# Jeff Zenger

Jeff Zenger is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 74.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 74
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f3f10d50-4117-41f8-b2af-c9273d3c425e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f3f10d50-4117-41f8-b2af-c9273d3c425e (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

Zenger reported $284.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

141 classified statements: 141 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Zenger | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.9% | 427 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 9.2% | 9.3% | 297 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 48.9% | 31.9% | 146 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 1.8% | 464 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 31.9% | 12.7% | 54 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 23% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 14% (State House Republicans 15%); Commerce 12% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.60 (standard error 0.03), from 387 donors and 371 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 100% (92.6%). 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/
- 2026-10-07 · 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/
- 2026-08-05 · voted yea · R3 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/
- 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 · R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/

## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 80. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 10 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 1225: Winston-Salem Zoning Procedure Changes. (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1225/
- HB 926: Regulatory Reform Act of 2025. (became law, 2025-10-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB926/
- HB 934: Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Reform Act. (in committee, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB934/
- HB 876: Development Application Review Time Lines. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB876/
- HB 831: Commercial Inspections Efficiency Act. (in committee, 2025-06-12) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB831/
- HB 811: Community Colleges Firearm Safety Instruction 18 and Older. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB811/
- HB 814: Power Infrastructure Resiliency and Efficiency (PIRE). (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB814/
- HB 768: Emergency Communication Code Exemptions/Sanitary Board/401. (became law, 2025-07-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB768/
- HB 765: Save the American Dream Act. (in committee, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB765/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $284.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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 · https://x.com/RealJeffZENGER/status/2114524900706984035
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RealJeffZENGER/status/2114869249118536129
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RealJeffZENGER/status/2113711008569348107
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RealJeffZENGER/status/2111997415293075564
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RealJeffZENGER/status/2110752025570926950
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RealJeffZENGER/status/2110845502208332288
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RealJeffZENGER/status/2110339850641575937
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RealJeffZENGER/status/2110465512933409116
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RealJeffZENGER/status/2109390529851195794
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RealJeffZENGER/status/2108985952320328075

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/775
- Campaign site: https://www.jeffzenger.com/
- X: https://x.com/RealJeffZENGER
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063587307219
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeffZengerNC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.zenger.94
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffzengernc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zengerj
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflishaconstruction/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f3f10d50-4117-41f8-b2af-c9273d3c425e