DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Charles Smith

North Carolina State Representative, District 44 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 44Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 13 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.7%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 64%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +24.6; Won 2024
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, Justice and Public Safety
Blockchain and Digital Assets Select
Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs
Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety Select
Judiciary 2
Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transportation Future Select
Wildlife Resources

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 13 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 701 Adopt Lafayette Day.
CALENDAR; CULTURAL RESOURCES; HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES; PUBLIC · Failed in the Senate May 2025

HB 288 POW/MIA Flag/State Buildings and Schools.
BUILDINGS; EDUCATION; FLAGS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; SCHOOL BUILDINGS & PROPERTY; STATE BUILDINGS; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; PROPERTY-LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PROPERTY-STATE GOVERNMENT · Failed in the Senate Apr 2025

HB 543 Criminal Background Check For Athlete Agents.
ADVERTISING & MARKETING; COMMUNICATIONS; COUNCIL OF STATE; CRIMINAL RECORDS; EMPLOYMENT; FEES; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; OCCUPATIONS; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; SECRETARY OF STATE; SPORTS; RECORDS · Failed in the House Jun 2025

HB 114 Employment Preference for Military Personnel.
ARMED FORCES; EMPLOYMENT; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC; VETERANS; NATIONAL GUARD; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES · Failed in the House Apr 2025

HB 1070 Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act.
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE; BUDGETING; CORPORATIONS · 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 Smith sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Smith is closer to the center than 96% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: , Garland Pierce, Dante Pittman

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

With Smith’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats64%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills75%

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: Smith’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Smith	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Aug 5, 2026	SJR 1091: Adjournment Resolution.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 78–28
Aug 5, 2026	HB 268: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 79–28
Aug 4, 2026	HB 834: State Board of Elections Administrative Changes.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 74–35
Aug 4, 2026	SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments.	Yes	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 Smith 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 44

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 44	Won	—	D+21.5	—
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 44	Won	D+24.6	—	—
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 44	Won	—	—	—

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Smith has held

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 44 · since 2022

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Smith has run against

Freddie de la Cruz (R) · 2024 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)

How we know Smith

One person, matched across every source we use.

Open States ocd-person/2736ade6-4cc1-4833-ab0d-cf1953227726
Wikidata Q124048022

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET