RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Brad Overcash

North Carolina State Senator, District 43 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Senator, District 43

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 4; 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 12.5%; Chamber median 8.4%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +1.8; 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 on Education and Higher Education · chair
Education and Higher Education · chair
Elections · chair
Legislative Education Oversight · co-chair
Commerce and Insurance
Finance
Judiciary
Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight
Legislative Elections Oversight
State Lottery Legislative Oversight

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 17 sponsored · 4 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 558 Eliminating "DEI" in Public Higher Ed.
BOARDS; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES BOARD; DISCRIMINATION; EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; MINORITIES; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; UNC; UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS; VETOED; WOMEN; CHAPTERED; VETO OVERRIDDEN · Became law Jun 2026

SB 133 NCCCS LMS/NCLDS.
ADVERTISING & MARKETING; BIDS & BIDDING; BOARDS; CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS BOARD; CHIROPRACTORS; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMUNICATIONS; CONTRACTS; COUNCIL OF STATE; DATA & RECORDS SYSTEMS; DEFINITIONS; DENTAL BOARD; DENTISTS & DENTISTRY; DIETETICS/NUTRITION BOARD; EDUCATION; EDUCATION · Became law Jul 2025

SB 655 Extend Certain Rights to Catawba Nation.
ANIMALS; ARCHAEOLOGY; BOARDS; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMISSIONS; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; COUNTIES; COURTS; CULTURAL RESOURCES; NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPT.; DMV; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY SERVICES; FISH & WILDLIFE; HIGHER EDUCATION; HUNTING & FISHING; LANGUAGES; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LICENSE PLATES; LICENSES & PERMITS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MINORITIES; MOTOR VEHICLES; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; SPORTS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELEPHONES; TRIBES & TRIBAL GOVERNMENT; CHAPTERED; BOXING COMN.; MOBILE PHONES & DEVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT.; INDIAN HERITAGE COMN.; 911 BOARD · Became law Jul 2025

SB 321 Accounting Workforce Development Act.
ACCOUNTANTS; ACCOUNTING; BOARDS; CPA EXAMINERS BOARD; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; OCCUPATIONS; PRESENTED; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; CHAPTERED · Became law Jul 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Overcash sits in the North Carolina State Senate

Overcash is closer to the center than 55% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Dana Jones, Dave Craven, Buck Newton

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

With Overcash’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the North Carolina State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

Date	Bill	Overcash	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Jul 29, 2026	HB 562: Budget Technical Corrections Modifications.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 34–3
Jul 28, 2026	SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 32–9
Jul 2, 2026	SB 257: 2026 Appropriations Act.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–10
Jul 2, 2026	HB 56: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 30–13
Jul 1, 2026	SB 474: Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 40–7

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

Career

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

2022202320242025202620272028North Carolina State Senate, District 43

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 State Senate, District 43	Won	R+1.8	R+22.3	−20.5
2024	North Carolina State Senate, District 43	Won	R+23.6	R+22.3	+1.3
2022	North Carolina State Senate, District 43	Won	—	—	—