# Ben Moss Ben Moss is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 52. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina House, district 52 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/fdc7d25a-085c-4100-b5f4-a8ae51979292 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fdc7d25a-085c-4100-b5f4-a8ae51979292 (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 38% of Moss’s statements claim credit, 3.0 times the State House Republican average of 13%. ## What Moss says (NC 2025–26 session) 206 classified statements: 206 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 | Moss | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 3.4% | 9.3% | 532 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 56.3% | 31.9% | 65 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 1.8% | 210 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 38.4% | 12.7% | 26 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 19% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State House Republicans 11%); Emergency Management 15% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 15% (State House Republicans 8.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.03), from 313 donors and 172 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 76% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 97.5% (92.6%). 7 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 present · 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 not voting · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-08-05 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 200. 36.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 44 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - HB 1192: Energy and Housing Affordability Act. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1192/ - HB 1214: Make E-Verify Great Again. (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1214/ - HB 1108: Constitutional Amendment/Permitless Carry. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1108/ - HB 965: Environmental Rights Constitutional Amendment. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB965/ - HB 745: Fair Competition Study Act. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB745/ - HB 763: Neighbor State License Recognition Act. (became law, 2025-07-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB763/ - HB 747: 2026 Wildlife Resources Changes. (became law, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB747/ - HB 511: Award Magistrates Salary Increases. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB511/ - HB 427: Concealed Carry Weapon Permit/No Records Provided. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB427/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $42.3K (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/BenMossNC/status/2114836677180919992 - 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BenMossNC/status/2114836681371398252 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BenMossNC/status/2112335764914860504 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BenMossNC/status/2112335771294449671 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BenMossNC/status/2112335774842859739 - 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenMossNC/status/2111923579277496697 - 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenMossNC/status/2111923596633559452 - 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenMossNC/status/2111923613234332084 - 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenMossNC/status/2111923625544634744 - 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenMossNC/status/2111273326488514642 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/784 - Campaign site: https://www.benmossnc.com/ - X: https://x.com/BenMossNC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ben.t.moss.5 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benmossnc - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@benmossfornc3484?app=desktop - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moss-431278115/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fdc7d25a-085c-4100-b5f4-a8ae51979292