# Carla Cunningham Carla Cunningham is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 106. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina House, district 106 - Serving since: 2013-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/f1ba290a-c2a5-453a-884c-6d03a2c8e83a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f1ba290a-c2a5-453a-884c-6d03a2c8e83a (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 Cunningham voted against the majority of North Carolina House Democrats 59 times; party unity 52%, in the bottom 5% of the North Carolina House (average 92.6%). ## What Cunningham says (NC 2025–26 session) 164 classified statements: 164 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Cunningham | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 1.8% | 10.4% | 615 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 19.5% | 39.2% | 637 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 2.9% | 391 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 6.7% | 14.4% | 517 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Health 47% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 25% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (State House Democrats 11%); Housing and Community Development 16% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Taxation 16% (State House Democrats 3.6%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 278 donors and 496 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 427 roll calls. Attendance 89% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 52% (92.6%). 59 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 · 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/ - 2026-08-04 · 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 yea · M11 Concur · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/ - 2026-08-04 · voted yea · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/ - 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · C RPT Adoption · SB 445 Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB445/ - 2026-08-04 · voted nay · M11 Concur · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/ ## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session) Sponsored 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 138. 36.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 43 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - HB 1144: Dominique Moody Safety Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1144/ - HB 903: Highway and Road Safety Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB903/ - HB 857: Create Alert/Missing Person with Disability. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB857/ - HB 832: Education Omnibus. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB832/ - HB 796: The Student Mental Health Line Awareness Act. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB796/ - HB 790: Prohibit Vape/Tobacco Shops Near Schools. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB790/ - HB 772: North Carolina Student Lifeline Act. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB772/ - HB 710: Mental Health Crisis Unit Pilot for Local School Administrative Units. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB710/ - HB 715: Universal Pre-K. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB715/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $106.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 70% 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. - 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/CunninghamNCRep/status/2101003268604285063 - 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/CunninghamNCRep/status/2101003339215303121 - 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/CunninghamNCRep/status/2101056423358595116 - 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/CunninghamNCRep/status/2101079400368214196 - 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/CunninghamNCRep/status/2101079454441202015 - 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/CunninghamNCRep/status/2101079545541447694 - 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/CunninghamNCRep/status/2101079584578138366 - 2026-06-17 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/CunninghamNCRep/status/2067391939394097470 - 2026-05-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/CunninghamNCRep/status/2058234319718494224 - 2026-05-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/CunninghamNCRep/status/2051432585486594536 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/642 - Campaign site: https://carlacunninghamnchouse.com/ - X: https://x.com/CunninghamNCRep - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carla.cunningham.750 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlacunninghamncrep - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-cunningham-3b374a9/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f1ba290a-c2a5-453a-884c-6d03a2c8e83a