# Lisa Grafstein Lisa Grafstein is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate for district 13. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 13 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/a370c6f1-338d-49c3-a0b4-41e885dc0d80 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a370c6f1-338d-49c3-a0b4-41e885dc0d80 (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 Grafstein sits at −1.06 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 92% of State Senate Democrats. ## What Grafstein says (NC 2025–26 session) 5 classified statements: 5 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Grafstein | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 | | Policy criticism | 20.0% | 10.3% | 55 of 330 | | Policy discussion | 40.0% | 42.9% | 187 of 330 | | Bipartisanship | 20.0% | 3.4% | 3 of 330 | | Credit claiming | 40.0% | 16.1% | 16 of 330 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 | Most discussed policy areas: Commerce 50% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%); Transportation and Public Works 50% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −1.06 (standard error 0.02), from 1,282 donors and 102 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.7% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 291 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 97.2% (93.2%). 10 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 yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB562/ - 2026-07-29 · voted yea · 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 yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-07-28 · voted nay · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/ - 2026-07-28 · voted nay · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/ - 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/ - 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Third Reading · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/ - 2026-07-02 · voted nay · 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 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 131. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 37 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 987: Lower Healthcare Costs. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB987/ - SB 995: Fix Republican Failures on Public Safety Act. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB995/ - SB 962: Investing in North Carolina Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB962/ - SB 967: Budget Requirement for Tax Triggers. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB967/ - SB 841: Garner/Town Manager Auth. Settle Claims. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB841/ - SB 806: No Budget, No Pay Act. (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB806/ - SB 633: Guarding Freedoms and Public Safety Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB633/ - SB 753: NC Highway Patrol Retention Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB753/ - SB 611: Allow Consecutive Remote License Renewals. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB611/ - SB 632: Homes for Heroes. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB632/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $235.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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. - 2025-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/LisaGrafstein, lgrafstein/status/1933965102719566214 - 2025-05-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/LisaGrafstein, lgrafstein/status/1926022592852287603 - 2025-05-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/LisaGrafstein, lgrafstein/status/1923461439542415574 - 2025-05-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/LisaGrafstein, lgrafstein/status/1922361512162734235 - 2025-01-16 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/LisaGrafstein, lgrafstein/status/1879952071543169084 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/439 - Campaign site: https://lisagrafstein.com/ - X: https://x.com/LisaGrafstein - X: https://x.com/lgrafstein - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LisaGrafsteinNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisa.grafstein - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisagrafstein - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-grafstein-a12b044/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a370c6f1-338d-49c3-a0b4-41e885dc0d80