# Paul Lowe Paul Lowe is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate for district 32. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 32 - Serving since: 2015-01-30 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/a73e339a-9724-45a5-9ebd-f1ca506374a0 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a73e339a-9724-45a5-9ebd-f1ca506374a0 (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 Lowe voted against the majority of North Carolina Senate Democrats 19 times; party unity 71%, in the bottom quarter of the North Carolina Senate (average 93.2%). ## What Lowe says (NC 2025–26 session) 18 classified statements: 18 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 | Lowe | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 5.6% | 10.3% | 199 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 22.2% | 42.9% | 278 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 5.6% | 16.1% | 257 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 5.6% | 0.8% | 9 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 50% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Education 25% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Health 25% (State Senate Democrats 17%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.37 (standard error 0.02), from 350 donors and 234 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 294 roll calls. Attendance 84% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 71% (93.2%). 19 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 not voting · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/ - 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/ - 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/ - 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · Conference Rpt Third Reading · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/ - 2026-07-02 · voted yea · 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 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 92. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 37 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 1062: Commuter Transportation Study/Piedmont Triad. (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1062/ - SB 904: Save SNAP Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB904/ - SB 684: Put Money to Work in Communities Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB684/ - SB 643: Expand and Enhance the Teaching Fellows Program. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB643/ - SB 618: Lasting Economic and Academic Prosperity Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB618/ - SB 534: Capital Project Funding at NCA&T/WSSU. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB534/ - SB 642: SAVE Students Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB642/ - SB 297: Nursing Fellows and Curric. Support Funds/WSSU. (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB297/ - SB 317: Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act. (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB317/ - SB 301: Film and Entertainment Grant Fund Mods. (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB301/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $103.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 93% 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. - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulLowejr/status/2107696336955117919 - 2026-09-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulLowejr/status/2095342499824873560 - 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulLowejr/status/2092319531049865490 - 2026-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulLowejr/status/2090020229057302581 - 2026-08-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PaulLowejr/status/2086218512834387982 - 2026-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulLowejr/status/2069164330046693462 - 2026-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulLowejr/status/2063102990081216539 - 2026-05-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PaulLowejr/status/2055701027270140263 - 2026-01-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulLowejr/status/2015612901994721594 - 2026-01-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulLowejr/status/2015613655761535039 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/394 - Campaign site: https://www.paullowefornc.com/ - X: https://x.com/PaulLowejr - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorpaullowejr/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.j.lowe.5 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senator_paul_lowe - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-lowe-3a76a330/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a73e339a-9724-45a5-9ebd-f1ca506374a0