RepublicanIn office since Nov 2010

Ralph Hise

North Carolina State Senator, District 47 since 2010. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Senator, District 47Born 1976

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 16 yrs; Since 2010
Bills became law: 2; 30 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.7%; Chamber median 8.4%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +11.1; 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 and Base Budget · chair
Elections · chair
Governmental Operations Commission · ex officio
Information Technology Legislative Oversight · co-chair
Finance
Health Care
Health and Human Services Legislative Oversight
Legislative Elections Oversight
Legislative Research Commission
Legislative Services Commission
Medicaid Legislative Oversight
Nominations Select
Pensions and Retirement and Aging
Revenue Laws Study
Rules and Operations of the Senate

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 30 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 257 2026 Appropriations Act.
ADAP; ADMIN. HEARINGS OFFICE; ADMINISTRATION DEPT.; ADVERTISING & MARKETING; AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURE DEPT.; AIDS; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANIMALS; AOC; APPOINTMENTS; APPRENTICESHIPS; APPROPRIATIONS; AQUARIUMS; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARMED FORCES; ARTS; ASSAULT; ATTORNEYS; AUDITING & AUDITS; AUTHORITIES; BANKING COMN.; BANKS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BOARDS; BRIDGES; BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE; BUDGETING; BUILDING CODE COUNCIL; BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; CAPITAL FACILITIES AGENCY; CAPITAL SPENDING; CEMETERIES; CERTIFICATES OF NEED; CHARTER SCHOOLS; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; CLINICS; COASTAL RESOURCES; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMERCE; COMMERCE DEPT.; COMMISSIONS; COMMUNICATIONS; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES BOARD; COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFICE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMPUTERS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSERVATION; CONSTRUCTION; CONSUMER PROTECTION; CONTRACTS; CORPORATIONS · Became law Jul 2026

SB 416 Personal Privacy Protection Act.
ATTORNEYS; DATA & RECORDS SYSTEMS; FINES & PENALTIES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; OCCUPATIONS; PRESENTED; PRIVACY; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; STATE BAR; VETOED; RECORDS; LIABILITY; CHAPTERED; VETO OVERRIDDEN · Became law Jul 2025

SB 177 Continuing Budget Adjustments.
ADMINISTRATION DEPT.; AGRICULTURE; APPROPRIATIONS; AUDITING & AUDITS; BOARDS; BUDGETING; BUILDINGS; CAPITAL SPENDING; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; CONSTRUCTION; COUNCIL OF STATE; COURTS; DHHS; DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES; EDUCATION; ELECTIONS; ELECTIONS · Vetoed Aug 2026

SB 405 Healthcare Investment Act.
ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; APPROPRIATIONS; AUDITING & AUDITS; BOARDS; BUDGETING; CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS BOARD; CHIROPRACTORS; COUNCIL OF STATE; COUNTIES; DHHS; HEALTH SERVICES; INSURANCE · Vetoed Oct 2025

SB 357 Pharmacists/Collaborative Practice.
BOARDS; HEALTH SERVICES; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; MEDICAL BOARD; OCCUPATIONS; PHARMACEUTICALS; PHARMACISTS & PHARMACIES; PHARMACY BOARD; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC · Failed in the House May 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hise sits in the North Carolina State Senate

Hise is closer to the center than 31% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Jim Burgin, Kevin Corbin, Mark Hollo

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

With Hise’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the North Carolina State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hise’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Hise	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Jul 29, 2026	HB 562: Budget Technical Corrections Modifications.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 34–3
Jul 28, 2026	SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 32–9
Jul 2, 2026	SB 257: 2026 Appropriations Act.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–10
Jul 2, 2026	HB 56: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 30–13
Jul 1, 2026	SB 474: Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 40–7

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Hise was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028North Carolina State Senate, District 47

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 Senate District 47	Won	R+11.1	R+29.1	−18.0
2024	North Carolina State Senate, District 47	Won	R+28.3	—	—
2022	North Carolina State Senate, District 47	Won	—	—	—
2020	North Carolina State Senate, District 47	Won	R+36.8	—	—
2018	North Carolina State Senate, District 47	Won	R+24.7	—	—
2016	North Carolina State Senate, District 47	Won	R+29.7	—	—
2014	North Carolina State Senate, District 47	Won	—	—	—
2014	North Carolina State Senate, District 47 (primary)	Won	+24.1	—	—
2012	North Carolina State Senate, District 47	Won	R+12.9	—	—
2010	North Carolina State Senate, District 47	Won	R+11.6	—	—