DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

James A. Roberson

North Carolina State Representative, District 39 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 39

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 5.4%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 91%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +47.5; 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
Environmental Review Commission
Helene Recovery
Higher Education
Insurance
Legislative Education Oversight
Pensions and Retirement
Property Tax Reduction and Reform 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 1024 Revise NC 529 Program.
APPROPRIATIONS; AUTHORITIES; BOARDS; BUDGETING; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; EDUCATION; EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; HIGHER EDUCATION; PUBLIC; TAX DEDUCTIONS; TAXATION; TAXES · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HB 1022 Pickleball Wellness Initiative: Health Equity.
AGING; APPROPRIATIONS; BOARDS; BUDGETING; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COUNTIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; MUNICIPALITIES; PARKS & RECREATION AREAS; PUBLIC; RECREATION & LEISURE; SPORTS; UNC; UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS; WAKE COUNTY; HALIFAX COUNTY; CALDWELL COUNTY; RALEIGH; LENOIR · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HB 1023 Divine Nine Special Registration Plate Act.
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; CORPORATIONS · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HB 1021 Facilities of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Organizations/Funds.
APPROPRIATIONS; ARMED FORCES; BUDGETING; BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION; CORPORATIONS · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HB 852 Safe Dogs, Safe Owners.
ANIMALS; CIVIL PROCEDURE; COURTS; CRIMES; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; PUBLIC; SAFETY; LIABILITY; CIVIL ACTIONS · 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 Roberson sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Roberson is closer to the center than 55% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Eric Ager, Tracy Clark, Terry Brown

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

With Roberson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats91%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills30%

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

Date	Bill	Roberson	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.	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 Roberson 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 39

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 39	Won	D+47.5	D+25.6	+21.9
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 39	Won	—	—	—
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 39	Won	D+20.4	—	—