# Sydney Batch Sydney Batch is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate for district 17. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 17 - Serving since: 2021-01-11 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/f29f268e-5a29-4f49-8c5e-3fa19688f4a2 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f29f268e-5a29-4f49-8c5e-3fa19688f4a2 (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 Batch reported $631.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K). ## What Batch says (NC 2025–26 session) 95 classified statements: 95 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Batch | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.4% | 129 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 15.8% | 10.3% | 86 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 40.0% | 42.9% | 186 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 3.2% | 3.4% | 138 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 11.6% | 16.1% | 185 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 1.1% | 0.8% | 69 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 32% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Families 21% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Health 21% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 18% (State Senate Democrats 15%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.94 (standard error 0.02), from 2,691 donors and 357 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 294 roll calls. Attendance 76% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 98.0% (93.2%). 6 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 not voting · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB562/ - 2026-07-29 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/ - 2026-07-28 · voted nay · 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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 54. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 37 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 987: Lower Healthcare Costs. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB987/ - SB 989: Epstein Truth and Accountability Act. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB989/ - SB 1056: NC Small Business Capital and Jobs Act. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1056/ - SB 988: Protecting Workers in the Age of AI Act. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB988/ - SB 651: The Hustle Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB651/ - SB 692: Reduce Parent Copays/Subsidized Child Care. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB692/ - SB 563: The Michael Jordans of Tomorrow Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB563/ - SB 482: Don't Tread on Me Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB482/ - SB 483: The Children First Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB483/ - SB 480: NC Paid Family Leave Insurance Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB480/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $631.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 93% 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. - 2026-05-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/friendsforbatch/status/2059820186467762463 - 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/friendsforbatch/status/2057266950540042283 - 2026-04-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/friendsforbatch/status/2049130479668916703 - 2026-04-11 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/friendsforbatch/status/2043109587528634713 - 2026-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/friendsforbatch/status/2037229969894526997 - 2026-03-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/friendsforbatch/status/2036955112149590342 - 2026-03-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/friendsforbatch/status/2028490323156926666 - 2026-02-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/friendsforbatch/status/2027524309128753288 - 2026-02-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/friendsforbatch/status/2026421090021441949 - 2026-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/friendsforbatch/status/2013270088737055151 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/434 - Campaign site: https://sydneybatch.com/#, http://batchwilliams.com/attorney/sydney-j-batch/ - X: https://x.com/friendsforbatch - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsforbatch/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendsforbatch - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydney-batch-0260566/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f29f268e-5a29-4f49-8c5e-3fa19688f4a2