DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Frances Jackson

North Carolina State Representative, District 45 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 45

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.4%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 87%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +10.3; Won 2022
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.

Capital Improvements Legislative Oversight
Finance
Insurance
Military and Veterans Affairs
Property Tax Reduction and Reform Select
Redistricting Select
State and Local Government
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 14 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1246 Safeguarding Elections Act.
ARMED FORCES; AUDITING & AUDITS; BOARDS; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNTIES; ELECTIONS; ELECTIONS BOARDS; ELECTIONS · Failed in committee Aug 2026

HB 1053 Additional Funding for School Supplies.
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; EDUCATION; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; PUBLIC; PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.; SECONDARY EDUCATION · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HB 989 Build Safer Communities and Schools Act.
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; BUILDINGS; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC; SAFETY; SAFETY EQUIPMENT; SBI; SCHOOL BUILDINGS & PROPERTY; STATE EMPLOYEES; STUDENTS; TEACHERS; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES; PROPERTY-LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT.; SAFETY EDUCATION; SCHOOL STAFF · Failed in committee Apr 2025

HB 884 Prepared Food Tax - Modification.
COMMERCE; FOOD SERVICES; FOODS & BEVERAGES; PUBLIC; RETAILING; TAXATION; TAXES · Failed in committee Apr 2025

HB 910 Developing a Representative and Inclusive Vision for Education (DRIVE) Recommendations/Teacher Diversity.
APPROPRIATIONS; BOARDS; BUDGETING; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMISSIONS; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFICE; EDUCATION; EDUCATION · Failed in committee Apr 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Jackson sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Jackson is closer to the center than 79% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Brian Turner, Becky Carney, Brandon Lofton

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

With Jackson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats87%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills54%

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

Date	Bill	Jackson	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Aug 5, 2026	SJR 1091: Adjournment Resolution.	No	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.	No	No	Yes	Passed 74–35
Aug 4, 2026	SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments.	No	No	Yes	Passed 71–38
Aug 4, 2026	SB 445: Regulatory Reform Act of 2026.	No	No	Yes	Passed 84–26

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

Career

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

202020212022202320242025202620272028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 45

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 45	Won	—	D+15.2	—
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 45	Won	—	—	—
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 45	Won	D+10.3	—	—
2020	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 45	Lost	R+1.8	—	—