RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Larry W. Potts

North Carolina State Representative, District 81 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 81Born 1948

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 4; 29 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.1%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +26.8; 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.

Appropriations · vice chair
Appropriations, Health and Human Services · chair
Health · senior chair
Health and Human Services Legislative Oversight · co-chair
Medicaid Legislative Oversight · co-chair
Education: K-12
Governmental Operations Commission
Insurance
Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety Select
Judiciary 1
Military and Veterans Affairs
Property Tax Reduction and Reform Select

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 29 sponsored · 4 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 696 Medicaid and HHS Adjust./Other Critical Needs.
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; ADMINISTRATIVE RULES; ADVERTISING & MARKETING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTORS; COMMUNICATIONS; COUNSELING; DENTISTS & DENTISTRY; EMPLOYMENT; FOODS & BEVERAGES; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSES & NURSING; NUTRITION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONS; OPTICIANS & OPTOMETRISTS; PERSONNEL; PHARMACEUTICALS; PHARMACISTS & PHARMACIES; PHYSICAL THERAPY; PHYSICIANS; PRESENTED; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; RATIFIED; SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS & AUDIOLOGISTS; CHAPTERED; OPTHALMOLOGY & OPTHALMOLOGISTS · Became law Apr 2026

HB 67 Healthcare Workforce Reforms.
BOARDS; CLINICS; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMISSIONS; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; COMPACTS; COUNSELING; DATA & RECORDS SYSTEMS; DHHS; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEES; HEALTH SERVICES; HIGHER EDUCATION; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INSURANCE; INSURANCE · Became law Jul 2025

HB 231 Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact.
COMPACTS; EMPLOYMENT; INTERSTATE COOPERATION; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; OCCUPATIONS; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; SOCIAL SERVICES; SOCIAL WORKERS; CHAPTERED · Became law Jun 2025

HB 349 Modify Health Care Powers of Attorney/Advance Directives.
BOARDS; CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; COUNCIL OF STATE; EDUCATION; EDUCATION BOARDS; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; KINDERGARTEN; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MINORS; NURSES & NURSING; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONNEL; POWER OF ATTORNEY; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SECRETARY OF STATE; STATE EMPLOYEES; TITLE CHANGE; ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES; SCHOOL STAFF; HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES · Vetoed Jun 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Potts sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Potts is closer to the center than 16% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Kelly Hastings, Joe Pike, Donnie Loftis

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

With Potts’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills5%

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

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81

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 81	Won	R+26.8	R+44.2	−17.4
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81	Won	R+43.8	—	—
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81	Won	R+48.5	—	—
2020	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81	Won	R+46.0	—	—
2018	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81	Won	R+43.7	—	—
2016	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81	Won	R+36.1	—	—