DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Gloristine Brown

North Carolina State Representative, District 8 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 8

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 9 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.4%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 88%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +42.6; 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
Appropriations, Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
Education: K-12
Higher Education
Housing and Development
State Lottery Legislative Oversight

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 9 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1138 Aging With Dignity Act.
AGING; APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; COMMISSIONS; DHHS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HOME HEALTH CARE; HOUSING; INSURANCE · Failed in committee May 2026

HB 1127 Affordable Maternal Access and Cancer Care Act.
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; CANCER; DHHS; DISEASES & HEALTH DISORDERS; HEALTH SERVICES; INSURANCE; INSURANCE · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HB 1045 Fair Wages in Health Care Act/Funds.
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; CONTRACTS; DHHS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HOME HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINIMUM WAGE; NURSES & NURSING; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONNEL; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLIC; SALARIES & BENEFITS · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HB 879 Air Conditioning for Rental Properties.
HOUSING; LANDLORD & TENANT; RENTALS & LEASING; PUBLIC · Failed in committee Apr 2025

HB 665 DPI Disaster Preparedness Fund.
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES; EDUCATION; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICES; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; PUBLIC; PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.; REPORTING; SECONDARY 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 Brown sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Brown is closer to the center than 70% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Amos Quick, Abe Jones, Brandon Lofton

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

With Brown’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats88%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills51%

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

Date	Bill	Brown	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.	No	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 Brown 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 8

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 8	Won	D+42.6	D+27.2	+15.4
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 8	Won	D+28.1	—	—
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 8	Won	D+7.1	—	—