Elections for all 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 69-51 majority heading into the election.

Committee chair fundraising

State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as a committee chair was $151,704. The funds raised by each of the House’s 54 committee chairs are shown below.

Agriculture Committee – James Dixon – $206,050
Agriculture Committee – Jeffrey McNeely – $132,056
Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee – Timothy Moffitt – $114,465
Appropriations Committee – Kyle Hall – $366,255
Appropriations Committee – Jason Saine – $260,552
Appropriations Committee – Dean Arp – $238,773
Appropriations Committee – Donny C. Lambeth – $177,084
Appropriations Committee – Larry Strickland – $174,535
Appropriations Committee – John Faircloth – $147,593
Appropriations Committee – Jeffrey Elmore – $132,255
Appropriations Committee – William Brisson – $35,400
Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Committee – James Dixon – $206,050
Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Committee – Ed Goodwin – $28,830
Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Committee – Patricia McElraft – $1,150
Appropriations on Capital Committee – Kelly Hastings – $46,756
Appropriations on Education Committee – Jon Hardister – $300,834
Appropriations on Education Committee – Patricia Hurley – $69,613
Appropriations on Education Committee – John Torbett – $57,134
Appropriations on General Government Committee – Dennis Riddell – $80,505
Appropriations on General Government Committee – George Cleveland – $37,481
Appropriations on Information Technology Committee – Jake Johnson – $196,539
Appropriations on Transportation Committee – Brenden Jones – $180,350
Appropriations on Transportation Committee – Phillip Shepard – $84,072
Appropriations on Transportation Committee – Frank Iler – $64,947
Banking Committee – Keith Kidwell – $209,438
Commerce Committee – John Sauls – $9,500
Education – Community Colleges Committee – Patricia Hurley – $69,613
Education – K-12 Committee – John Torbett – $57,134
Education – K-12 Committee – Hugh Blackwell – $51,467
Education – Universities Committee – Jon Hardister – $300,834
Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform – Grey Mills Jr. – $45,946
Energy and Public Utilities Committee – John Szoka – $281,544
Energy and Public Utilities Committee – Dean Arp – $238,773
Environment Committee – Larry Yarborough – $59,990
Environment Committee – Patricia McElraft – $1,150
Ethics Committee – Michael Wray – $162,153
Ethics Committee – John Sauls – $9,500
Families, Children, and Aging Policy Committee – Howard Hunter III – $302,411
Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs Committee – Mike Clampitt – $26,337
Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs Committee – Charles Graham – $0
Health Committee – Donny C. Lambeth – $177,084
Health Committee – Clayton Sasser – $153,760
Health Committee – Donna McDowell White – $151,931
Health Committee – Kristin Baker – $123,819
Health Committee – Larry Potts – $120,535
Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee – Ed Goodwin – $28,830
House Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee – Clayton Sasser – $153,760
House Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee – Donna McDowell White – $151,931
House Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee – Kristin Baker – $123,819
House Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee – Larry Potts – $120,535
House Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee – Jamie Boles – $63,362
House Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee – Allen McNeill – $49,529
House Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee – Carson Smith Jr. – $10,881
House Finance Committee – John Szoka – $281,544
House Finance Committee – Keith Kidwell – $209,438
House Finance Committee – Michael Wray – $162,153
House Finance Committee – Mitchell Setzer – $126,405
House Finance Committee – Julia Howard – $62,926
House Finance Committee – John Bradford III – $0
House Redistricting Committee – Destin Hall – $218,148
House Transportation Committee – Brenden Jones – $180,350
House Transportation Committee – Phillip Shepard – $84,072
House Transportation Committee – Frank Iler – $64,947
Insurance Committee – Chris Humphrey – $264,103
Insurance Committee – Mitchell Setzer – $126,405
Judiciary I Committee – Ted Davis Jr. – $373,898
Judiciary II Committee – Sarah Stevens – $149,525
Judiciary II Committee – William Richardson – $59,725
Judiciary III Committee – Lee Zachary – $22,563
Judiciary III Committee – David Rogers – $5,500
Judiciary IV Committee – Hugh Blackwell – $51,467
Local Government – Land Use, Planning and Development Committee – Mark Brody – $108,503
Local Government Committee – Sam Watford – $17,606
Pensions and Retirement Committee – Allen McNeill – $49,529
Regulatory Reform Committee – Dennis Riddell – $80,505
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee – Destin Hall – $218,148
State Government Committee – John Torbett – $57,134
State Personnel Committee – Harry Warren – $44,457
UNC BOG Nominations Committee – Kelly Hastings – $46,756
Wildlife Resources Committee – Jay Adams – $71,960
Wildlife Resources Committee – Larry Yarborough – $59,990

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active North Carolina PACs submitted to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE). Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

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