# Vickie Sawyer Vickie Sawyer is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 37. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 37 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/ece1f23b-841d-4145-9719-3807bf29f861 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ece1f23b-841d-4145-9719-3807bf29f861 (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 5.3% of Sawyer’s statements use bipartisan language, 2.3 times the State Senate Republican average of 2.3%. ## What Sawyer says (NC 2025–26 session) 207 classified statements: 207 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 | Sawyer | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 3.4% | 9.5% | 233 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 53.1% | 37.3% | 76 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 5.3% | 2.3% | 39 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 30.9% | 15.4% | 43 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 39% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Education 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 14%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.03), from 289 donors and 245 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 294 roll calls. Attendance 88% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 0 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 51. 27.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 16 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 945: Safe Camps Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB945/ - SB 905: Foster Care Motor Vehicle Insurance. (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB905/ - SB 902: Ferry Division Performance Audit. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB902/ - SB 862: STIP Grant Anticipation Notes. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB862/ - SB 849: Real Tickets, Real Fans Act. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB849/ - SB 614: Revise Dam Safety Requirements. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB614/ - SB 697: Lake Norman Marine Commission. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB697/ - SB 579: Transforming the High School Experience. (in committee, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB579/ - SB 503: A More Efficient Office of Vital Records. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB503/ - SB 516: Women's Safety and Protection Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB516/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $88.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 96% 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 · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorSawyer/status/2114837551550706051 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSawyer/status/2113680566834843995 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSawyer/status/2112284114883866654 - 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorSawyer/status/2111953823283474747 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSawyer/status/2110736275615404330 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSawyer/status/2110736280657293439 - 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorSawyer/status/2109671518456238131 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorSawyer/status/2107964074978148669 - 2026-10-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/SenatorSawyer/status/2106819282076074122 - 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSawyer/status/2106047659085853081 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/405 - Campaign site: https://www.sawyernc.com/ - X: https://x.com/SenatorSawyer - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorVickieSawyer - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VickieBurgessSawyer - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si6zgNEtH3I - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickie-sawyer-62705647/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ece1f23b-841d-4145-9719-3807bf29f861