# Phil Berger Phil Berger is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 26. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 26 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/f276e61a-c569-4924-b302-caeda17a306a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f276e61a-c569-4924-b302-caeda17a306a (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 Berger sits at +1.03 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State Senate Republicans. ## What Berger says (NC 2025–26 session) 294 classified statements: 294 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 | Berger | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 3.1% | 2.3% | 96 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 27.6% | 9.5% | 23 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 70.4% | 37.3% | 11 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 2.3% | 109 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 43.5% | 15.4% | 8 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 10.9% | 1.3% | 6 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 24% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 22% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Taxation 9.7% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +1.03 (standard error 0.01), from 2,089 donors and 241 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 294 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 0 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 8. 80.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 1 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 851: America's Semiquincentennial License Plate. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB851/ - SB 889: Property Tax Reappraisal Moratorium. (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB889/ - SR 769: Honoring Elizabeth Hanford Dole. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SR769/ - SB 558: Eliminating "DEI" in Public Higher Ed. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB558/ - SB 754: School Calendar Flexibility:A New Alternative. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB754/ - SB 474: Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium. (became law, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB474/ - SB 320: LEO Special Separation Allowance Options. (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB320/ - SB 261: Energy Security and Affordability Act. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB261/ - SB 227: Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB227/ - SB 153: North Carolina Border Protection Act. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB153/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $3.0M (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 87% 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. - 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorberger/status/2109733279238693098 - 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorberger/status/2108598829046001753 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorberger/status/2107946279707852938 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorberger/status/2107221647732125875 - 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorberger/status/2106466911211127058 - 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorberger/status/2091890198971891825 - 2026-07-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorberger/status/2074509495485550891 - 2026-06-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorberger/status/2071978900826055146 - 2026-06-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorberger/status/2069859222494331176 - 2026-05-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorberger/status/2055355849699119255 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/s/64 - Campaign site: https://www.philberger.org/ - X: https://x.com/senatorberger - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorBerger/?ref=embed_page - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorberger - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-berger-1b84464b/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f276e61a-c569-4924-b302-caeda17a306a