# Michael Lazzara

Michael Lazzara is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 6
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f0121b49-81cc-45f5-98e1-1fbeee882c81

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0121b49-81cc-45f5-98e1-1fbeee882c81 (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

The policy areas Lazzara talks about and legislates on agree at 0.67 on a 0–1 scale, in the top tenth of State Senate Republicans.

## What Lazzara says (NC 2025–26 session)

170 classified statements: 170 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 | Lazzara | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 7.1% | 9.5% | 176 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 57.6% | 37.3% | 56 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.9% | 2.3% | 34 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 35.3% | 15.4% | 25 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 1.3% | 134 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 22% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Crime and Law Enforcement 21% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Education 14% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.03), from 332 donors and 166 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

294 roll calls. Attendance 90.8% (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 present · 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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 63. 37.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 11 of 44).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 947: Military Influence Areas. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB947/
- SB 957: Portable-Scale Solar Energy Devices. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB957/
- SB 1008: Pilot for Shoreline Stabilization Projects. (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1008/
- SB 1001: Coastal Regulatory Reform. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1001/
- SB 1009: Repeal Hardened Structure Ban. (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1009/
- SB 870: Funds for Veterans/HBOT. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB870/
- SB 801: Address Confidentiality/Study and DL. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB801/
- SB 815: Const. Amend./Permitless Carry. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB815/
- SB 758: Water and Sewer Allocation Reforms. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB758/
- SB 614: Revise Dam Safety Requirements. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB614/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $268.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 91% 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: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorlazzara/status/2114839834296504545
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorlazzara/status/2112286164212125697
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorlazzara/status/2111106610407887269
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorlazzara/status/2110736896116850923
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorlazzara/status/2110736901112283526
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorlazzara/status/2109666714392608972
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorlazzara/status/2107920775202091497
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorlazzara/status/2106508067403972727
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorlazzara/status/2106142888119652596
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorlazzara/status/2103464350128144502

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/426
- Campaign site: https://www.lazzaraforncsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/senatorlazzara
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorMichaelLazzara
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LazzaraforNCSenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.lazzara.12
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senator_lazzara
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorlazzara
- Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@michaellazzara
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-lazzara-92052555/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0121b49-81cc-45f5-98e1-1fbeee882c81