Brenden H. Jones
North Carolina State Representative, District 46 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 6
- 26 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 23.3%
- Chamber median 3.8%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +18.9
- 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.
- Governmental Operations Commission · ex officio
- Justice and Public Safety Legislative Oversight · advisory
- Oversight · chair
- Oversight and Reform Select · chair
- Redistricting Select · chair
- Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House · vice chair
- Select Committee to Investigate Alleged Misconduct and Other Matters Included in Charges Against Representative Cecil Brockman · chair
- Appropriations
- Information Technology Legislative Oversight
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURE DEPT.; APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; DEBTOR & CREDITOR; FINES & PENALTIES; FUELS; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; NOTIFICATION; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; RATIFIED; REVENUE DEPT.; STATE CONTROLLER; TAXATION; TAXES · Became law Oct 2026
AUDITING & AUDITS; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COUNCIL OF STATE; EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTIGATIONS; PERSONNEL; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; RATIFIED; STATE AUDITOR; STATE EMPLOYEES; UNC; VETOED; CHAPTERED; VETO OVERRIDDEN; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT. · Became law Jul 2025
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; COUNTIES; EMERGENCY SERVICES; IMMIGRATION; JAILS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NOTIFICATION; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; SHERIFFS; VETOED; ALIENS; CHAPTERED; VETO OVERRIDDEN · Became law Jul 2025
AUTHORITIES; BOARDS; CREMATION; DEATH & DYING; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; FEES; FUNERAL SERVICES; INSURANCE; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; OCCUPATIONS; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; STEM; TRANSPORTATION; CHAPTERED; FUNERAL SERVICE BOARD; CREMATORY AUTHORITY · Became law Jul 2025
COMMERCE; DMV; FRANCHISES; LICENSE PLATES; LICENSES & PERMITS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; RETAILING; TRANSPORTATION; CHAPTERED · Became law Jun 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Jones sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives
Jones is closer to the center than 7% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Donny Lambeth, John Bell, Dean Arp
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Jones’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills8%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Jones’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Jones | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | SJR 1091: Adjournment Resolution. | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 78–28 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | HB 268: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II. | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 79–28 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | HB 834: State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 74–35 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–38 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | SB 445: Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 84–26 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Jones was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 46 | Won | R+18.9 | R+35.0 | −16.1 |
| 2024 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 46 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2022 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 46 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 46 | Won | R+21.4 | — | — |
| 2018 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 46 | Won | R+26.7 | — | — |
| 2016 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 46 | Won | R+23.9 | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 46 | Lost | D+6.8 | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 46 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $841K
- Spent
- $336.7K
- Cash
- $642.8K
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| COMMITTEE TO ELECT BRENDEN JONES State | Active |
| JONES FOR NC HOUSE 10 State | Active |
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Seats Jones has held
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 46 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Jones has run against
- Brittany Newton (D) · 2026 general, won
- Tim Heath (D) · 2020 election, won
- Barbara Yates-Lockamy (D) · 2018 election, won
- Tim Benton (D) · 2016 election, won
- Ken Waddell (D) · 2014 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Jones
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1e419504-9efe-4b1f-b1e0-6e8d7d8c74a9
- Wikidata Q61793816
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET