RepublicanIn office since Nov 2012

Dean Arp

North Carolina State Representative, District 69 since 2012. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 69Born 1966

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 14 yrs; Since 2012
Bills became law: 7; 20 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.5%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +6.9; 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.

Appropriations · senior chair
Appropriations, Capital and Information Technology · vice chair
Capital Improvements Legislative Oversight · co-chair
Energy Policy Legislative Commission · co-chair
Energy and Public Utilities · chair
Governmental Operations Commission
Information Technology Legislative Oversight
Judiciary 1
Legislative Transportation Oversight
Military and Veterans Affairs
Oversight
Oversight and Reform Select

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 20 sponsored · 7 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 3 Relief at the Pump.
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

HB 1123 UNC Omnibus and Capital Contracting Law Changes.
ARCHITECTS & ARCHITECTURE; ARTS; BOARDS; BUDGETING; BUILDINGS; CAPITAL SPENDING; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; CONSTRUCTION; CONTRACTS; COUNTIES; CULTURAL RESOURCES; EDUCATION; FUNDING; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; GRANTS; HIGHER EDUCATION; INFRASTRUCTURE; MUNICIPALITIES; OCCUPATIONS; PRESENTED; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; STEM; SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & MATH BOARD; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STATE BUILDINGS; DEBT/STATE GOVERNMENT; TUITION; UNC; UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS; DURHAM COUNTY; NEW HANOVER COUNTY; WAKE COUNTY; MECKLENBURG COUNTY; CHARLOTTE; CHAPEL HILL; ORANGE COUNTY; WILMINGTON; RALEIGH; DURHAM; CHAPTERED; SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; PROPERTY-STATE GOVERNMENT; CAPITAL & INFRASTRUCTURE FUND; RESIDENCY; SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & MATH; SCHOOL OF THE ARTS; SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BOARD · Became law Jun 2026

HB 357 Continuing Care Retirement Communities Act.
ACCOUNTING; AUDITING & AUDITS; COMMERCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSUMER PROTECTION; COUNCIL OF STATE; FIDUCIARIES; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSING; INSURANCE; INSURANCE DEPT.; RENTALS & LEASING; LICENSES & PERMITS; NOTIFICATION; PRIVACY; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; RATIFIED; REAL ESTATE; SURETY & FIDELITY; CHAPTERED; INSURANCE COMMISSIONER; CONTINUING CARE FACILITIES · Became law Jul 2025

HB 762 Modernize NC Secure and Fair Enforcement (S.A.F.E.) Act/Second Mortgage Fee Act.
BANKING COMN.; BANKS; COMMERCE; COMMISSIONS; CONSUMER PROTECTION; DEFINITIONS; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; FINANCIAL SERVICES; HOUSING; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; LOANS; MORTGAGES; OCCUPATIONAL TESTING; OCCUPATIONS; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; REAL ESTATE; SURETY & FIDELITY; TESTING; CHAPTERED; COMMISSIONER OF BANKS · Became law Jul 2025

HB 412 Child Care Regulatory Reforms.
CHILD CARE COMN.; COMMISSIONS; COUNCIL OF STATE; DAY CARE; DHHS; INSURANCE; INSURANCE DEPT.; INSURANCE · 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 Arp sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Arp is closer to the center than 4% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Donny Lambeth, Brenden Jones, John Bell

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

With Arp’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%

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

Date	Bill	Arp	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Aug 5, 2026	SJR 1091: Adjournment Resolution.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 78–28
Aug 5, 2026	HB 268: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 79–28
Aug 4, 2026	HB 834: State Board of Elections Administrative Changes.	Yes	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 Arp was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201220142016201820202022202420262028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 69

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 69	Won	R+6.9	R+25.2	−18.3
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 69	Won	R+26.4	—	—
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 69	Won	R+33.2	—	—
2020	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 69	Won	R+29.9	—	—
2018	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 69	Won	R+20.5	—	—
2016	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 69	Won	R+32.0	—	—
2014	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 69	Won	—	—	—
2014	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 69 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 69	Won	—	—	—