# Dennis Riddell

Dennis Riddell is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 64.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina House, district 64
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fcff21e8-b2a0-4fe5-8fb9-1b1c084a26e1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fcff21e8-b2a0-4fe5-8fb9-1b1c084a26e1 (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

53% of Riddell’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from North Carolina, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.62 (standard error 0.03), from 183 donors and 584 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

482 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 99.3% (92.6%). 4 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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 136. 47.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 33 of 110).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1121: Added Fee for Sexually Oriented Businesses. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1121/
- HB 996: Further Limit General Fund Operating Budget. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB996/
- HB 926: Regulatory Reform Act of 2025. (became law, 2025-10-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB926/
- HB 997: Certify Reading of NC Constitution. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB997/
- HB 606: Civil Procedure Amendment. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB606/
- HB 632: Amend Hazing Laws. (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB632/
- HB 609: Option for Raw Milk Consumption. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB609/
- HB 488: Modify School Performance Grades. (in committee, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB488/
- HB 435: Modify Board of Engineers and Surveyors. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB435/
- HJR 379: Application for a Convention of the States. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HJR379/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $60.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 53% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/665
- Campaign site: https://riddell4nchouse64.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Riddell-for-NC-House-64-100057937756872/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dennis.riddell.9
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4qZvc35x6pEslX17ASIfYw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-riddell-71a7a416/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fcff21e8-b2a0-4fe5-8fb9-1b1c084a26e1