Phillip Shepard
North Carolina State Representative, District 15 since 2010. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Bills became law
- 1
- 9 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 7.4%
- Chamber median 3.8%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +13.7
- 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.
- Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Legislative Oversight · advisory
- Appropriations · vice chair
- Appropriations, Transportation · chair
- Legislative Transportation Oversight · co-chair
- Transportation · chair
- Transportation Future Select · chair
- Commerce and Economic Development
- Education: K-12
- Government Efficiency Select
- Governmental Operations Commission
- Health
- Helene Recovery
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
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
COMMERCE; CONSUMER PROTECTION; DATA & RECORDS SYSTEMS; DHHS; DMV; DRIVERS LICENSES; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN BLOOD & ORGANS; ID SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INSURANCE · Failed in the Senate Jun 2026
CONSTRUCTION; CONTRACTS; INFRASTRUCTURE; PUBLIC; REPORTS; ROADS & HIGHWAYS; STUDIES; TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION DEPT. · Failed in the Senate Jun 2026
CONSTRUCTION; CONTRACTS; INFRASTRUCTURE; PUBLIC; ROADS & HIGHWAYS; TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION DEPT. · Failed in the Senate May 2025
ARMED FORCES; DMV; LICENSE PLATES; LICENSES & PERMITS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC; TRANSPORTATION DEPT.; VETERANS · Failed in the Senate May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Shepard sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives
Shepard is closer to the center than 12% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Mark Pless, Destin Hall, David Willis
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Shepard’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills9%
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: Shepard’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Shepard | 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 Shepard was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 15 | Won | R+13.7 | R+33.8 | −20.1 |
| 2024 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+32.7 | — | — |
| 2022 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+36.1 | — | — |
| 2020 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+39.0 | — | — |
| 2018 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+32.8 | — | — |
| 2016 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+39.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 (primary) | Won | +58.6 | — | — |
| 2012 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+53.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $26.1K
- Spent
- $25.4K
- Cash
- $60.8K
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| PHIL SHEPARD NC HOUSE State | Active |
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Seats Shepard has held
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Shepard has run against
- Christopher Schulte (D) · 2026 general, won
- Christopher Schulte (D) · 2024 election, won
- Carolyn F. Gomaa (D) · 2020 election, won
- Dan Whitten (D) · 2018 election, won
- George Shaeffer (I) · 2010 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Shepard
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/eab6e9df-d2e4-4476-b09d-cda1de0cf654
- Wikidata Q21063141
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET