# Dante Pittman

Dante Pittman is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 24.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 24
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d0cbde92-5f2b-4177-822a-f100613a9b30

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d0cbde92-5f2b-4177-822a-f100613a9b30 (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

Pittman voted against the majority of North Carolina House Democrats 77 times; party unity 53%, in the bottom 5% of the North Carolina House (average 92.6%).

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

30 classified statements: 30 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 | Pittman | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 36.7% | 39.2% | 430 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.3% | 2.9% | 9 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 23.3% | 14.4% | 172 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 55% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Democrats 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.1% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Commerce 9.1% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.1% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.02), from 1,280 donors and 249 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 53% (92.6%). 77 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 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 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 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 91. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 95 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1122: Expand Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exclusion. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1122/
- HB 1082: Tax Relief for Working Families Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1082/
- HB 1057: Affordable Food Act. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1057/
- HB 943: Turning High-Achieving Students into Teachers. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB943/
- HB 813: Enhanced Registration of Registered Residential Facilities. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB813/
- HB 786: Working Families Act. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB786/
- HB 683: Expand Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exclusion. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB683/
- HB 653: Adjust Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Trigger for Medicaid Expansion. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB653/
- HB 619: Health Care Security Act. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB619/
- HB 617: Supporting Small Farmers for NC's Future Act. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB617/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $311.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 73% 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.

- 2026-01-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/pittmanfornc/status/2009980405752172994
- 2026-01-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/pittmanfornc/status/2009980409841602813
- 2025-12-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/pittmanfornc/status/2001775662764560863
- 2025-12-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/pittmanfornc/status/2001775667671716292
- 2025-12-08 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/pittmanfornc/status/1998037294599827968
- 2025-11-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/pittmanfornc/status/1994048925985345678
- 2025-11-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/pittmanfornc/status/1990821913229451280
- 2025-11-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/pittmanfornc/status/1988235102539673933
- 2025-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/pittmanfornc/status/1981764105100026040
- 2025-10-22 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/pittmanfornc/status/1981050226791333934

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/839
- Campaign site: https://www.pittmanfornc.com/
- X: https://x.com/pittmanfornc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pittmanfornc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dante.pittman.3
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pittmanfornc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dantepittman/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dante-pittman-827487114/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d0cbde92-5f2b-4177-822a-f100613a9b30
