# Woodson Bradley Woodson Bradley is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate for district 42. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 42 - Serving since: 2025-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/da2ebbae-4f50-4a95-927d-359ed2a9a42b Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/da2ebbae-4f50-4a95-927d-359ed2a9a42b (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 Bradley voted against the majority of North Carolina Senate Democrats 27 times; party unity 55%, in the bottom 5% of the North Carolina Senate (average 93.2%). ## What Bradley says (NC 2025–26 session) 27 classified statements: 27 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Bradley | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 3.7% | 2.4% | 71 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 29.6% | 10.3% | 18 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 37.0% | 42.9% | 203 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 7.4% | 3.4% | 34 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 11.1% | 16.1% | 187 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 40% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Crime and Law Enforcement 30% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Families 30% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 10% (State Senate Democrats 15%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.44 (standard error 0.05), from 0 donors and 90 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 294 roll calls. Attendance 86% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 55% (93.2%). 27 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/ - 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB562/ - 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · SB 445 Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB445/ - 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-07-28 · voted nay · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/ - 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/ - 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/ - 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Third Reading · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/ - 2026-07-02 · voted yea · Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 328 Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB328/ ## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session) Sponsored 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 158. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 37 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 989: Epstein Truth and Accountability Act. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB989/ - SB 942: Reenact EITC. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB942/ - SB 871: Community Emergency Response Training. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB871/ - SB 806: No Budget, No Pay Act. (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB806/ - SB 633: Guarding Freedoms and Public Safety Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB633/ - SB 753: NC Highway Patrol Retention Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB753/ - SB 634: Kayla's Act: Protecting Dom. Violence Victims. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB634/ - SB 641: Reenact Child Tax Credit. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB641/ - SB 630: School Mental Health Support Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB630/ - SB 620: The STRONG Act of 2025. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB620/ ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2025-05-15 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/WoodsonBradley/status/1923100217865330839 - 2025-05-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/WoodsonBradley/status/1921196565634466014 - 2025-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/WoodsonBradley/status/1908503831048044786 - 2025-04-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/WoodsonBradley/status/1908196335083545003 - 2025-04-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/WoodsonBradley/status/1907528794145173797 - 2025-04-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/WoodsonBradley/status/1907529334958764534 - 2025-04-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/WoodsonBradley/status/1907529664706318636 - 2025-04-02 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/WoodsonBradley/status/1907529938267234589 - 2025-04-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/WoodsonBradley/status/1907530442384846858 - 2025-04-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/WoodsonBradley/status/1907531158931308943 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/454 - Campaign site: https://www.woodsonbradley.com/ - X: https://x.com/WoodsonBradley - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodson.bradley - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodson.bradley.1 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woodsongardnerbradley - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WoodsonBradley-yg3qe - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@woodsonbradley1 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/woodson-bradley-107288268/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/da2ebbae-4f50-4a95-927d-359ed2a9a42b