RepublicanIn office since Nov 1990

Julia Howard

North Carolina State Representative, District 77 since 1990. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 77Born 1944

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 36 yrs; Since 1990
Bills became law: 3; 24 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.3%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +41.6; 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.

Finance · senior chair
Property Tax Reduction and Reform Select · chair
Revenue Laws Study · co-chair
Unemployment Insurance Legislative Oversight · co-chair
Energy and Public Utilities
Governmental Operations Commission
Judiciary 3
Select Committee to Investigate Alleged Misconduct and Other Matters Included in Charges Against Representative Cecil Brockman

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 24 sponsored · 3 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 1089 Constitutional Amendment Property Tax Levy Limit.
CONSTITUTION · Became law May 2026

HB 559 Elevators/Interim Code Council Appointment.
APPOINTMENTS; APPRENTICESHIPS; BUILDING CODE COUNCIL; BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFICE; COUNCIL OF STATE; COUNCILS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEES; GENERAL ASSEMBLY; GOVERNOR; HIGHER EDUCATION; HOUSING; INSPECTIONS; LABOR DEPT.; PRESENTED; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; RATIFIED; TITLE CHANGE; CHAPTERED; LABOR COMMISSIONER; ELEVATORS & ESCALATORS; RESIDENTIAL CODE COUNCIL · Became law Jul 2025

HB 1042 Affordable Housing Exemption Modifications.
CORPORATE INCOME; TAXES · Failed in the Senate May 2026

HB 187 Credit Union Update.
COMMISSIONS; CREDIT UNION COMN.; CREDIT UNIONS; FEES; FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; FINES & PENALTIES; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC · Failed in the Senate Jun 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Howard sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Howard is closer to the center than 64% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Tim Reeder, , Grant Campbell

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

With Howard’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills30%

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

Date	Bill	Howard	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 Howard was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1992199620002004200820122016202020242028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 North Carolina House of Representatives, District 74 North Carolina House of Representatives, District 79 North Carolina House of Representatives, District 77

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 77	Won	R+41.6	R+53.9	−12.3
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 77	Won	R+58.2	—	—
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 77	Won	—	—	—
2020	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 77	Won	R+49.3	—	—
2018	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 77	Won	R+46.7	—	—
2016	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 79	Won	—	—	—
2014	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 79	Won	R+40.5	—	—
2014	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 79 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 79	Won	R+40.1	—	—
2010	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 79	Won	—	—	—
2008	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 79	Won	—	—	—
2006	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 79	Won	—	—	—
2004	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 79	Won	—	—	—
2002	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 79	Won	R+73.4	—	—
2000	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 74	Won	—	—	—
1998	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 74	Won	—	—	—
1996	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 74	Won	—	—	—
1994	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 74	Won	—	—	—
1992	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 74	Won	—	—	—
1990	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 37	Won	D+0.6	—	—
1988	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 37	Won	D+0.9	—	—