Sam Watford

State Representative · House District 80 · Party: Republican

482 final-passage votes on record.

Amendment X · State powers

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Their job

A member of North Carolina's state House, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes

Voted Yes on HB 811 (Community Colleges Firearm Safety Instruction 18 and Older.). It passed. Jun 11, 2025
Voted Yes on SB 50 (Freedom to Carry NC.). It passed. Jun 11, 2025
Voted Yes on HB 435 (Modify Board of Engineers and Surveyors.). It passed. Jun 11, 2025

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Record at a glance

482

Final-passage votes

482

All recorded votes

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OfficeRepublican

Office: State Representative
District: House District 80
Party: Republican
Term: Since 2021-01-01
Body: California State Legislature
Website: Official site ↗

SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

No platform recorded yet

This tab shows Sam Watford's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

How the platform is recorded

Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

HB 811
Community Colleges Firearm Safety Instruction 18 and Older.

Second Reading

Jun 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 50
Freedom to Carry NC.

Second Reading

Jun 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 435
Modify Board of Engineers and Surveyors.

Second Reading

Jun 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 429
Turtle Rescue Team Special Registration Plate.

Second Reading

Jun 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 336
Town of Maggie Valley/Deannexations.

Second Reading

Jun 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 357
Continuing Care Retirement Communities Act.

Second Reading

Jun 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 477
DNCR Agency Bill.-AB

Second Reading

Jun 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 477
DNCR Agency Bill.-AB

Third Reading

Jun 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 248
Birth Certificates for Persons Adopted.

Second Reading

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HR 1013
Support for Israel.

R2 For Adoption

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 477
Retirement Death Benefits Rewrite.

M11 Concur

Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 506
2025 State Investment Modernization Act.

M11 Concur

Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 17
Various Local Election Changes.

M11 Concur

Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SJR 765
Confirm Regina Adams/Bd of Review.

Second Reading

May 21, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SJR 763
Confirm Don van der Vaart/Util. Comm.

Second Reading

May 21, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SJR 764
Confirm Chris Ayers/Ex. Dir. Util. Comm. PS.

Second Reading

May 21, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 271
Cabarrus County Local Omnibus.

Second Reading

May 14, 2025 · Result: Passed

Not voting Source ↗
HB 74
House Budget Technical Corrections.

R3 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur

May 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 981
Local Schools Open Enrollment Study.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 185
Transylvania Rural Development Authority.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 364
State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Grant Anticipation Notes.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 602
Coach Safely Act.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 415
Modify Math and Social Studies Graduation Requirements.

A1 von Haefen Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Failed

No Source ↗
HB 552
Agricultural Manufacturing Economic Development.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 616
Megasites/Selectsites Program Revisions.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 795
Increased Access for Youth in Foster Families.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 886
AEDs and CPR in Public Schools.

A2 Howard Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 681
Update Opioid Abatement Treatment Program Rules.

A1 Crawford Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 188
Automatic Renewal of Contracts.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 953
Study Committee on Assistant District Attorney/Assistant Public Defender/Private Assigned Counsel Pay.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 886
AEDs and CPR in Public Schools.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 896
Jesse's Law.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 701
Adopt Lafayette Day.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 547
Children's Services Protection Act.

A1 Chesser Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 520
Abuse and Deception by Telemarketers.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 674
The Firearms Liberty Act.

A1 Adams Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 4
Sam's Law.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 781
Unauthorized Public Camping and Sleeping.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 283
Small Business Investment Grant Program.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 569
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Pollution and Polluter Liability.

A1 Jones, B. Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 618
Ivermectin Access Act.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
HB 415
Modify Math and Social Studies Graduation Requirements.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 94
Disabled Veteran Homestead Exclusion Prequalification.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 894
Gun Dealer Door Lock Exemption.

A1 Adams Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 818
Birth Certificates for Persons Adopted.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 690
The Citizens Support Act.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 297
Breast Cancer Prevention Imaging Parity.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 681
Update Opioid Abatement Treatment Program Rules.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 909
State Infrastructure Bank Board.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 150
Expedite Surplus Property.

Second Reading

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗

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