# Michael Garrett Michael Garrett is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate for district 27. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 27 - Serving since: 2019-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/f40a7222-92eb-4d8e-ad4d-7008b859aae7 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f40a7222-92eb-4d8e-ad4d-7008b859aae7 (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 8.7% of Garrett’s statements contain a personal attack, 3.7 times the State Senate Democrat average of 2.4%. ## What Garrett says (NC 2025–26 session) 356 classified statements: 356 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 | Garrett | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 8.7% | 2.4% | 22 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 16.9% | 10.3% | 78 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 32.3% | 42.9% | 232 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 2.5% | 3.4% | 159 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 1.7% | 16.1% | 306 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.6% | 0.8% | 96 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 37% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Health 17% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 14% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.98 (standard error 0.03), from 546 donors and 227 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 294 roll calls. Attendance 65% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 97.7% (93.2%). 8 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 not voting · 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 not voting · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/ - 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/ - 2026-07-28 · voted not voting · 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 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 99. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 37 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 1033: NC Children's Safe Screens Act/Funds. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1033/ - SB 1055: Carolina Housing Promise Act. (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1055/ - SB 1045: Utility Profit Oversight Act. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1045/ - SB 1056: NC Small Business Capital and Jobs Act. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1056/ - SB 1028: NC Airport Security Continuity. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1028/ - 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 707: 25-Year LEO Retirement With Full Benefits. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB707/ - 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/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $140.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 98% 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. - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelkgarrett/status/2113999022780195022 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelkgarrett/status/2113449618134515769 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelkgarrett/status/2113449620986548309 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelkgarrett/status/2108241698459726159 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/michaelkgarrett/status/2108341847030718741 - 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelkgarrett/status/2106477587291685027 - 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelkgarrett/status/2106046051580846287 - 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelkgarrett/status/2106139271815905419 - 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelkgarrett/status/2101434506775253288 - 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/michaelkgarrett/status/2097871798423425135 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/414 - Campaign site: https://garrettfornc.com/ - X: https://x.com/michaelkgarrett - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelgarrettnc/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelKGarrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelgarrettnc - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-garrett-12774212/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f40a7222-92eb-4d8e-ad4d-7008b859aae7