# Hugh Blackwell

Hugh Blackwell is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 86.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 86
- Serving since: 2009-01-28
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f7ffa24f-4c1f-416f-bf1d-30d762d9c6c3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f7ffa24f-4c1f-416f-bf1d-30d762d9c6c3 (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

62% of the 29 bills Blackwell sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the North Carolina House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.03), from 240 donors and 553 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 88% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 97.6% (92.6%). 7 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 · 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 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 53. 62.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 11 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- HB 1163: Workforce Act of 2026. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1163/
- HB 1143: Principal Fellows and Admin. Intern. Stipends. (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1143/
- HB 1104: Improve Involuntary Commitment Process and Enhance Public Safety. (became law, 2026-07-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1104/
- HB 1020: Personal Education Student Account Class Aides and Children of Wartime Veterans Funds. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1020/
- HB 918: Standardized Testing Choice Act. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB918/
- HB 971: Career Development Adjustment. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB971/
- HB 958: Election Law Changes. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-31) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/
- HB 959: Various Education Changes. (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB959/
- HB 872: School Employee Protections for Use of Force. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB872/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $158.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/580
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepHughBlackwell/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hugh.blackwell.9
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugh-blackwell-27956a86/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f7ffa24f-4c1f-416f-bf1d-30d762d9c6c3