DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Val Applewhite

North Carolina State Senator, District 19 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Senator, District 19

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 15 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 13.2%; Chamber median 8.4%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +47.1; 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
Appropriations on Education and Higher Education
Environmental Review Commission
Finance
Health Care
Legislative Emergency Management Oversight
Pensions and Retirement and Aging
State and Local Government

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 15 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 1059 Military Family Food Security and Readiness Act.
APPROPRIATIONS; ARMED FORCES; BUDGETING; DHHS; FOODS & BEVERAGES; NUTRITION; PUBLIC; SOCIAL SERVICES; NATIONAL GUARD; FAMILY ISSUES; FOOD & NUTRITION PROGRAMS · Failed in committee May 2026

SB 1061 Protect Moms Who Serve.
APPROPRIATIONS; ARMED FORCES; BUDGETING; COMMISSIONS; DHHS; DISEASES & HEALTH DISORDERS; HEALTH SERVICES; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPORTS; STUDIES; WOMEN; MILITARY AFFAIRS COMN.; MILITARY AFFAIRS DEPT. · Failed in committee May 2026

SB 1060 Milit. Sexual Trauma/Study Comm./Pilot Prog.
APPROPRIATIONS; ARMED FORCES; BUDGETING; COMMISSIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; CRIMES; DHHS; PERSONNEL; PILOT PROGRAMS; PRIVACY; PUBLIC; REPORTS; SEX OFFENSES; STUDIES; VICTIMS RIGHTS; WOMEN; NATIONAL GUARD; MILITARY AFFAIRS DEPT.; MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA COMN. · Failed in committee May 2026

SB 907 The Ciji Graham Act.
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; COMMERCE; COMMISSIONS; DATA & RECORDS SYSTEMS; DHHS; HEALTH SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MEMBERSHIP; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELEPHONES; TELESERVICES; WOMEN; RECORDS; NAMED LAWS; FAMILY ISSUES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SB 698 Fair Districts Stronger Democracy Act.
ADMINISTRATION DEPT.; APPOINTMENTS; COMMISSIONS; CONSTITUTION · Failed in committee Mar 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Applewhite sits in the North Carolina State Senate

Applewhite is closer to the center than 14% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: DeAndrea Salvador, Caleb Theodros, Natalie Murdock

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

With Applewhite’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills47%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Applewhite’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Applewhite	Dem. majority	Rep. 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.	No	No	Yes	Passed 32–9
Jul 2, 2026	SB 257: 2026 Appropriations Act.	No	No	Yes	Passed 35–10
Jul 2, 2026	HB 56: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections.	No	No	Yes	Passed 30–13
Jul 1, 2026	SB 474: Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium.	Not voting	Yes	Yes	Passed 40–7

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

Career

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

2022202320242025202620272028North Carolina State Senate, District 19

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 19	Won	D+47.1	D+28.5	+18.6
2024	North Carolina State Senate, District 19	Won	D+29.0	—	—
2022	North Carolina State Senate, District 19	Won	D+5.4	—	—