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Jennifer Capps Balkcom

State representative for North Carolina House District 117, Henderson County, in her second term. Campaign affiliation: Republican.

Voter guide

Background, stated goals, record, and money

Goals come from the campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filings it covers in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Jennifer Capps Balkcom

Background

  • A Republican state representative for Henderson County, District 117, in her second term. The General Assembly lists her job as mortgage loan officer.
  • In the 2025-26 session she chairs the House Insurance Committee and an appropriations subcommittee on agriculture and natural resources, and is vice chair of the House Select Committee on Helene Recovery.
  • Her campaign says she grew up on her family's apple farm in Henderson County and has worked in banking and finance since 1998.
  • District Republicans chose her on August 10, 2026 to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards, who had left the race on August 5. The state lists her filing on August 11.

What they say they want to do

  • More affordable living for working families, safer communities, support for farmers, and the money western North Carolina needs to keep recovering from Helene.
  • Keeping China and other foreign adversaries from owning or buying farmland.
  • Lower costs, Helene funding and better health care, as her second ad puts it.

What the official record shows

  • Voted for the Disaster Recovery Act of 2024, the state's first Helene relief law. The House adopted it 113 to 0.
  • Voted to override the governor's veto of the third Helene act, which also moved appointment of the State Board of Elections from the governor to the state auditor. The House overrode it 72 to 46.
  • Her Gun Violence Prevention Act, which raises penalties when a felon has or uses a gun during a felony, passed the House 111 to 7. She is its first-listed sponsor. Its text became law in July 2025 inside Senate Bill 311, which she also voted for.
  • A disaster recovery bill she is a primary sponsor of became law. It makes denying state disaster aid over politics a crime and relaxes some building rules for Helene-damaged property.
  • Her NC Farmland and Military Protection Act became law. From April 1, 2027 it bars governments on a federal list of adversaries, including China, and entities they control from buying farmland or land near military bases. She is its first-listed sponsor.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

No table yet. Her committee registered on August 13, 2026 and has filed no money report; its first, the October Quarterly, is due October 15.

Words and record

What they say, and what the record shows

Each card gets one label from a fixed list and states its own limit.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign ad says she led the effort in Raleigh to stop China and other enemies from owning or buying the state's farmland.

What the record shows ·

She was first-listed sponsor of House Bill 133, signed in July 2026, which bars governments on a federal adversary list, including China, from buying farmland from April 1, 2027.

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What they say

Her campaign ad says she led the effort in Raleigh to stop China and other enemies from owning or buying the state's farmland.

“Protecting family farms is personal to me. That's why I led the effort in Raleigh to stop China and other enemies from owning or buying our farmland.”

What the record shows ·

She is the first-listed of four primary sponsors of House Bill 133, the NC Farmland and Military Protection Act, filed February 17, 2025. It passed the House 111 to 0 on April 16, 2025, the Senate rewrote it in June 2026, the House agreed 111 to 2 on June 30, and the governor signed it on July 7, 2026 (Session Law 2026-54). The law bars governments on a federal list of adversaries, which includes China, and entities they control from acquiring farmland or land near listed military bases. Owners who already hold such land may keep it but must register. The ban starts April 1, 2027. She was also a primary sponsor of the 2023 version, which passed the House and stopped in the Senate.

Limit: She led the bill in the sense the legislature records it: first-listed sponsor, with three co-leads and 57 cosponsors. The law covers governments on the federal list and companies they control, not every buyer from those countries. It stops new purchases from April 1, 2027; current owners may keep their land.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her statement on winning the nomination says she has fought for Henderson County in Raleigh and will work to make sure the region has the resources it needs to keep recovering from Hurricane Helene.

What the record shows ·

She voted for all five Helene relief acts and the 2026 budget's $706 million for recovery, sponsored House Bill 251, and is vice chair of the House Helene recovery committee.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her statement on winning the nomination says she has fought for Henderson County in Raleigh and will work to make sure the region has the resources it needs to keep recovering from Hurricane Helene.

“It has been an incredible honor to fight for Henderson County in Raleigh, and I will take that fight to Washington and work every single day to make life more affordable for working families, improve community safety, support our farmers, and ensure we have the resources we need to continue to recover from Hurricane Helene.”

What the record shows ·

She voted for each of the five Helene relief acts titled Disaster Recovery Act on its final House vote: the Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 (113 to 0) and its Part II (108 to 0) in October 2024; Part III, which also moved appointment of the State Board of Elections from the governor to the state auditor, on adoption (63 to 46) and on overriding the governor's veto (72 to 46); and the 2025 acts Part I (115 to 1) and Part II (109 to 0). She is listed as a sponsor of the 2025 Part I. She is a primary sponsor of House Bill 251, which became Session Law 2025-18; it makes denying state disaster aid over politics a crime and relaxes some building rules for Helene-damaged property. She is vice chair of the House Select Committee on Helene Recovery. She also voted for the 2026 budget, which puts $706 million into the Helene recovery fund (88 to 21 on final reading), and for a September 2025 act with more disaster money, including Helene repairs at Warren Wilson College and UNC Asheville (105 to 4).

Limit: Most of these passed with nearly every member voting yes, so her votes show direction, not leadership. The third act paired relief with changes to state officials' powers, and Democrats voted against it.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her statement on winning the nomination says she will work to improve community safety.

What the record shows ·

Her bill raising penalties for felons who have or use a gun in a felony passed the House 111 to 7 and became law in 2025 as part of a Senate bill she voted for.

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What they say

Her statement on winning the nomination says she will work to improve community safety.

“improve community safety”

What the record shows ·

She is the first-listed sponsor of House Bill 28, the Gun Violence Prevention Act, which creates tougher felony classes when a person barred from having guns as a felon has, shows or fires one while committing a felony. It passed the House 111 to 7 on March 18, 2025. The same text became law as Part VIII of Senate Bill 311 (Session Law 2025-71), signed July 9, 2025, and took effect December 1, 2025. She voted for that bill (House roll call 565, 100 to 7).

Limit: Her bill's text became law inside a Senate bill with other sponsors and many other parts. 'Community safety' is broad, and this card does not score the rest of her record on crime and policing.

Matches stated direction

What they say

At a Chamber of Commerce forum in her 2022 Republican primary for the state House, she said she did not favor expanding Medicaid and that her concern was where the budget would find the money.

What the record shows ·

She voted no on all four House votes on the 2023 Medicaid expansion law, but voted for the 2023 budget that expansion depended on.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

At a Chamber of Commerce forum in her 2022 Republican primary for the state House, she said she did not favor expanding Medicaid and that her concern was where the budget would find the money.

“As far as expansion goes, I'm not in favor of that. I think the concern is where are we going to find it in the budget.”

What the record shows ·

She voted no on all four House roll calls on House Bill 76, which expanded Medicaid and changed some certificate-of-need rules: 96 to 23 and 92 to 22 in February 2023, then 95 to 21 and 87 to 24 on agreeing to the Senate's version in March. It passed, and the governor signed it on March 27, 2023 (Session Law 2023-7).

Limit: Her words are from 2022, before she took office; her 2026 campaign says only that she will fight for better health care. Expansion could start only after a 2023 budget became law, and she voted for that budget.

Matches stated direction

What they say

At the same 2022 forum, asked whether she favored continuing to build a business-friendly tax environment, she said yes.

What the record shows ·

She voted for the 2023 state budget, which sped up income tax cuts to 3.99% from 2026, set a $500 franchise tax on a corporation's first $1 million and repealed a privilege tax.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

At the same 2022 forum, asked whether she favored continuing to build a business-friendly tax environment, she said yes.

“I run a small business so I know what it's like to pay taxes and I pay a lot of them. So yes, I'm in favor of continuing to do that.”

What the record shows ·

She voted for the 2023 budget, House Bill 259, on both final House votes: 69 to 40 on September 21 and 70 to 40 on September 22, 2023. It became law without the governor's signature on October 3, 2023 (Session Law 2023-134). It cut the personal income tax rate faster, to 4.5% for 2024, 4.25% for 2025 and 3.99% from 2026, with further cuts down to 2.49% when revenue passes set targets. It also set the franchise tax at $500 on a C corporation's first $1 million of tax base and repealed the state privilege tax on professionals.

Limit: A budget vote covers the whole budget, not just taxes. Her words are from her 2022 state House race; her 2026 campaign has stated no tax position.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her statement on winning the nomination says she will work every day to make life more affordable for working families. Her second ad says she will fight for lower costs.

What the record shows ·

She cosponsored a bill to exempt overtime, tips and some bonuses from state tax, which has had no vote, and a property tax limit amendment going to voters in November 2026.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her statement on winning the nomination says she will work every day to make life more affordable for working families. Her second ad says she will fight for lower costs.

“work every single day to make life more affordable for working families”

What the record shows ·

She is a cosponsor of House Bill 11 (2025), which would let people deduct overtime pay, tips and up to $2,500 of bonus pay from state taxable income. It has sat in the House Finance Committee since March 11, 2025. She is also a cosponsor of House Bill 1089, a state constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to limit how much local property taxes can rise. She voted for it on both House readings on May 20, 2026 (73 to 46). It goes to voters on November 3, 2026 (Session Law 2026-5).

Limit: Affordability covers much more than taxes; this card shows only these two bills. The tips bill has had no floor vote, and the property tax limit needs voters' approval.

Issues in this record

Follow the evidence by issue.

Hurricane Helene recoveryCost of livingFarms and farmlandHealth carePublic safetyTaxes and federal spending

Evidence timeline

Dated records, with sources attached.

  1. race event

    Official candidate list

    The State Board's general-election list shows three candidates: Balkcom, Ager and Groo.

  2. race event

    Balkcom registers her campaign

    Balkcom for Congress filed its Statement of Organization with the FEC.

  3. race event

    Republicans choose Balkcom

    The district's Republican Executive Committee chose Balkcom as the nominee. The state lists her filing on August 11.

  4. race event

    Edwards leaves the race

    Rep. Chuck Edwards ended his reelection campaign. He is not on the November ballot.

  5. race event

    Farmland act signed

    The governor signed Balkcom's NC Farmland and Military Protection Act, Session Law 2026-54.

  6. race event

    Primaries

    Ager won the Democratic primary with 49,193 of 76,084 votes. Rep. Chuck Edwards won the Republican primary.

  7. race event

    Ballot order drawn

    The State Board drew the letter F and tails, so 2026 ballots list candidates by last name from F backward.

  8. race event

    Her gun-crime bill becomes law in another bill

    The governor signed Senate Bill 311, the Law and Order Act, which carries the text of Balkcom's House Bill 28. She voted for it.

  9. race event

    First Helene relief act passes

    The House adopted the Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 113 to 0. Balkcom voted for it.

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Sources64 source records

How we use sources

  1. Representative Jennifer Balkcom, biographyhttps://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/820

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Republican, District 117 (Henderson County), two House terms, occupation mortgage loan officer.

    official office record

    For: Current role; Background, goals, record and campaign money

  2. Representative Jennifer Balkcom, committeeshttps://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Committees/H/820

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    2025-26 assignments, including chair of Insurance and of the agriculture and natural and economic resources appropriations subcommittee, and vice chair of the House Select Committee on Helene Recovery.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  3. Balkcom for Congress, home pagehttps://www.jenniferbalkcom.com/

    Balkcom for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign-controlled; a short biography, which is the site's whole content. The domain matches the email on her state filing and the donate button goes to WinRed's Balkcom for Congress page. The page shows no 'Paid for by' line. Its /about page carries another candidate's text (a Yakima County commissioner running in Washington), so it is not used.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  4. Jennifer Balkcom picked as Rep. Edwards' replacement in North Carolina congressional racehttps://wlos.com/news/local/north-carolina-11th-district-republican-jennifer-balkcom-chuck-edwards-replacement-jamie-ager-election

    WLOS · Published Aug 10, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Reports the district Republican committee's vote on Monday, August 10, 2026, and quotes her campaign's statement in full. Her campaign site does not carry the statement.

    original reporting

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh; Community safety: the bill she leads; Affordability: tax relief bills she signed onto; Republicans choose Balkcom

  5. North Carolina Rep. Edwards quits reelection bid after committee finds inappropriate conducthttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/north-carolina-rep-edwards-quits-reelection-bid-after-committee-finds-inappropriate-conduct

    PBS News (Associated Press) · Published Aug 5, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Used only for the date Edwards left the race, August 5, 2026.

    original reporting

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Edwards leaves the race

  6. 2026 General Candidate List by Contest (Federal and State) (document)

    North Carolina State Board of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Generated September 21, 2026. Lists three candidates for the 11th District: Jennifer Capps Balkcom (REP, filed 08/11/2026), Jamie Ager (DEM) and Travis Groo (LIB). Chuck Edwards is not on it.

    official election record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Official candidate list; Republicans choose Balkcom; Edwards leaves the race

  7. Farmland 30 sechttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmd4TDzHsOs

    Jennifer Balkcom for Congress (YouTube) · Published Sep 9, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her campaign's ad, posted September 9, 2026; she approves it on camera. Read from the video's own captions on October 1, 2026 (saved in the desk's cache). The wording is checked against Ballotpedia's transcription.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Farmland: keeping foreign adversaries out

  8. North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2026https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina%27s_11th_Congressional_District_election,_2026

    Ballotpedia · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Quotes her Farmland ad word for word, matching the video's captions. Also the source of the race ratings history.

    original reporting

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Farmland: keeping foreign adversaries out

  9. Mom 30 sechttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWut6wscfZM

    Jennifer Balkcom for Congress (YouTube) · Published Sep 29, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her campaign's second ad, posted September 29, 2026; she approves it on camera. NC Newsline reports it was paid for by the NRCC. Read from the video's captions.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  10. NC-11 candidates offer competing 'mountain values' in unique adshttps://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/30/nc-11-candidates-offer-competing-mountain-values-in-unique-ads/

    NC Newsline · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Transcribes both campaigns' newest ads.

    original reporting

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Affordability: tax relief bills she signed onto

  11. House Roll Call #797, HB 149 (Disaster Recovery Act of 2024), conference reporthttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/797

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of October 9, 2024, adopted 113 to 0. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh; First Helene relief act passes

  12. Session Law 2024-51, The Disaster Recovery Act of 2024https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2023-2024/SL2024-51.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The first Helene relief act, signed October 10, 2024.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh; First Helene relief act passes

  13. House Roll Call #811, SB 382 (Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 - Part III), veto overridehttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/811

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of December 11, 2024, overridden 72 to 46. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  14. Session Law 2024-57, Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 - Part III and other changeshttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2023-2024/SL2024-57.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Helene money combined with budget adjustments and other law changes, including moving appointment of the State Board of Elections from the governor to the state auditor. Vetoed November 26, 2024; enacted over the veto December 11, 2024.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  15. House Bill 28, Gun Violence Prevention Act (2025-26)https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H28

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Primary sponsors Balkcom, Carson Smith, Miller and Pyrtle, with Balkcom listed first. Raises penalties when a felon has, shows or fires a gun while committing a felony. Passed the House March 18, 2025, and the bill itself stayed in the Senate Rules Committee; its text became law as Part VIII of Senate Bill 311 (Session Law 2025-71).

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Community safety: the bill she leads

  16. House Roll Call #32, HB 28, second readinghttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/32

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of March 18, 2025, passed 111 to 7. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Community safety: the bill she leads

  17. Session Law 2025-71, The Law and Order Acthttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2025-71.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Part VIII, Gun Violence Prevention, rewrites G.S. 14-415.1 with the same new subsections (a1) to (a3) as House Bill 28, effective December 1, 2025. Signed July 9, 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Community safety: the bill she leads; Her gun-crime bill becomes law in another bill

  18. House Roll Call #565, SB 311 (The Law and Order Act), conference reporthttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/565

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of June 26, 2025, adopted 100 to 7. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Community safety: the bill she leads; Her gun-crime bill becomes law in another bill

  19. House Bill 251, Various Disaster Recovery Reforms (2025-26)https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H251

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Primary sponsors Hastings, Greene, Balkcom and Bell. Signed June 26, 2025; Session Law 2025-18.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  20. Session Law 2025-18, Various Disaster Recovery Reformshttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2025-18.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Makes it a crime to deny state disaster aid over political affiliation or speech, adds a crime for stealing emergency temporary housing, and relaxes some building rules for Helene-damaged property.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  21. House Bill 133, NC Farmland and Military Protection Act (2025-26)https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H133

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Primary sponsors Balkcom, N. Jackson, Zenger and Bell, with Balkcom listed first. Filed February 17, 2025; signed by the governor July 7, 2026; Session Law 2026-54.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Farmland: keeping foreign adversaries out; Farmland act signed

  22. Session Law 2026-54, NC Farmland and Military Protection Acthttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2026-54.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The enacted text. It bars adversarial foreign governments and entities they control, as listed in a federal arms-export rule, from acquiring farmland or land near listed military installations. Those that already hold such land may keep it but must register and may not buy more (new G.S. 64-63(c)); divestment applies to land acquired later by inheritance, foreclosure or debt collection, or held in violation. The ban takes effect April 1, 2027 (Section 6).

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Farmland: keeping foreign adversaries out; Farmland act signed

  23. 22 CFR 126.1, Prohibited exports, imports, and sales to or from certain countrieshttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-126/section-126.1

    Electronic Code of Federal Regulations · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The federal arms-export rule the farmland law points to. Its paragraph (d)(1) list includes China, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Belarus, Burma, Syria and Venezuela.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Farmland: keeping foreign adversaries out

  24. BALKCOM FOR CONGRESS, Statement of Organization (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Filed August 13, 2026. It is the committee's only filing as of October 1, 2026; its first money report, the October Quarterly, is due October 15.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Balkcom registers her campaign

  25. Candidates for the House, North Carolina District 11, 2026https://www.fec.gov/data/candidates/house/?state=NC&district=11&election_year=2026

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on October 1, 2026. Ager's committee is C00914119. Balkcom (H6NC11321) registered Balkcom for Congress, C00958785, on August 13, 2026. Groo has a candidate record (H6NC11313) with no committee and no filings.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  26. House Roll Call #129, HB 133, second readinghttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/129

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of April 16, 2025, passed 111 to 0. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Farmland: keeping foreign adversaries out

  27. House Roll Call #743, HB 133, concurring in the Senate versionhttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/743

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of June 30, 2026, passed 111 to 2. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Farmland: keeping foreign adversaries out

  28. House Bill 463, NC Farmland and Military Protection Act (2023-24)https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H463

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The earlier version. Primary sponsors Bell, Balkcom, Zenger and Moore. Passed the House April 26, 2023 and stopped in a Senate committee.

    official legislative record

    For: Farmland: keeping foreign adversaries out

  29. House Roll Call #246, HB 463, second readinghttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/246

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of April 26, 2023, passed 114 to 0. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Farmland: keeping foreign adversaries out

  30. House Roll Call #799, SB 743 (Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 - Part II), conference reporthttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/799

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of October 24, 2024, adopted 108 to 0. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  31. Session Law 2024-53, The Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 - Part IIhttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2023-2024/SL2024-53.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The second Helene relief act, signed October 25, 2024.

    official legislative record

    For: Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  32. House Roll Call #808, SB 382 (Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 - Part III), conference reporthttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/808

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of November 19, 2024, adopted 63 to 46. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  33. House Roll Call #38, HB 47 (Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part I), conference reporthttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/38

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of March 18, 2025, adopted 115 to 1. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  34. Session Law 2025-2, The Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part Ihttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2025-2.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Helene appropriations, signed March 19, 2025. Balkcom is listed as a sponsor of House Bill 47.

    official legislative record

    For: Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  35. House Roll Call #571, HB 1012 (Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part II), conference reporthttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/571

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of June 26, 2025, adopted 109 to 0. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  36. Session Law 2025-26, The Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part IIhttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2025-26.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Helene and wildfire appropriations, signed June 27, 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  37. House Roll Call #429, HB 251, concurring in the Senate versionhttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/429

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of June 17, 2025, passed 113 to 1. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  38. Session Law 2026-41, 2026 Appropriations Acthttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2026-41.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Senate Bill 257, signed July 7, 2026. Section 5A.2(d) allocates $706,128,539 through the Hurricane Helene Disaster Recovery Fund for 2026-27.

    official legislative record

    For: Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  39. House Roll Call #779, SB 257 (2026 Appropriations Act), conference report, second readinghttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/779

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of July 1, 2026, adopted 92 to 23. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  40. House Roll Call #783, SB 257 (2026 Appropriations Act), conference report, third readinghttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/783

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of July 2, 2026, adopted 88 to 21. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  41. Session Law 2025-92, additional disaster relief and budget adjustments (House Bill 358)https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2025-92.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Signed September 30, 2025. Mostly Tropical Storm Chantal relief and budget changes; it also gives $1,500,000 to Warren Wilson College and $1,000,000 to UNC Asheville to repair Helene damage. The Senate turned an insurance bill into this act, so Balkcom's listing as a sponsor of House Bill 358 is not credited to her for the relief money.

    official legislative record

    For: Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  42. House Roll Call #607, HB 358, concurring in the Senate versionhttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/607

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of September 23, 2025, passed 105 to 4. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Helene recovery: her votes in Raleigh

  43. Senate Bill 311, The Law and Order Act (2025-26)https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S311

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Primary sponsors Britt, Craven and Blue. Signed July 9, 2025; Session Law 2025-71. Balkcom is not a sponsor.

    official legislative record

    For: Community safety: the bill she leads; Her gun-crime bill becomes law in another bill

  44. G.S. 14-415.1, Possession of firearms, etc., by felon prohibitedhttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-415.1.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The statute as it now reads, with subsections (a1) to (a3) from House Bill 28. Its history note ends '2025-71, s. 8(a)'.

    official legislative record

    For: Community safety: the bill she leads

  45. House 117 candidates talk Ecusta Trail, taxes, Medicaid expansionhttps://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/four-seasons-politics/11539-house-117-candidates-talk-ecusta-trail-taxes-medicaid-expansion.html

    Hendersonville Lightning · Published May 1, 2022 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Reports a Chamber of Commerce forum in the 2022 Republican primary for state House District 117 and prints each candidate's answers. Used only for Balkcom's own answers on Medicaid expansion and business taxes.

    original reporting

    For: Medicaid expansion: her 2022 answer and her votes; Taxes: her 2022 answer and the 2023 budget

  46. House Bill 76 (2023): Access to Healthcare Optionshttps://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H76

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Medicaid expansion and certificate-of-need changes. Signed March 27, 2023; Session Law 2023-7.

    official legislative record

    For: Medicaid expansion: her 2022 answer and her votes

  47. House Roll Call #16, HB 76, second readinghttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/16

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of February 15, 2023 on House Bill 76, second reading, passed 96 to 23. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican noes.

    official legislative record

    For: Medicaid expansion: her 2022 answer and her votes

  48. House Roll Call #25, HB 76, third readinghttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/25

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of February 16, 2023 on House Bill 76, third reading, passed 92 to 22. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican noes.

    official legislative record

    For: Medicaid expansion: her 2022 answer and her votes

  49. House Roll Call #93, HB 76, concurring in the Senate version (second reading)https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/93

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of March 22, 2023 on agreeing to the Senate's version of House Bill 76, passed 95 to 21. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican noes.

    official legislative record

    For: Medicaid expansion: her 2022 answer and her votes

  50. House Roll Call #113, HB 76, concurring in the Senate version (third reading)https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/113

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of March 23, 2023 on agreeing to the Senate's version of House Bill 76, passed 87 to 24. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican noes.

    official legislative record

    For: Medicaid expansion: her 2022 answer and her votes

  51. Session Law 2023-7https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2023-2024/SL2023-7.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The enacted text. Part I adds the federal Medicaid expansion group; Part IA says it ends unless a 2023-24 budget becomes law by June 30, 2024; Part III changes certificate-of-need rules.

    official legislative record

    For: Medicaid expansion: her 2022 answer and her votes

  52. Governor Cooper Signs Medicaid Expansion into Lawhttps://governor.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2023/03/27/governor-cooper-signs-medicaid-expansion-law

    Office of the Governor of North Carolina · Published Mar 27, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Says House Bill 76 was signed on March 27, 2023 and will expand Medicaid.

    official office record

    For: Medicaid expansion: her 2022 answer and her votes

  53. House Bill 259 (2023): 2023 Appropriations Acthttps://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H259

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The 2023-25 state budget. Became law without the governor's signature on October 3, 2023; Session Law 2023-134.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: her 2022 answer and the 2023 budget

  54. House Roll Call #573, HB 259, conference report (second reading)https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/573

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of September 21, 2023 on the House Bill 259 conference report, adopted 69 to 40. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: her 2022 answer and the 2023 budget

  55. House Roll Call #589, HB 259, conference report (third reading)https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/589

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of September 22, 2023 on the House Bill 259 conference report, adopted 70 to 40. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: her 2022 answer and the 2023 budget

  56. Session Law 2023-134https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2023-2024/SL2023-134.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The enacted budget. Part XLII sets the personal income tax rate at 4.5% for 2024, 4.25% for 2025 and 3.99% after 2025, with revenue triggers down to 2.49% (Section 42.1); sets the C corporation franchise tax at $500 on the first $1 million of tax base (Section 42.6A); and repeals the state privilege tax on professionals (Section 42.7).

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: her 2022 answer and the 2023 budget

  57. House Bill 11 (2025): No Tax on Tips, Overtime, Bonus Payhttps://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H11

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Primary sponsors Warren, Bell, Chesser and Paré; Balkcom is a cosponsor. Last action: re-referred to the Finance Committee, March 11, 2025. Read October 1, 2026.

    official legislative record

    For: Affordability: tax relief bills she signed onto

  58. House Bill 11, first edition (document)

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Allows a state income tax deduction for overtime pay, tips and up to $2,500 of bonus pay.

    official legislative record

    For: Affordability: tax relief bills she signed onto

  59. House Bill 1089 (2025): Constitutional Amendment Property Tax Levy Limithttps://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1089

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Primary sponsors Echevarria, Howard, Setzer and Paré; Balkcom is a cosponsor. Ratified May 21, 2026; Session Law 2026-5.

    official legislative record

    For: Affordability: tax relief bills she signed onto

  60. House Roll Call #661, HB 1089, second readinghttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/661

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of May 20, 2026 on House Bill 1089, second reading, passed 73 to 46. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Affordability: tax relief bills she signed onto

  61. House Roll Call #662, HB 1089, third readinghttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/662

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of May 20, 2026 on House Bill 1089, third reading, passed 73 to 46. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Affordability: tax relief bills she signed onto

  62. Session Law 2026-5https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2026-5.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Puts on the November 3, 2026 ballot a constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to pass laws limiting how much local property tax levies may increase.

    official legislative record

    For: Affordability: tax relief bills she signed onto

  63. March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (document)

    North Carolina State Board of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Summed for the 11th District contests: Democratic primary 76,084 votes, Ager 49,193; Republican primary 68,184 votes, Edwards 47,795 and Adam R. Smith 20,389. The State Board's results feed (er.ncsbe.gov/enr/20260303/data/results_0.txt) gives the same totals.

    official election record

    For: Primaries

  64. State Board Randomly Determines Ballot Order for 2026 Electionshttps://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2025/12/19/state-board-randomly-determines-ballot-order-2026-elections

    North Carolina State Board of Elections · Published Dec 19, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The drawing set 2026 ballot order by last name starting at F, in reverse alphabetical order: Balkcom, then Ager, then Groo.

    official election record

    For: Ballot order drawn