# John Torbett John Torbett is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 108. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina House, district 108 - Serving since: 2011-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/cb059250-c895-4a14-bfa2-997aed42155e Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb059250-c895-4a14-bfa2-997aed42155e (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 100% of Torbett’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from North Carolina, in the top quarter of State House Republicans. ## What Torbett says (NC 2025–26 session) 165 classified statements: 165 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 | Torbett | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.9% | 439 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 5.5% | 9.3% | 433 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 20.6% | 31.9% | 556 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 7.9% | 12.7% | 450 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 21% (State House Republicans 11%); Transportation and Public Works 21% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.03), from 125 donors and 585 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 98.7% (92.6%). 4 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 yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-08-05 · voted yea · 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 yea · R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted yea · 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 11. 28.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 54 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - HB 918: Standardized Testing Choice Act. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB918/ - HB 971: Career Development Adjustment. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB971/ - HB 872: School Employee Protections for Use of Force. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB872/ - HB 845: Reduce Drowning Risk/Public Docks. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB845/ - HB 707: Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited. (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB707/ - HB 595: Parental Rights for Curriculum and Books. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB595/ - HB 596: Standards Advisory Commission. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB596/ - HB 549: Clarify Powers of State Auditor. (became law, 2025-07-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB549/ - HB 516: Motorcycle Road Guard Safety Act. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB516/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $31.9K (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. - 2026-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JohnTorbett/status/2090429504162295953 - 2026-08-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnTorbett/status/2088239074742038856 - 2026-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JohnTorbett/status/2087578331105432006 - 2026-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JohnTorbett/status/2087670860349939928 - 2026-08-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnTorbett/status/2086796582238687414 - 2026-07-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnTorbett/status/2082487397913178258 - 2026-06-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnTorbett/status/2066877796861755683 - 2026-05-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnTorbett/status/2054538857232638383 - 2026-05-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnTorbett/status/2054238664280986096 - 2026-05-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnTorbett/status/2053924182421840296 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/606 - Campaign site: https://johntorbett.com/ - X: https://x.com/JohnTorbett - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepTorbett/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rep.john.a.torbett - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hon-john-a-torbett-501133b/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb059250-c895-4a14-bfa2-997aed42155e