# Heather Rhyne Heather Rhyne is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 97. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina House, district 97 - Serving since: 2024-08-19 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/d01232af-826f-441e-85c0-efaedd1ba422 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d01232af-826f-441e-85c0-efaedd1ba422 (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 Rhyne’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from North Carolina, in the top quarter of State House Republicans. ## What Rhyne says (NC 2025–26 session) 100 classified statements: 100 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 | Rhyne | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 10.0% | 9.3% | 278 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 39.0% | 31.9% | 281 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 7.0% | 1.8% | 32 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 22.0% | 12.7% | 144 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Health 49% (State House Republicans 10%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 10% (State House Republicans 15%); Families 10% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 10% (State House Republicans 18%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.05), from 60 donors and 242 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 97.4% (92.6%). 7 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 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 92. 47.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 32 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - HB 1200: Tax-Free Family Essentials Act. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1200/ - HB 1149: Keep NC Working Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1149/ - HB 1186: Equipping Law Enforcement for Better Drug Detection. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1186/ - HB 1203: Family Support for Those Who Serve Act. (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1203/ - HB 1110: Early Intervention School Attendance Pilot. (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1110/ - HB 1083: Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1083/ - HB 1075: Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Registry. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1075/ - HB 981: Local Schools Open Enrollment Study. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB981/ - HB 820: Prescription Eye Drop Early Refill Coverage. (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB820/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $46.4K (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. - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/repheatherrhyne/status/2112201570876027355 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repheatherrhyne/status/2108216625010970682 - 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/repheatherrhyne/status/2100918997025763407 - 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/repheatherrhyne/status/2098384724984992212 - 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repheatherrhyne/status/2097339510799438107 - 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repheatherrhyne/status/2093314577022718111 - 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repheatherrhyne/status/2093322098705936730 - 2026-07-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repheatherrhyne/status/2081141926938423658 - 2026-07-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repheatherrhyne/status/2076656644486725690 - 2026-07-08 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/repheatherrhyne/status/2074897637002629372 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/823 - Campaign site: https://heatherrhyne.com/ - X: https://x.com/repheatherrhyne - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Rep-Heather-H-Rhyne/61565238855755/?_rdr Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d01232af-826f-441e-85c0-efaedd1ba422