DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Allen Buansi

North Carolina State Representative, District 56 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

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Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 23 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.5%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +86.2; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations
Appropriations, Health and Human Services
Election Law
Health
Helene Recovery
Higher Education
Insurance
Judiciary 3
Revenue Laws Study

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 23 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1246 Safeguarding Elections Act.
ARMED FORCES; AUDITING & AUDITS; BOARDS; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNTIES; ELECTIONS; ELECTIONS BOARDS; ELECTIONS · Failed in committee Aug 2026

HB 1092 Reform NC Property Tax.
APPRAISALS; CONSTITUTION · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HB 1085 Improve Cable Service Complaint Resolutions.
APPROPRIATIONS; ATTORNEY GENERAL; BUDGETING; COMMERCE; CONSUMER PROTECTION; COUNCIL OF STATE; JUSTICE DEPT.; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; REPORTING; STATE EMPLOYEES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELEVISION; CABLE & SATELLITE TV; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HB 1070 Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act.
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE; BUDGETING; CORPORATIONS · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HB 1073 Fair Share for Public Schools Act.
BOARDS; BUDGETING; EDUCATION; EDUCATION BOARDS; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; FUNDING; KINDERGARTEN; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC; REVENUE DEPT.; SECONDARY EDUCATION; TAXATION; TAXES · Failed in committee Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Buansi sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Buansi is closer to the center than 38% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Sarah Crawford, Rodney Pierce, Amber Baker

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET

With Buansi’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills42%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Buansi’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Buansi	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Aug 5, 2026	SJR 1091: Adjournment Resolution.	No	No	Yes	Passed 78–28
Aug 5, 2026	HB 268: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II.	No	No	Yes	Passed 79–28
Aug 4, 2026	HB 834: State Board of Elections Administrative Changes.	No	No	Yes	Passed 74–35
Aug 4, 2026	SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments.	No	No	Yes	Passed 71–38
Aug 4, 2026	SB 445: Regulatory Reform Act of 2026.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 84–26

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Buansi was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 56

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	North Carolina House District 56	Won	D+86.2	D+72.9	+13.3
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 56	Won	D+72.6	—	—
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 56	Won	—	—	—