# Mitchell Setzer

Mitchell Setzer is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 89.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 89
- Serving since: 2003-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d4713ec5-e36b-49bb-bfc8-6b7fe9c0e9a7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d4713ec5-e36b-49bb-bfc8-6b7fe9c0e9a7 (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

Setzer sits at +0.67 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.67 (standard error 0.03), from 84 donors and 576 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 95.6% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 95.9% (92.6%). 28 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 75. 48.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 27 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 1089: Constitutional Amendment Property Tax Levy Limit. (became law, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1089/
- HB 1042: Affordable Housing Exemption Modifications. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1042/
- HB 1019: Mike Clampitt 1st Responder Tax Fairness Act. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1019/
- HB 966: College Cost Reduction Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB966/
- HB 849: Utility Forced Relocation Expenses. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB849/
- HB 850: Interbasin Transfer Moratorium/Study. (became law, 2025-07-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB850/
- HB 845: Reduce Drowning Risk/Public Docks. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB845/
- HB 826: No Retaliation Against Mandatory Reporters. (in committee, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB826/
- HB 799: Ensure Nondiscrimination in Government. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB799/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $120.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 58% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/149
- X: https://x.com/RepSetzer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/setzernchouse89
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mitchell.setzer.5

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d4713ec5-e36b-49bb-bfc8-6b7fe9c0e9a7