North Carolina · individual fact

North Carolina budget, debt, and interest

North Carolina state-government finances, comparable debt and interest figures, and the enacted budget.

The national companion measures federal finances. Here the unit is North Carolina state government. Federal debt is not allocated to North Carolina; a state budget is not the federal budget.

State debt outstanding$13.13BFY2024 · #23 of 50 · highest first
Interest expenditure$765.11MFY2024 · #15 of 50 · highest first
Total state tax collections$39.17BFY2024 · #9 of 50 · highest first

North Carolina over time

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Events and reviewed actionsNo saved observations in this range.Sep 1, 2005Aug 31, 2026
✦ Major events & context · 83National context · Hurricane Katrina emergency appropriations · 2005-09-08Katrina relief fundingNational context · Medicare prescription drug benefit begins · 2006-01-01Medicare Part D beginsNational context · Iraq and Afghanistan war funding assessment · 2007-07-31War funding assessmentNational context · Economic Stimulus Act tax rebates · 2008-02-132008 tax rebatesNational context · Treasury support for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac · 2008-09-07Fannie / Freddie supportNational context · Great Financial Crisis and Great Recession · 2008-09-15Great Financial CrisisNational context · Emergency stabilization law creates TARP · 2008-10-03TARP stabilizationNational context · Federal Reserve cuts rates close to zero · 2008-12-16Fed near-zero ratesNational context · American Recovery and Reinvestment Act · 2009-02-17Recovery ActNational context · Affordable Care Act changes health financing · 2010-03-23Health-care financing lawNational context · Tax extensions and payroll-tax relief · 2010-12-172010 tax / benefit dealNational context · Budget Control Act and debt-limit agreement · 2011-08-022011 budget agreementNational context · S&P lowers the U.S. sovereign credit rating · 2011-08-05S&P rating downgradeNational context · Fiscal-cliff tax agreement · 2013-01-02Fiscal-cliff agreementNational context · Automatic federal spending cuts begin · 2013-03-01Federal spending cutsNational context · Shutdown ends and debt limit is suspended · 2013-10-172013 funding / debt dealNational context · Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 · 2013-12-262013 budget caps dealNational context · Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 · 2015-11-022015 budget / debt dealNational context · Fed begins lifting rates after the crisis · 2015-12-16Fed rate normalizationNational context · 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act · 2017-12-222017 tax lawNational context · Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 · 2018-02-092018 budget / debt dealNational context · 2018–19 partial government shutdown · 2018-12-222018–19 funding lapseNational context · Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 · 2019-08-022019 budget / debt dealNational context · COVID-19 pandemic · 2020-03-11COVID-19 pandemicNational context · Emergency rate cuts and Treasury purchases · 2020-03-15Fed pandemic responseNational context · CARES Act pandemic relief · 2020-03-27CARES Act reliefNational context · Further pandemic relief and annual funding · 2020-12-27December pandemic reliefNational context · American Rescue Plan · 2021-03-11American Rescue PlanNational context · Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act · 2021-11-15Infrastructure fundingNational context · Congress raises the debt limit after two impasses · 2021-12-162021 debt-limit increaseNational context · Federal Reserve begins 2022 rate increases · 2022-03-16Fed rate increasesNational context · Semiconductor funding and investment credits · 2022-08-09CHIPS fundingNational context · PACT Act expands veterans’ benefits · 2022-08-10Veterans’ benefits expansionNational context · Inflation Reduction Act changes taxes and spending · 2022-08-16Energy / health / tax lawNational context · Student-loan cancellation cost recorded · 2022-09-30Loan-cost accountingNational context · Inflation and rates raise interest costs above forecasts · 2023-01-09Inflation / interest costsNational context · Fed reports suspension of Treasury payments · 2023-01-13Fed payments suspendedNational context · Disaster tax deadlines move into the next fiscal year · 2023-02-24Disaster tax deferralsNational context · Fiscal Responsibility Act · 2023-06-032023 debt-limit agreementNational context · Fitch lowers the U.S. sovereign credit rating · 2023-08-01Fitch rating downgradeNational context · Student-loan cost reversal lowers recorded outlays · 2023-08-31Loan-cost reversalNational context · National security supplemental funding · 2024-04-24Security supplementalNational context · Federal Reserve begins 2024 rate cuts · 2024-09-182024 Fed rate cutsNorth Carolina · North Carolina issues Helene recovery Order 1: Increasing the Supply of Temporary Housing in Western North Carolina · 2025-01-02NC recovery Order 1North Carolina · North Carolina issues Helene recovery Order 2: Timely Repairing Private Roads and Bridges · 2025-01-02NC recovery Order 2North Carolina · North Carolina issues Helene recovery Order 3: Reorganizing the Executive Branch to Meet the Needs of Western North Carolina · 2025-01-02NC recovery Order 3North Carolina · North Carolina issues Helene recovery Order 4: Establishing the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Western North Carolina Recovery · 2025-01-02NC recovery Order 4North Carolina · North Carolina issues Helene recovery Order 5: Continuing State Human Resources Support for Hurricane Helene Recovery · 2025-01-02NC recovery Order 5National context · Social Security Fairness Act becomes law · 2025-01-05Social Security benefitsNorth Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 7: January winter-storm emergency and transportation waivers · 2025-01-09NC Order 7National context · Treasury begins extraordinary measures · 2025-01-21Debt-limit measuresNorth Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 9: February winter-storm emergency and transportation waivers · 2025-02-18NC Order 9North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 10: Child Care and Early Education Task Force · 2025-03-10NC Order 10North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 11: Workforce development and apprenticeship directives · 2025-03-25NC Order 11North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 12: Western North Carolina wildfire emergency · 2025-03-26NC Order 12National context · Broad U.S. tariff announcement · 2025-04-02Tariffs / customs receiptsNorth Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 14: Extension of the western wildfire emergency · 2025-04-24NC Order 14North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 15: Governor’s Teacher Advisory Committee · 2025-05-06NC Order 15National context · Moody’s lowers the U.S. sovereign credit rating · 2025-05-16Moody’s rating downgradeNorth Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 16: North Carolina Advisory Council on Cannabis · 2025-06-03NC Order 16National context · 2025 tax and spending reconciliation law · 2025-07-042025 tax / spending lawNorth Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 18: Chantal and central North Carolina severe-weather emergency · 2025-07-16NC Order 18North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 19: Chantal Type I individual-assistance disaster declaration · 2025-08-05NC Order 19North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 20: Hurricane Erin statewide emergency and transportation waivers · 2025-08-19NC Order 20North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 21: Violence prevention office, community board and gang-prevention task force · 2025-08-19NC Order 21North Carolina · North Carolina ends Order 20’s Erin emergency measures at noon · 2025-08-26NC Order 22North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 25: Interagency Council for homelessness and housing stability · 2025-09-10NC Order 25North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 26: Emergency declaration and temporary transport waivers for Tropical Depression Nine · 2025-09-27NC Order 26National context · 2025 federal government shutdown · 2025-10-012025 funding lapseNorth Carolina · North Carolina ends Order 26’s Imelda emergency measures · 2025-10-06NC Order 28North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 29: Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership governance · 2025-11-07NC Order 29North Carolina · North Carolina’s emergency-response commission extension takes effect · 2025-12-31NC Order 30North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 31: Emergency declaration and temporary transport waivers for the forecast January 2026 winter storm · 2026-01-21NC Order 31North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 32: New winter-storm emergency declaration · 2026-01-29NC Order 32North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 33: Behavioral-health support in the criminal-justice system · 2026-02-05NC Order 33North Carolina · North Carolina Latino Affairs Council holds topic committee discussions · 2026-02-18NC Latino council committeesNational context · Supreme Court rejects IEEPA tariff authority · 2026-02-20Tariff authority rulingNorth Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 35: North Carolina Accessibility Commission · 2026-03-17NC Order 35North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 36: Housing supply, affordability and construction-workforce coordination · 2026-05-19NC Order 36North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 37: Ethics guardrails for employee participation in prediction markets · 2026-05-27NC Order 37North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 38: Military community services and agency coordination · 2026-05-27NC Order 38North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 39: North Carolina Health Care Affordability Commission · 2026-06-30NC Order 39North Carolina · North Carolina issues Order 40: Juvenile Justice Planning Committee extension · 2026-08-26NC Order 40● North Carolina Legislature · 2● U.S. Congress · North Carolina delegation · 2◆ Governor · 32522■ North Carolina agencies · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.2005-09-012026-08-31

36 of 36 reviewed North Carolina actions match · 30 date markers shown. 83 major events shown separately.

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North Carolina · state comparison

State debt and interest

Compare state-government balances and interest expenditure from the same Census fiscal-year survey.

North Carolina · FY2024$13.13B
North Carolina rank#23among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$1.1TSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

State debt outstanding

Long-term debt outstanding plus short-term debt outstanding at fiscal year end.

State governments only, Census level 2; amounts converted from thousands to dollars. Fiscal-year ending dates differ among states. Excludes local-government debt. Dollar ranks describe scale, not credit quality.

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Lower value · $728.59MHigher value · $166.39BStriped: unavailable

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North Carolina · $13.13BFY2024 · Rank #23 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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State debt outstanding · FY2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California$166.39B—
#2New York$120.59B—
#3Texas$70.05B—
#4Massachusetts$65.87B—
#5New Jersey$57.23B—
#6Pennsylvania$48.67B—
#7Illinois$43.38B—
#8Virginia$33.73B—
#9Connecticut$33.27B—
#10Ohio$32.29B—
#11Washington$30.62B—
#12Maryland$25.9B—
#13Michigan$25.02B—
#14Colorado$23.57B—
#15Wisconsin$22.79B—
#16Florida$20.14B—
#17Minnesota$17.03B—
#18Oregon$16.91B—
#19Louisiana$16.09B—
#20South Carolina$15.36B—
#21West Virginia$15.08B—
#22Georgia$14.05B—
#23North Carolina · your comparison$13.13B—
#24Hawaii$11.72B—
#25Rhode Island$11.41B—
#26Alabama$10.99B—
#27Oklahoma$10.15B—
#28Kentucky$10.08B—
#29Tennessee$9.03B—
#30Indiana$8.52B—
#31Iowa$8.06B—
#32Arkansas$8.05B—
#33Mississippi$7.72B—
#34New Hampshire$7.58B—
#35Kansas$7.16B—
#36New Mexico$7.12B—
#37Missouri$6.99B—
#38Arizona$6.88B—
#39Alaska$5.72B—
#40Utah$5.55B—
#41Maine$5.3B—
#42North Dakota$4.89B—
#43South Dakota$4.67B—
#44Delaware$3.69B—
#45Nebraska$3.39B—
#46Nevada$2.89B—
#47Montana$2.76B—
#48Vermont$2.67B—
#49Wyoming$1.26B—
#50Idaho$728.59M—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

North Carolina · state comparison

Where state revenue comes from

All measures use Census state-government records for FY2024. Categories describe collections; they do not rank statutory tax rates.

North Carolina · FY2024$12.16B
North Carolina rank#13among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$465.4BSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

General sales-tax collections

Census category T09.

State governments only, Census level 2; amounts converted from thousands to dollars. Fiscal-year ending dates differ among states.

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Lower value · $0Higher value · $54.35BStriped: unavailable

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North Carolina · $12.16BFY2024 · Rank #13 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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General sales-tax collections · FY2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1Texas$54.35B—
#2California$53.33B—
#3Florida$40.09B—
#4Washington$22.81B—
#5New York$19.99B—
#6Ohio$16.33B—
#7Illinois$16.05B—
#8Pennsylvania$15.6B—
#9New Jersey$14.31B—
#10Tennessee$14.08B—
#11Arizona$13.16B—
#12Michigan$12.7B—
#13North Carolina · your comparison$12.16B—
#14Indiana$10.96B—
#15Massachusetts$9.4B—
#16Georgia$9.01B—
#17Minnesota$8.49B—
#18Nevada$8.4B—
#19Wisconsin$7.59B—
#20Virginia$7.4B—
#21Maryland$6.85B—
#22South Carolina$6.44B—
#23Connecticut$6.23B—
#24Kentucky$5.8B—
#25Missouri$5.26B—
#26Mississippi$5.07B—
#27Arkansas$5.07B—
#28Louisiana$4.87B—
#29Hawaii$4.79B—
#30Colorado$4.67B—
#31Iowa$4.64B—
#32Utah$4.63B—
#33Alabama$4.59B—
#34Kansas$4.33B—
#35New Mexico$4.33B—
#36Oklahoma$3.81B—
#37Idaho$3.09B—
#38Nebraska$2.97B—
#39Maine$2.35B—
#40West Virginia$1.82B—
#41South Dakota$1.68B—
#42Rhode Island$1.63B—
#43Oregon$1.34B—
#44North Dakota$1.32B—
#45Wyoming$1.01B—
#46Vermont$597.33M—
#47Alaska$0—
#47Delaware$0—
#47Montana$0—
#47New Hampshire$0—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

North Carolina · state comparison

Where state operating spending goes

Census categories allow consistent comparisons. These selected categories are not a breakdown of the current North Carolina appropriations act.

North Carolina · FY2024$30.64B
North Carolina rank#9among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$1.02TSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Public welfare current operations

Current operations for public welfare institutions and other public welfare, excluding capital and transfers.

State governments only, Census level 2; amounts converted from thousands to dollars. Fiscal-year ending dates differ among states.

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Lower value · $1.09BHigher value · $156.71BStriped: unavailable

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North Carolina · $30.64BFY2024 · Rank #9 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Public welfare current operations · FY2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California$156.71B—
#2New York$97.35B—
#3Texas$57.32B—
#4Illinois$41.13B—
#5Florida$40.11B—
#6Ohio$39.77B—
#7Pennsylvania$39.34B—
#8Massachusetts$34.12B—
#9North Carolina · your comparison$30.64B—
#10New Jersey$28.06B—
#11Arizona$26.02B—
#12Michigan$24.37B—
#13Virginia$23.68B—
#14Minnesota$23.37B—
#15Indiana$22.93B—
#16Maryland$21.61B—
#17Kentucky$20.54B—
#18Oregon$20.47B—
#19Washington$19.6B—
#20Georgia$18.99B—
#21Louisiana$18.69B—
#22Tennessee$16.42B—
#23Wisconsin$16.26B—
#24Missouri$15.65B—
#25Oklahoma$14.57B—
#26Colorado$13.6B—
#27South Carolina$12.84B—
#28New Mexico$10.72B—
#29Iowa$10.26B—
#30Alabama$9.73B—
#31Arkansas$8.67B—
#32Mississippi$8.08B—
#33Utah$6.91B—
#34Kansas$6.84B—
#35Nevada$6.62B—
#36West Virginia$6.24B—
#37Maine$5.7B—
#38Nebraska$4.97B—
#39Connecticut$4.88B—
#40Rhode Island$4.54B—
#41Hawaii$4.14B—
#42Delaware$3.97B—
#43Idaho$3.73B—
#44Alaska$3.27B—
#45Montana$2.89B—
#46New Hampshire$2.72B—
#47Vermont$2.69B—
#48North Dakota$2.09B—
#49South Dakota$1.95B—
#50Wyoming$1.09B—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

North Carolina · state comparison

State operating costs and the enacted budget

The enacted plan, spending categories and audited activity use different periods and accounting scopes; they are kept separate.

North Carolina · FY2024$59.01B
North Carolina rank#10among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$2.04TSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Current operation expenditure

Sum of Census current-operation expenditure categories, excluding capital outlay, interest, and assistance/subsidy expenditure.

State governments only, Census level 2; amounts converted from thousands to dollars. Fiscal-year ending dates differ among states. This FY2024 comparison differs in scope and period from North Carolina’s FY2026–27 appropriations and Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 audit shown below.

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Lower value · $4.01BHigher value · $287.03BStriped: unavailable

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North Carolina · $59.01BFY2024 · Rank #10 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Current operation expenditure · FY2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California$287.03B—
#2New York$161.37B—
#3Texas$136.18B—
#4Florida$86.61B—
#5Pennsylvania$77.15B—
#6Illinois$75.67B—
#7Ohio$66.77B—
#8New Jersey$64.53B—
#9Massachusetts$61.38B—
#10North Carolina · your comparison$59.01B—
#11Michigan$57.27B—
#12Virginia$53.45B—
#13Washington$49.82B—
#14Georgia$45.19B—
#15Maryland$45.06B—
#16Oregon$41.41B—
#17Arizona$38.71B—
#18Minnesota$38.1B—
#19Indiana$37.4B—
#20Kentucky$36.94B—
#21Wisconsin$34.5B—
#22Missouri$34.43B—
#23South Carolina$32.85B—
#24Colorado$32.73B—
#25Louisiana$31.67B—
#26Tennessee$31.12B—
#27Alabama$26.99B—
#28Oklahoma$24.28B—
#29Utah$22.7B—
#30New Mexico$21.94B—
#31Connecticut$21.22B—
#32Iowa$19.89B—
#33Kansas$18.39B—
#34Hawaii$16.62B—
#35Mississippi$16.46B—
#36Arkansas$16.28B—
#37West Virginia$13.19B—
#38Nevada$12.43B—
#39Nebraska$10.41B—
#40Maine$10.12B—
#41Delaware$9.24B—
#42Rhode Island$8.93B—
#43Alaska$8.4B—
#44Idaho$8.21B—
#45New Hampshire$7.12B—
#46Montana$6.44B—
#47Vermont$6.28B—
#48North Dakota$5.63B—
#49South Dakota$4.55B—
#50Wyoming$4.01B—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

Where state tax revenue comes from

FY2025 audited actual

Shares of the $38.4 billion in taxes reported as general revenue by North Carolina's governmental activities. This denominator excludes federal grants, service charges, investment income, business-type activities, and locally collected property taxes.

Individual income tax
$17.1B · 44.5%
Sales and use tax
$12.5B · 32.6%
Motor-fuels and highway-use taxes
$3.8B · 9.9%
Corporate income and franchise taxes
$2.2B · 5.8%
Insurance tax
$1.5B · 3.8%
Beverage, wagering, tobacco, and other taxes
$1.3B · 3.4%

FY2026–27 General Fund spending plan

FY2026–27 enacted net appropriations

Every service-area total in the official $34.4 billion revised net General Fund budget is included exactly once. The categories reconcile to the enacted net appropriation above.

Education
$19.4B · 56.5%
Health and human services
$9.3B · 27.2%
Justice and public safety
$4.2B · 12.1%
Agriculture, natural resources, and economic development
$814.2M · 2.4%
General government
$521.4M · 1.5%
Information technology
$94.3M · 0.3%
Statewide pay-plan reserve
$25.0M · 0.1%

What candidates are saying

Explore statements about budgets, government spending, deficits and public debt from FactVote’s North Carolina candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.

29 statements from 14 candidates

2026 North Carolina U.S. House — District 10 — General Election

1 candidate with matching statements · 2 statements

Steven Feldman

2 statements

Libertarian · U.S. House District 10 · NC

Budgets, spending & debt

I am running now because our national debt has placed our country in financial peril and a foreign policy that uses violence to achieve peace is making our nation less safe. I do not believe we can create the world we want by emphasizing our differences and tearing each other down. The Boy Scouts ta…

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Source topic or question: I’m in this race for the same reasons all the candidates are: to leave my children and children everywhere a better world.

Candidate campaign source

I am running now because our national debt has placed our country in financial peril and a foreign policy that uses violence to achieve peace is making our nation less safe. I do not believe we can create the world we want by emphasizing our differences and tearing each other down. The Boy Scouts taught me that we should always leave things better than we found them. We can make things better by recognizing that we are all good people with good values, by listening to and understanding each other, and by working together to achieve our shared goals. It’s time to step up and meet the crisis.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 17, 2026

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Budgets, spending & debt

Balance the Federal Budget and Reduce Spending

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Source topic or question: My Positions

Candidate campaign source

Balance the Federal Budget and Reduce Spending

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2026 North Carolina U.S. House — District 13 — General Election

2 candidates with matching statements · 8 statements

Brad Knott

6 statements

Republican · U.S. House District 13 · NC

Budgets, spending & debt

Joe Biden and his far-left allies in Congress walloped the poor and the middle class with devastating inflation. His torrent of wasteful spending gave us two trillion-dollar deficits, undercut the value of the dollar, and brought on high-interest rates. It’s time to cut spending and carefully scruti…

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Source topic or question: ENDING WASTEFUL SPENDING

Candidate campaign source

Joe Biden and his far-left allies in Congress walloped the poor and the middle class with devastating inflation. His torrent of wasteful spending gave us two trillion-dollar deficits, undercut the value of the dollar, and brought on high-interest rates. It’s time to cut spending and carefully scrutinize every spending bill to make cuts. I support a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 23, 2026

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Budgets, spending & debt

Inflation Ending Wasteful SpendingJoe Biden and his far-left allies in Congress walloped the poor and the middle class with devastating inflation. Their torrent of wasteful spending gave us two trillion-dollar deficits, undercut the value of the dollar, and brought high-interest rates. It’s time to …

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Source topic or question: Brad fights for the hardworking people here in North Carolina.

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Inflation Ending Wasteful SpendingJoe Biden and his far-left allies in Congress walloped the poor and the middle class with devastating inflation. Their torrent of wasteful spending gave us two trillion-dollar deficits, undercut the value of the dollar, and brought high-interest rates. It’s time to cut spending and carefully scrutinize every spending bill to make cuts. I support a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

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Brad Knott — candidate-owned primary source 1 ↗
Budgets, spending & debt

ENDING WASTEFUL SPENDING Joe Biden and his far-left allies in Congress walloped the poor and the middle class with devastating inflation. His torrent of wasteful spending gave us two trillion-dollar deficits, undercut the value of the dollar, and brought on high-interest rates. It’s time to cut spen…

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Source topic or question: SUPPORTING SCHOOL CHOICE

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ENDING WASTEFUL SPENDING Joe Biden and his far-left allies in Congress walloped the poor and the middle class with devastating inflation. His torrent of wasteful spending gave us two trillion-dollar deficits, undercut the value of the dollar, and brought on high-interest rates. It’s time to cut spending and carefully scrutinize every spending bill to make cuts. I support a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

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Budgets, spending & debt

Joe Biden and his far-left allies in Congress walloped the poor and the middle class with devastating inflation. Their torrent of wasteful spending gave us two trillion-dollar deficits, undercut the value of the dollar, and brought high-interest rates. It’s time to cut spending and carefully scrutin…

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Source topic or question: Brad fights for the hardworking people here in North Carolina.

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Joe Biden and his far-left allies in Congress walloped the poor and the middle class with devastating inflation. Their torrent of wasteful spending gave us two trillion-dollar deficits, undercut the value of the dollar, and brought high-interest rates. It’s time to cut spending and carefully scrutinize every spending bill to make cuts. I support a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

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Budgets, spending & debt

Cut federal spending and closely scrutinize spending bills for additional reductions.

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Source topic or question: Brad's Priorities

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Cut federal spending and closely scrutinize spending bills for additional reductions.

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Budgets, spending & debt

Amend the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced federal budget.

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Amend the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced federal budget.

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Paul Barringer

2 statements

Democratic · U.S. House District 13 · NC

Budgets, spending & debt

I believe our country has a duty to honor its commitments to veterans through strong, efficient support systems that prioritize both fiscal responsibility and moral obligation. Supporting veterans is both about benefits and about upholding the values our veterans served to protect, including persona…

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Source topic or question: Veterans

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I believe our country has a duty to honor its commitments to veterans through strong, efficient support systems that prioritize both fiscal responsibility and moral obligation. Supporting veterans is both about benefits and about upholding the values our veterans served to protect, including personal responsibility, community support, and a government that works effectively for those who earned it. I support fully funding the VA while streamlining bureaucracy to ensure timely access to quality health care, mental health services, and job training. I’m fully committed to protecting the expanded benefits granted to veterans with the passage of the PACT Act. Where possible, we should also expand public-private partnerships to reduce wait times and bring care closer to home. I am particularly committed to supporting and enhancing those VA facilities that serve vets in the communities in our district.

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Budgets, spending & debt

I believe in fiscal discipline and living within our means. Our nation can’t keep borrowing from the future—we need to get serious about spending restraint and work toward a balanced budget. I believe we need to be honest about how we got here. During Donald Trump’s first term, the federal debt grew…

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Source topic or question: Disciplined Fiscal Policy

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I believe in fiscal discipline and living within our means. Our nation can’t keep borrowing from the future—we need to get serious about spending restraint and work toward a balanced budget. I believe we need to be honest about how we got here. During Donald Trump’s first term, the federal debt grew by nearly 40%, while under Joe Biden the national debt increased by about 25%. That’s not sustainable, and it’s neither conservative nor progressive—it’s just irresponsible. If we want to secure our economy for the next generation, we need to stop the finger-pointing and start making tough, responsible choices—no matter who’s in office.

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2026 North Carolina U.S. House — District 14 — General Election

2 candidates with matching statements · 4 statements

Tim Moore

3 statements

Republican · U.S. House District 14 · NC

Budgets, spending & debt

In Congress, Tim Moore is fighting for hardworking families across Western North Carolina. As the U.S. Representative for North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District, he serves on the House Committees on Financial Services and the Budget, standing up for fiscal responsibility, smarter regulation, a…

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Source topic or question: He’s delivered for us.

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In Congress, Tim Moore is fighting for hardworking families across Western North Carolina. As the U.S. Representative for North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District, he serves on the House Committees on Financial Services and the Budget, standing up for fiscal responsibility, smarter regulation, and stronger support for hardworking families and local economies.

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Budgets, spending & debt

Advance fiscal responsibility in Congress.

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Source topic or question: Fiscal Responsibility

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Advance fiscal responsibility in Congress.

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Budgets, spending & debt

Led North Carolina House budgets that the campaign says were balanced each year.

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Source topic or question: State Budget

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Led North Carolina House budgets that the campaign says were balanced each year.

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How statements are selected

This section matches specific budgets, government spending, deficits and public debt terms in retained, attributed source text from published North Carolina candidate profiles. A profile heading or biography alone does not qualify. The Florida geography is fixed; saved state preferences cannot change these results. A mention can concern a community or group rather than Florida’s statewide measure.

Matching is automatic and does not establish a candidate’s stance, the accuracy of a claim, or an effect on the measured result. Results are grouped by recorded race, then by candidate name. Within each candidate, the matching issue mentions appear first. Only candidates with matching retained statements are shown; this is not a complete race roster. Repeated identical text for the same candidate is shown once. Coverage follows the existing state profiles and is not a complete record of all candidates or everything they have said. Review dates are not statement dates.

North Carolina incumbents

What incumbents are proposing

Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current North Carolina legislators and North Carolina’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from North Carolina’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.

5 matching sponsorships or proposals · 5 North Carolina incumbents. These filters apply only to this section.

Rep. Addison P. McDowell

U.S. representative for North Carolina, District 6 · R–NC

1 proposal
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U.S. Congress · North Carolina delegation · H.R.5026

ALCATRAZ Act

Aug 22, 2025 · Introduced

Rep. Addison P. McDowell · Sponsored

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The bill addresses immigration status, immigrant services, asylum, deportation, or immigration enforcement.

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses immigration status, immigrant services, asylum, deportation, or immigration enforcement. It does not update or establish an effect on North Carolina's displayed foreign-born population share.

Retained North Carolina evidence context: Residents who are foreign-born. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Moore of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo establish in the Department of Homeland Security a grant program to reimburse States the costs incurred by such States relating to the detention of migrants at detention facilities…
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Rep. Donny Lambeth

North Carolina House · District 75 · R–NC

1 proposal
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North Carolina Legislature · HB 259

2023 Appropriations Act.

Oct 3, 2023 · Enacted · Session Law 2023-134

Rep. Donny Lambeth · Sponsored

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The 2023 budget law clarified the inputs and timing used in North Carolina's annual motor-fuel excise-tax formula.

HB 259 became Session Law 2023-134 on October 3, 2023.

Why this record is included

Section 42.22 of HB 259 clarified which state-population period and monthly federal energy index feed North Carolina's annual motor-fuel tax calculation, retroactive to 2017. The provision directly governs a tax included in North Carolina retail gasoline prices, but it neither sets the non-tax components of pump prices nor explains EIA's six-state regional average.

Retained North Carolina evidence context: Lower Atlantic regular gasoline price. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

The enacted budget includes a section titled 'Clarification of Motor Fuel Tax Formula' that amends G.S. 105-449.80 and preserves the 75% population and 25% energy-index weighting.
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Rep. Virginia Foxx

U.S. representative for North Carolina, District 5 · R–NC

1 proposal
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U.S. Congress · North Carolina delegation · H.Res.1423

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Jul 14, 2026 · Passed the House

Rep. Virginia Foxx · Sponsored

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This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or…

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses firearms, ammunition, firearm access, carrying, storage, enforcement, or gun-violence prevention. It does not establish an effect on North Carolina's firearm mortality count or rate.

Retained North Carolina evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the…
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Sen. Ralph Hise

North Carolina Senate · District 47 · R–NC

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North Carolina Legislature · SB 683

Combat Absentee Ballot Fraud.

Nov 6, 2019 · Enacted · Session Law 2019-239

Sen. Warren Daniel · Sponsored / Sen. Ralph Hise · Sponsored

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AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS GOVERNING MAIL - IN ABSENTEE BALLOTS; TO RESTORE THE LAST SAT URDAY OF EARLY ONE - S TOP VOTING; TO EXTEN D THE TIME BY WHICH CO UNTY BOARDS OF ELECT ION NEED TO REPLACE DIRECT RECORD ELECTR ONIC VOTING EQUIPMEN T UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO AUTHORIZE A COUNT Y TO TEST NEW VOTING EQUIPMENT DURING A SIMULATED E LECTION; AND TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS O F THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, CONSISTE NT WITH HOUSE BILL OF THE REGULAR SESSION.

The official North Carolina General Assembly record shows the measure was enacted on November 6, 2019 as Session Law 2019-239.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration. It does not establish an effect on North Carolina's displayed turnout rate.

Retained North Carolina evidence context: Eligible-voter turnout. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS GOVERNING MAIL - IN ABSENTEE BALLOTS; TO RESTORE THE LAST SAT URDAY OF EARLY ONE - S TOP VOTING; TO EXTEN D THE TIME BY WHICH CO UNTY BOARDS OF ELECT ION NEED TO REPLACE DIRECT RECORD ELECTR ONIC VOTING EQUIPMEN T UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO AUTHORIZE A COUNT Y TO TEST NEW VOTING EQUIPMENT DURING A SIMULATED E LECTION; AND TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS O F THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, CONSISTE NT WITH HOUSE BILL OF THE REGULAR SESSION.
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Sen. Warren Daniel

North Carolina Senate · District 46 · R–NC

1 proposal
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North Carolina Legislature · SB 683

Combat Absentee Ballot Fraud.

Nov 6, 2019 · Enacted · Session Law 2019-239

Sen. Warren Daniel · Sponsored / Sen. Ralph Hise · Sponsored

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AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS GOVERNING MAIL - IN ABSENTEE BALLOTS; TO RESTORE THE LAST SAT URDAY OF EARLY ONE - S TOP VOTING; TO EXTEN D THE TIME BY WHICH CO UNTY BOARDS OF ELECT ION NEED TO REPLACE DIRECT RECORD ELECTR ONIC VOTING EQUIPMEN T UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO AUTHORIZE A COUNT Y TO TEST NEW VOTING EQUIPMENT DURING A SIMULATED E LECTION; AND TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS O F THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, CONSISTE NT WITH HOUSE BILL OF THE REGULAR SESSION.

The official North Carolina General Assembly record shows the measure was enacted on November 6, 2019 as Session Law 2019-239.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration. It does not establish an effect on North Carolina's displayed turnout rate.

Retained North Carolina evidence context: Eligible-voter turnout. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS GOVERNING MAIL - IN ABSENTEE BALLOTS; TO RESTORE THE LAST SAT URDAY OF EARLY ONE - S TOP VOTING; TO EXTEN D THE TIME BY WHICH CO UNTY BOARDS OF ELECT ION NEED TO REPLACE DIRECT RECORD ELECTR ONIC VOTING EQUIPMEN T UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO AUTHORIZE A COUNT Y TO TEST NEW VOTING EQUIPMENT DURING A SIMULATED E LECTION; AND TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS O F THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, CONSISTE NT WITH HOUSE BILL OF THE REGULAR SESSION.
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What sponsorship and proposal counts tell us

Only current North Carolina officeholders retained in the reviewed collection qualify. Bills require a recorded primary sponsorship; cosponsors and signing officials are excluded from sponsorship counts. An official introducer recorded as acting by request is labeled “Introduced by request”; that procedural role does not establish personal policy endorsement. Governor and agency records qualify when recorded as proposed. A separately verified governor transmittal can also establish an original proposal whose latest status reflects its later outcome. Signing an enacted law alone does not establish a proposal. A record appearing under several facts is counted once per officeholder. A bill with multiple primary sponsors appears under each recorded sponsor.

Enacted bills, adopted resolutions and unsuccessful measures remain visible as proposal history. Passing one chamber is not enactment. These counts do not measure effectiveness or prove that an action changed a North Carolina statistic. Collection reviewed Oct 6, 2026.