North Carolina Senate · District 2
Norman Sanderson
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Norman Sanderson's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for North Carolina Senate District 2.
Also on the ballot: Roy Surrett (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Norman Sanderson.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Norman Sanderson.
Bills
The bills Norman Sanderson sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 19 | 1 |
| Passed both chambers | 0 | 0 |
| Became law | 0 | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 28 of 50 in the Senate (tied with 22 others) · 27 of 30 Republicans (tied with 3 others)
A bill's sponsors are its primary sponsors, the names the General Assembly marks “Primary” (up to four on a House bill, three on a Senate bill); co-sponsors aren't counted. Local bills, which apply to one or a few counties or cities, are counted apart.
Bills that passed both chambers
None of the bills Norman Sanderson sponsored passed both chambers.
Budget projects
North Carolina's budget acts, and the conference reports that list their items, don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for North Carolina legislators.
Contested votes where they split
10 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 10 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President Pro Tempore | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2026 | SB 257: 2026 Appropriations Act Conference Committee Report |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 18, 2026 | HB 198: ABC Omnibus of 2026. Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 22, 2026 | SB 214: Various Local Provisions VII Conference Committee Report |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 23, 2025 | HB 441: Shrimp Trawling Transition Program/Fees Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 23, 2025 | HB 441: Shrimp Trawling Transition Program/Fees Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 18, 2025 | HB 442: Flounder/Red Snapper Seasons & Shrimp Trawl Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 18, 2025 | HB 442: Flounder/Red Snapper Seasons & Shrimp Trawl Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 18, 2025 | HB 442: Flounder/Red Snapper Seasons & Shrimp Trawl Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 18, 2025 | HB 442: Flounder/Red Snapper Seasons & Shrimp Trawl Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 16, 2025 | SB 257: 2026 Appropriations Act Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Norman Sanderson voted on each of the 704 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President Pro Tempore | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.ncleg.gov
- norman.sanderson@ncleg.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 309, Legislative Office Building 300 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27603
919-733-5706
Committees
- Agriculture, Energy and Environment Chair
- Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources Chair
- Agriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission Co-chair
- Environmental Review Commission Co-chair
- Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Legislative Oversight
- Appropriations and Base Budget
- Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety
- Education and Higher Education
- Governmental Operations Commission
- Governmental Operations Commission
- Judiciary
- Justice and Public Safety Legislative Oversight
- Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight
- Nominations Select
- Regulatory Reform
- Rules and Operations of the Senate
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the North Carolina General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the North Carolina General Assembly's roll-call vote records, Jan. 8, 2025 to Oct. 7, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections