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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