# John Bell John Bell is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 10. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina House, district 10 - Serving since: 2013-01-09 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/cc410819-75a4-46dd-a3d5-edbd80d9f861 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc410819-75a4-46dd-a3d5-edbd80d9f861 (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 Bell reported $360.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K). ## What Bell says (NC 2025–26 session) 97 classified statements: 97 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 | Bell | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 6.2% | 9.3% | 405 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 47.4% | 31.9% | 164 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 7.2% | 1.8% | 27 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 40.2% | 12.7% | 17 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.4% | 190 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 15% (State House Republicans 10%); Agriculture and Food 13% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Emergency Management 13% (State House Republicans 2.8%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.57 (standard error 0.02), from 619 donors and 603 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 90.0% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 98.5% (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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 27. 63.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 8 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - HJR 1241: Honor Louis Milford Pate Jr. (became law, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HJR1241/ - HR 1239: Honor Mike Clampitt. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HR1239/ - HR 1238: Honor 2026 Carolina Hurricanes Team. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HR1238/ - HB 1173: Jaleeyah's Law. (became law, 2026-07-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1173/ - HB 1072: Affordable Housing Infrastructure Development. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1072/ - HB 909: State Infrastructure Bank Board. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB909/ - HB 895: Emergency Citizen Pilot Training Program. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB895/ - HB 906: Reagan's Law. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB906/ - HB 972: Public Projects in Wayne County/Funds. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB972/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $360.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 85% 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. - 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JohnBellNC/status/2106490926852112774 - 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnBellNC/status/2098409621698314450 - 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JohnBellNC/status/2098042854878708082 - 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JohnBellNC/status/2086976586054779219 - 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnBellNC/status/2057478122975510821 - 2026-04-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JohnBellNC/status/2045193233123184801 - 2026-03-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnBellNC/status/2034350054803435897 - 2026-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnBellNC/status/2011834879701360827 - 2026-01-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnBellNC/status/2007169776897126840 - 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnBellNC/status/2004247224054894961 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/661 - Campaign site: https://www.electjohnbell.com/ - X: https://x.com/JohnBellNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.bell.nchouse10 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.bell.9674 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnbellnc - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vnVjrxxdyxsr0RhZ4SSkA - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-bell-528694135/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc410819-75a4-46dd-a3d5-edbd80d9f861