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James Michael Woodard

James Michael Woodard

State Senator
SD-022
Democrat
F
17%
Freedom Score
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Session Voting Records

Reports

2023-2024 Sessions

North Carolina: Senate
Score: 25

Income Tax Cap

Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the state's income tax rate to a maximum of 5%, down from the current cap of 7%.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
S920 Roll Call 1469560

Voter ID

Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all voters, not just those voting in person, to present photographic identification before voting.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
S921 Roll Call 1469558

Con-Con: Term Limits

Would create an application by the General Assembly to the U.S. Congress for a federal constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing a U.S. constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H151 Roll Call 1469556

Central Bank Digital Currency Ban

Prohibits state agencies and the General Court of Justice from accepting payments in central bank digital currency (CBDC) or participating in any Federal Reserve CBDC tests.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
H690 Roll Call 1467258

Masks and Protests

Updates mask-wearing laws, strengthens penalties for concealed-identity crimes and demonstration-related offenses, and protects religious institutions from unequal emergency restrictions.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
H237 Roll Call 1461166

School Choice Expansion

Expands access to school-choice opportunity scholarships by removing the public-school enrollment requirement and allowing eligibility based solely on state residency.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: No Annual cost per household: -$119.00
H823 Roll Call 1437932

Charter School Omnibus

Removes restrictions on enrollment growth for low-performance schools, permits admission of out-of-state students and foreign exchange students, and allows counties to appropriate property taxes to fund capital needs.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H219 Roll Call 1351538

Parents' Bill of Rights

Establishes a Parents' Bill of Rights enumerating certain rights of parents related to the education, health, privacy, and safety of their child.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
S49 Roll Call 1351544

Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts

Prohibits state entities from using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria or economically targeted investments (ETI) requirements when awarding state contracts or making employment decisions.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
H750 Roll Call 1347741

Abortion Restrictions

Restricts abortion after 12 weeks of a woman's pregnancy, rather than 20 weeks, except in cases of rape or incest, a life-limiting anomaly, or a medical emergency.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
S20 Roll Call 1325413

Second Amendment Freedom and Protections

Repeals the pistol purchase permit requirement and allows concealed carry in places of religious worship located on privately-owned school property.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
S41 Roll Call 1286632

Expanding Government Healthcare

Provides Medicaid coverage though NC Health Works to adults aged 18-64 with incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level, while authorizing increased Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H76 Roll Call 1276224
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