# Cynthia Ball Cynthia Ball is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 49. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina House, district 49 - Serving since: 2017-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/a5d3d142-3601-429e-954c-fdb98b0e628a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5d3d142-3601-429e-954c-fdb98b0e628a (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 Ball reported $202.6K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K). ## What Ball says (NC 2025–26 session) 68 classified statements: 68 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Ball | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 5.9% | 10.4% | 449 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 23.5% | 39.2% | 602 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.9% | 447 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 4.4% | 14.4% | 577 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.0% | 165 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Science, Technology, Communications 13% (State House Democrats 2.5%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.79 (standard error 0.02), from 536 donors and 585 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 97.9% (92.6%). 34 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-07 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · R2 For Adoption · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/ - 2026-08-05 · voted nay · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-08-05 · voted nay · 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 yea · R3 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted nay · R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted nay · M11 Concur · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/ - 2026-08-04 · voted yea · 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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 226. 7.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 72 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1209: Strengthen Education by Embedded New Teacher Support. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1209/ - HB 1175: Affordability in Healthcare Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1175/ - HB 1197: Revise NC Teaching Fellows Program. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1197/ - HB 1184: Voucher School Transparency Act. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1184/ - HB 1157: Red Wolf Special Registration Plate. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1157/ - HB 1207: Keeping NC Open for Business. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1207/ - HB 1138: Aging With Dignity Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1138/ - HB 1124: Interstate Compact for School Psychologists. (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1124/ - HB 1017: Sound Basic Education for Every Child. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1017/ - HB 941: Expand and Enhance the Teaching Fellows Program. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB941/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $202.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% 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. - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/CynthiaforNC/status/2112921551163277507 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/CynthiaforNC/status/2112931973060780279 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CynthiaforNC/status/2112160009857716630 - 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CynthiaforNC/status/2111492574326239399 - 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/CynthiaforNC/status/2109098874144981408 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/CynthiaforNC/status/2108166021685157964 - 2026-08-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CynthiaforNC/status/2092981466187620858 - 2026-08-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/CynthiaforNC/status/2088416890452382098 - 2026-08-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/CynthiaforNC/status/2087309704108163534 - 2026-08-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/CynthiaforNC/status/2087319516309045336 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/711 - Campaign site: https://www.cynthiafornc.com/ - X: https://x.com/CynthiaforNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CynthiaforNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajball - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiafornchouse - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClINrjb-0zTo1UnhxQjPZaA - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiaball/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5d3d142-3601-429e-954c-fdb98b0e628a