RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Vickie Sawyer

North Carolina State Senator, District 37 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Senator, District 37

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 3; 18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 9.8%; Chamber median 8.4%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +13.3; 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.

Appropriations on Department of Transportation · chair
Legislative Transportation Oversight · vice chair
Transportation · chair
Appropriations and Base Budget
Commerce and Insurance
Finance
Governmental Operations Commission
Health and Human Services Legislative Oversight
Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight
Regulatory Reform
Revenue Laws Study
Rules and Operations of the Senate

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 18 sponsored · 3 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 118 Military and Veteran Support Act.
ARMED FORCES; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COUNTIES; DMV; DRIVERS LICENSES; EDUCATION; FEES; HIGHER EDUCATION; ID SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LICENSES & PERMITS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MOTOR VEHICLES; NOTIFICATION; PERSONNEL; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; SBI; SHERIFFS; STUDENTS; TITLE CHANGE; TUITION; UNC; VETERANS; WEAPONS; CHAPTERED; ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT.; FAMILY ISSUES; RESIDENCY; CONCEALED CARRY · Became law Jul 2025

SB 391 DOT Omnibus.
BOARDS; COASTAL RESOURCES; COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION; DMV; DRIVERS LICENSES; EDUCATION; EMINENT DOMAIN; EMPLOYMENT; FEES; FERRIES; ID SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURE; INTERNET; LANDOWNERS; LICENSES & PERMITS; MOTOR VEHICLES; NOTIFICATION; PERSONNEL; PRESENTED; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; REPORTING; ROADS & HIGHWAYS; SHIPPING; STATE EMPLOYEES; TOLL ROADS & BRIDGES; TRANSPORTATION; TRUCKS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; TURNPIKE AUTHORITY BOARD; CHAPTERED; ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES · Became law Jul 2025

SB 77 School Contracted Health Services.
BOARDS; CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; CONTRACTS; EDUCATION; EDUCATION BOARDS; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; KINDERGARTEN; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MINORS; NURSES & NURSING; OCCUPATIONS; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENTS; CHAPTERED · Became law Jul 2025

SB 503 A More Efficient Office of Vital Records.
DHHS; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC; PUBLIC RECORDS; STATE EMPLOYEES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; VITAL RECORDS; RECORDS; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES; TELECOMMUTING · Failed in the House Jun 2026

SB 697 Lake Norman Marine Commission.
COMMISSIONS; COUNTIES; GENERAL STATUTES; LAKES & RIVERS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MEMBERSHIP; PUBLIC; SESSION LAWS; TITLE CHANGE; LINCOLN COUNTY; MECKLENBURG COUNTY; CATAWBA COUNTY; IREDELL COUNTY; LAKE NORMAN · Failed in the House Jun 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Sawyer sits in the North Carolina State Senate

Sawyer is closer to the center than 97% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Chris Measmer, Benton Sawrey, Bill Rabon

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

With Sawyer’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%

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

Date	Bill	Sawyer	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.	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 35–10
Jul 2, 2026	HB 56: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections.	Not voting	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 Sawyer was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028North Carolina State Senate, District 34 North Carolina State Senate, District 37

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 37	Won	R+13.3	R+26.9	−13.6
2024	North Carolina State Senate, District 37	Won	R+29.5	—	—
2022	North Carolina State Senate, District 37	Won	—	—	—
2020	North Carolina State Senate, District 34	Won	R+42.0	—	—
2018	North Carolina State Senate, District 34	Won	R+39.5	—	—