson/status/2107165042558791830

## Links

- Official site: https://hudson.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepRichHudson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRichHudson
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepRichHudson
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001067

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001067