# Phil Shepard

Phil Shepard is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 15.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 15
- Serving since: 2011-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/eab6e9df-d2e4-4476-b09d-cda1de0cf654

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eab6e9df-d2e4-4476-b09d-cda1de0cf654 (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

78% of the 9 bills Shepard sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the North Carolina House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.52 (standard error 0.03), from 217 donors and 590 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 90.0% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 97.7% (92.6%). 6 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 34. 77.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 2 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 1109: NCDOT Strategic Transportation Investments Study Recommendation. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1109/
- HB 822: Moped Regulation. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB822/
- HB 703: Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries. (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB703/
- HB 741: Veterans Registration Plate Modifications. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB741/
- HB 663: Living Donor Protection Act. (in committee, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB663/
- HB 652: Transportation Goods Unit Pricing Cost. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB652/
- HB 565: Limit Use of AI Medicaid/Commercial Insurance. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB565/
- HB 333: Jacksonville/Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Prohibited. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB333/
- HB 984: Removal of Squatters from Private Property. (passed one chamber, 2024-06-27) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2023/HB984/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/628
- X: https://x.com/repshepard
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhillipShepardNCHouse15/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phillip.shepard.90
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-shepard-b7697466/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eab6e9df-d2e4-4476-b09d-cda1de0cf654