# Brad Overcash Brad Overcash is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 43. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 43 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/dfacde1f-3324-4ebe-bc96-ae473548e951 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dfacde1f-3324-4ebe-bc96-ae473548e951 (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 Overcash sits at +0.71 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State Senate Republicans. ## What Overcash says (NC 2025–26 session) 90 classified statements: 90 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Overcash | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 13.3% | 37.3% | 320 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 8.9% | 15.4% | 221 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Commerce 33% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Law 8.3% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%); Science, Technology, Communications 8.3% (State Senate Republicans 2.5%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.03), from 305 donors and 104 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 294 roll calls. Attendance 87% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 1 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 yea · 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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 65. 35.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 13 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 1087: Post-Election Audits by State Auditor. (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1087/ - SB 991: Community College Workforce Readiness Act. (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB991/ - SB 558: Eliminating "DEI" in Public Higher Ed. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB558/ - SB 724: Safe Parks and Public Spaces Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB724/ - SB 675: Charitable Orgs. Privacy Protection Act. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB675/ - SB 655: Extend Certain Rights to Catawba Nation. (became law, 2025-07-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB655/ - SB 506: ATR Salary Sups and Grant Increases. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB506/ - SB 619: AI Academic Support Grant Program. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB619/ - SB 491: NC Debt Settlement Services Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB491/ - SB 689: 2025 Charter Schools Review Board Omnibus. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB689/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $288.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 90% 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. - 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradOvercash/status/2114864172932723191 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradOvercash/status/2113703394581823558 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradOvercash/status/2112984738277511321 - 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BradOvercash/status/2111420511049925023 - 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BradOvercash/status/2111557775910121881 - 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BradOvercash/status/2107564153280037090 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradOvercash/status/2106949940035608603 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradOvercash/status/2107244394118357502 - 2026-10-04 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/BradOvercash/status/2106544253103161432 - 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradOvercash/status/2105856960557949166 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/444 - Campaign site: https://bradovercash.com/ - X: https://x.com/BradOvercash - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bradfornc/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=2730237 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradovercash/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dfacde1f-3324-4ebe-bc96-ae473548e951