Robert T. Reives II
North Carolina State Representative, District 54 since 2014. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 0
- 28 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 13.4%
- Chamber median 3.8%
- With party
- 90%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +9.5
- Won 2024
- 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
- Select Committee to Investigate Alleged Misconduct and Other Matters Included in Charges Against Representative Cecil Brockman · chair
- Agriculture and Environment
- Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety
- Governmental Operations Commission
- Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety Select
- Legislative Services Commission
- Oversight and Reform Select
- Redistricting Select
- Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AGRICULTURE; COMMERCE; COMMERCE DEPT.; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; EMPLOYMENT; FUNDING; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; GRANTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANUFACTURING; PUBLIC; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; STEM; ONE NORTH CAROLINA FUND; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · Failed in the Senate May 2025
COMMERCE; COMMERCE DEPT.; CORPORATIONS · Failed in the Senate May 2025
BOARDS; BUDGETING; FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; FINANCIAL SERVICES; FUNDING; INFRASTRUCTURE; PUBLIC; DEBT/STATE GOVERNMENT · Failed in the Senate May 2025
COURTS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ESTATES; ID SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; RECORDS; ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES · Failed in the House May 2025
APPROPRIATIONS; ARMED FORCES; BUDGETING; DEBTOR & CREDITOR; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL SERVICES; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; LOANS; PUBLIC; STUDENTS; NATIONAL GUARD · Failed in the House Apr 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Reives sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives
II is closer to the center than 62% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Tim Longest, Zack Hawkins, Abe Jones
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Reives’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats90%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills36%
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: Reives’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Reives | 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. | No | 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 Reives 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 54 | Won | — | D+8.5 | — |
| 2024 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 54 | Won | D+9.5 | — | — |
| 2022 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 54 | Won | D+10.6 | — | — |
| 2020 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 54 | Won | D+22.4 | — | — |
| 2018 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 54 | Won | D+26.5 | — | — |
| 2016 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 54 | Won | D+14.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 54 | Won | D+12.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 54 (primary) | Won | +36.7 | — | — |
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
- $380.2K
- Spent
- $446.8K
- Cash
- $33.8K
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.
| COMM TO ELECT ROBERT T REIVES II State | Active |
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Seats Reives has held
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 54 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Reives has run against
- Joe Godfrey (R) · 2024 election, won
- Walter Petty (R) · 2022 election, won
- George T. Gilson Jr. (R) · 2020 election, won
- Jay Stobbs (R) · 2018 election, won
- Wesley Seawell (R) · 2016 election, won
- Andy Wilkie (R) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Reives
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3aa6f3c5-cd15-42e1-907e-92e6f5362c8f
- Wikidata Q30112010
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET