# Beth Gardner Helfrich Beth Gardner Helfrich is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 98. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina House, district 98 - Serving since: 2025-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/cf469ccf-d24e-4ccd-a2fb-041806933b93 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cf469ccf-d24e-4ccd-a2fb-041806933b93 (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 Helfrich voted against the majority of North Carolina House Democrats 47 times; party unity 72%, in the bottom tenth of the North Carolina House (average 92.6%). ## What Helfrich says (NC 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Helfrich | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.78 (standard error 0.02), from 1,231 donors and 241 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 72% (92.6%). 47 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 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 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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 171. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 95 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1151: Additional Magistrates/Mecklenburg County. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1151/ - HB 1155: The People's Right to Amend Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1155/ - HB 1150: NC Constitutional Rights Act/Funds. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1150/ - HB 1080: Public Safety Reinvestment Act. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1080/ - HB 1066: Child Care Stabilization and Affordability Act. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1066/ - HB 937: Keeping Our Coaches Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB937/ - HB 951: State Owned Structures (SOS) Child Care Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB951/ - HB 952: Comprehensive Capital for Childcare Expansion. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB952/ - HB 840: Reward Schools for Student Growth. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB840/ - HB 845: Reduce Drowning Risk/Public Docks. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB845/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $198.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 80% 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. - 2025-02-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/BethHelfrich/status/1887325639289544834 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/832 - Campaign site: https://www.bethhelfrichnc.com/ - X: https://x.com/BethHelfrich - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bethhelfrichnc - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beth.helfrich - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethhelfrichnc - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethhelfrich/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cf469ccf-d24e-4ccd-a2fb-041806933b93