# John Sauls

John Sauls is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 51.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 51
- Serving since: 2017-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bde014bb-27c1-42a3-909f-c5d96cca5c3f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bde014bb-27c1-42a3-909f-c5d96cca5c3f (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

Sauls missed 59% of 482 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 120 in the North Carolina House (average 92.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.49 (standard error 0.04), from 54 donors and 587 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 41% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 98.3% (92.6%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-07 · voted not voting · Second Reading · HJR 2 Adjourn 2026 First Extra Session Sine Die. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HJR2/
- 2026-10-07 · voted not voting · Second Reading · HB 3 Relief at the Pump. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- 2026-10-07 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · R2 For Adoption · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/
- 2026-08-05 · voted not voting · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-08-05 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · R3 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/
- 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/
- 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · M11 Concur · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/
- 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · 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 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 3.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 485: Adult Care Home Medicaid Personal Care Services Coverage. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-27) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB485/
- HB 177: Reduce Barriers to State Employment. (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB177/
- HB 100: Expand Religious Property Tax Exemption. (in committee, 2025-03-12) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB100/
- HB 328: Central Carolina Community College Funds. (in committee, 2023-03-13) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/HB328/
- HB 40: Prevent Rioting and Civil Disorder. (became law, 2023-03-21) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/HB40/
- HJR 1053: Honor Dana Byron Bumgardner, Former Member. (in committee, 2022-05-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2021/HJR1053/
- HB 680: Reenact Qualified Business Venture Credit. (in committee, 2021-07-20) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2021/HB680/
- HB 606: Prohibit Collusive Settlements by the Attorney General. (passed one chamber, 2021-05-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2021/HB606/
- HB 533: County Waste Management Assistance. (passed one chamber, 2022-06-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2021/HB533/
- HB 64: Government Transparency Act of 2021. (passed both chambers, 2021-08-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2021/HB64/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $111.5K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/393
- Campaign site: https://www.johnsaulsnchouse.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteJohnSauls/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.sauls.921

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bde014bb-27c1-42a3-909f-c5d96cca5c3f