RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Eddie Settle

North Carolina State Senator, District 36 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Senator, District 36

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 9 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.7%; Chamber median 8.4%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +45.8; 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.

Commerce and Insurance · chair
Environmental Review Commission · vice chair
Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Legislative Oversight
Agriculture, Energy and Environment
Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources
Capital Improvements Legislative Oversight
Health Care
Legislative Transportation Oversight
Select Committee on Property Tax Reform
State and Local Government
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 9 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 58 AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.
ATTORNEY GENERAL; COUNCIL OF STATE; COURTS; JUSTICE DEPT.; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; SESSION LAWS; CIVIL ACTIONS · Failed in the House Mar 2025

SB 986 Workforce Act of 2026.
APPRENTICESHIPS; APPROPRIATIONS; AUTHORITIES; BOARDS; BUDGETING; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMERCE; COMMERCE DEPT.; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFICE; EDUCATION; EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY; EMPLOYMENT; FUNDING; GRANTS; HIGHER EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC; REPORTS; STUDIES; UNC; UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; UNC SYSTEM OFFICE; POLICY COLLABORATORY · Failed in committee May 2026

SB 994 Early Voting Procedures at Fire Stations.
BOARDS; BUILDINGS; COUNTIES; ELECTIONS; ELECTIONS BOARDS; FIREFIGHTERS & FIREFIGHTING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC; PUBLIC BUILDINGS · Failed in committee May 2026

SB 485 Prohibit Geoengineering.
AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COMMISSIONS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.; MEDIA; POLLUTION; PUBLIC; RADIO; TRANSPORTATION; WEATHER · Failed in committee Mar 2025

SB 657 Keeping Our Coaches Act.
BUDGETING; COMMISSIONS; EDUCATION; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FUNDING; GAMING; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC; PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.; SALARIES & BENEFITS; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SPORTS; STATE EMPLOYEES; LOTTERY COMN.; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES; SCHOOL STAFF · Failed in committee Mar 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Settle sits in the North Carolina State Senate

Settle is closer to the center than 21% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Carl Ford, Steve Jarvis, Ted Alexander

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

With Settle’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills2%

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

Date	Bill	Settle	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 Settle 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 36

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 Senate District 36	Won	R+45.8	R+58.5	−12.7
2024	North Carolina State Senate, District 36	Won	R+58.0	—	—
2022	North Carolina State Senate, District 36	Won	—	—	—