RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Steve Tyson

North Carolina State Representative, District 3 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 3

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 5; 23 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 13.8%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +14.3; 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.

Alcoholic Beverage Control · vice chair
Appropriations · vice chair
Appropriations, Transportation · chair
Transportation · chair
Energy and Public Utilities
Helene Recovery
Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight
Legislative Transportation Oversight
Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 23 sponsored · 5 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 992 Timeshare Foreclosure/Paternity Matters.
DEBTOR & CREDITOR; ESTATES; FORECLOSURES; HOUSING; LIENS; MINORS; PRESENTED; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; REAL ESTATE; CHAPTERED · Became law Jul 2025

HB 763 Neighbor State License Recognition Act.
BOARDS; CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS BOARD; CHIROPRACTORS; DENTAL BOARD; DENTISTS & DENTISTRY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; INTERSTATE COOPERATION; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; MEDICAL BOARD; OCCUPATIONS; OPTICIANS & OPTOMETRISTS; PHYSICIANS; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; REPORTING; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY BOARD; VETERINARY MEDICINE; CHAPTERED; OPTICIANS BOARD; PODIATRY BOARD; RESIDENCY · Became law Jul 2025

HB 91 Define Armed Forces/Religious Property Tax Exclusion.
ARMED FORCES; DEFINITIONS; GENERAL STATUTES; MILITARY BASES; PRESENTED; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; REAL ESTATE; RELIGION & RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS; TAXATION; TAXES · Became law Jun 2025

HB 421 Motor Vehicle Dealers.
COMMERCE; DMV; FRANCHISES; LICENSE PLATES; LICENSES & PERMITS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; RETAILING; TRANSPORTATION; CHAPTERED · Became law Jun 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Tyson sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Tyson is closer to the center than 40% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Todd Johnson, Frank Iler, Neal Jackson

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

With Tyson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills3%

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

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

202020212022202320242025202620272028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 3

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 3	Won	R+14.3	R+20.7	−6.4
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 3	Won	R+23.4	—	—
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 3	Won	—	—	—
2020	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 3	Won	R+21.5	—	—