# Keith Kidwell Keith Kidwell is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 79. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina House, district 79 - Serving since: 2019-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/a39903f1-cf67-494a-8c6a-4ae15c334fc9 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a39903f1-cf67-494a-8c6a-4ae15c334fc9 (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 Kidwell sits at +1.17 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 100% of State House Republicans. ## What Kidwell says (NC 2025–26 session) 15 classified statements: 15 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Kidwell | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 6.7% | 2.9% | 107 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 6.7% | 9.3% | 387 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 13.3% | 31.9% | 663 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 50% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +1.17 (standard error 0.03), from 562 donors and 578 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 100% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 90.2% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 96.9% (92.6%). 29 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 present · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-08-05 · voted present · 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 present · R3 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted present · R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted present · M11 Concur · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/ - 2026-08-04 · voted present · 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 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 136. 24.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 58 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1108: Constitutional Amendment/Permitless Carry. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1108/ - HB 821: Drivers License Expiration Moratorium. (in committee, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB821/ - HB 804: Human Life Protection Act of 2025. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB804/ - HB 674: The Firearms Liberty Act. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB674/ - HB 524: Fraud Detection Alert System. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB524/ - HB 470: The Second Amendment Protection Act. (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB470/ - HB 439: Allow Concealed Carry of Knife. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB439/ - HB 455: Repeal Certificate of Need Laws. (in committee, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB455/ - HB 427: Concealed Carry Weapon Permit/No Records Provided. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB427/ - HB 454: Review of Federal Acts/Rules/Regulations. (in committee, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB454/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $120.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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. - 2025-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKidwell/status/1962832095224418695 - 2025-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKidwell/status/1950356221606645773 - 2025-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKidwell/status/1904006963844747565 - 2025-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKidwell/status/1892609553038020631 - 2025-01-31 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RepKidwell/status/1885304639102267869 - 2025-01-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKidwell/status/1882777857900068906 - 2025-01-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKidwell/status/1882920132110119102 - 2025-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKidwell/status/1881320577383956947 - 2025-01-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKidwell/status/1877861300467909091 - 2025-01-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKidwell/status/1876442800654262544 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/749 - Campaign site: https://keithkidwell.com/ - X: https://x.com/RepKidwell - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repkidwell/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keithdkidwell - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidwell4nchouse - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0qpris-Ax7JK2Wa-IrCpaw - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-kidwell-9a365a1b/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a39903f1-cf67-494a-8c6a-4ae15c334fc9