# Addison McDowell

Addison McDowell is a Republican member of the U.S. House for North Carolina’s 6th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, North Carolina’s 6th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001240
- FEC candidate IDs: H4NC06177

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001240 (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

The policy areas McDowell talks about and legislates on agree at 0.74 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of House Republicans.

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

1,019 classified statements: 874 posts on X, 87 newsletters, 38 Congressional Record speeches, 20 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McDowell | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.5% | 2.1% | 61 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 6.9% | 15.1% | 202 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 69.9% | 67.7% | 102 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.6% | 8.9% | 188 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 29.9% | 37.4% | 168 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 5.4% | 3.0% | 38 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 31% (House Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 30% (House Republicans 24%); Health 24% (House Republicans 15%); Immigration 21% (House Republicans 13%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.97 (standard error 0.02), from 491 donors and 666 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% 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%). 19 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 nay · 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 not voting · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 293. 5.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 191 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1581: Supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week during the period of October 23 through October 31, 2026. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1581
- H.R. 10502: To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the use of artificial intelligence systems to acquire, analyze, query,… (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10502
- H.Res. 1496: Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the evacuation of Afghanistan, the Gulf war era, and honoring Gulf war era veterans. (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1496
- H.R. 9521: Broadband Infrastructure Extension Act (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9521
- H.Res. 1387: Congratulating the Carolina Hurricanes for winning the 2026 Stanley Cup Final. (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1387
- H.R. 9065: Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9065
- H.Res. 1111: Recognizing the 245th anniversary of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse and encouraging all United States citizens to visit the Guilford Courthouse National… (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1111
- H.R. 7625: MTS CYBER Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7625
- H.R. 7184: PRESS Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7184
- H.R. 6876: Protecting Children from Foreign Mutilation Act (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6876

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.5M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 2.8% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 80% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcDowell/status/2114738312699404302
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcDowell/status/2114824890863731125
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcDowell/status/2113645813058372025
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMcDowell/status/2113683678735880217
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · The McDowell Weekly · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMcDowell/status/2113013954972913989
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · Rep. McDowell, Sen. Moran Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing Red Ribbon Week · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://mcdowell.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mcdowell-sen-moran-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-recognizing-red-ribbon
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcDowell/status/2112543896039489646
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMcDowell/status/2112597153331793996
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcDowell/status/2112293495532642311

## Links

- Official site: https://mcdowell.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMcDowell
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMcDowell
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmcdowell
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001240

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001240