# Deb Butler

Deb Butler is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 18.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 18
- Serving since: 2017-02-06
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cab978f1-1c91-41e4-9f2e-69af3c89bbf8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cab978f1-1c91-41e4-9f2e-69af3c89bbf8 (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

Butler sits at −0.95 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 87% of State House Democrats.

## What Butler says (NC 2025–26 session)

58 classified statements: 58 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 | Butler | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.1% | 2.5% | 38 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 13.8% | 10.4% | 231 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 24.1% | 39.2% | 596 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 29% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (State House Democrats 11%); Labor and Employment 21% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 7.1% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.95 (standard error 0.02), from 778 donors and 578 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 88% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 100% (92.6%). 60 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 nay · 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 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 350. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 95 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1235: Restoring Separation of Powers and Legislative Transparency. (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1235/
- HB 1236: Constitutional Amendment/Judicial Standards Commission. (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1236/
- HB 1234: Constitutional Amendment/Supreme Court Ethics. (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1234/
- HB 1230: No Federal Interference in Elections. (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1230/
- HB 1229: Strip Corporations of Political Spending. (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1229/
- HB 1152: Protection of Constitutional Rights. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1152/
- HB 1188: Limits on Immigration Detention Facilities. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1188/
- HB 1187: Save Our Beaches. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1187/
- HB 1153: Budgeting Accountability and Transparency. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1153/
- HB 1120: Financial Effectiveness and Transparency Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1120/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $51.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/DebButlerHD18, Deb_Butler/status/2114519839477792841
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/DebButlerHD18, Deb_Butler/status/2114527172119412814
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/DebButlerHD18, Deb_Butler/status/2114100390916411394
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DebButlerHD18, Deb_Butler/status/2114104743626752310
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/DebButlerHD18, Deb_Butler/status/2114111267270980032
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/DebButlerHD18, Deb_Butler/status/2112698289468625358
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/DebButlerHD18, Deb_Butler/status/2113053741796720999
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/DebButlerHD18, Deb_Butler/status/2113056268378112151
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/DebButlerHD18, Deb_Butler/status/2111156451913687127
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DebButlerHD18, Deb_Butler/status/2110850964915695916

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/730
- Campaign site: https://www.electdebbutler.com/
- X: https://x.com/DebButlerHD18
- X: https://x.com/Deb_Butler
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deborah.butler.nc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deb.butler.nc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deb_butlernc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@representativedebbutler418
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-butler-01448664/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cab978f1-1c91-41e4-9f2e-69af3c89bbf8