North Carolina State Senator, District 42

Woodson Bradley has represented District 42 in Mecklenburg County in the North Carolina Senate since 2025, after defeating Republican Stacie McGinn in 2024 by about 200 votes¹³. She is a Charlotte real estate agent and small business owner with an economics and business degree from Hollins University, and an advocate for domestic violence survivors⁴. She is the Democratic nominee for re-election and is listed on the ballot as Mrs. Woodson Bradley⁶.

Where they stand 9 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Paid leaveCreate a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick dayshigh

  Official action · high confidence

  • Proposed providing paid family and medical leave to help families with the cost of living. (2024-10-14) source
  • Her campaign lists expanding paid family and medical leave among her priorities. (2026) source
  • Was a primary sponsor of Senate Bill 622, which would require employers to provide earned paid sick days, and cosponsored Senate Bill 480, the NC Paid Family Leave Insurance Act. (2025) source
• GunsAdd universal background checks and red-flag lawsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Called for passing universal background checks and red flag laws and restoring the pistol purchase permit requirement. (2024-10-14) source
  • Voted against overriding the governor's veto of Senate Bill 50, which allows adults to carry a concealed handgun without a permit (passed 30 to 19). (2025-07-29) source
  • Was a primary sponsor of Senate Bill 161, which would require gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms, and of Senate Bill 875, which would bar firearm possession after a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction. (2025) source
• Minimum wageRaise it to around $15medium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Proposed increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour. (2024-10-14) source
• RedistrictingIndependent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Was a primary sponsor of Senate Bill 638 and Senate Bill 804, the Fair Maps Act, a proposed constitutional amendment creating an independent citizens redistricting commission. (2025-03-26) source
  • On third reading, voted against Senate Bill 249, which redrew the state's congressional districts in the middle of the decade (passed 26 to 20). (2025-10-21) source
• Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • On second reading, voted for Senate Bill 403, which directed the state to put work requirements on Medicaid coverage as soon as federal regulators allow them (passed 34 to 12). (2025-04-30) source
• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low

  Said · low confidence

  • Said she strongly opposes the state's current abortion ban and will work to restore reproductive freedom by getting back to the Roe v. Wade standard, with decisions left to a woman and her doctor. (2024-10-14) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against overriding the governor's veto of House Bill 318, the Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act, which expanded requirements for jails to cooperate with federal immigration detainers (passed 30 to 19). (2025-07-29) source
  • Voted against overriding the governor's veto of Senate Bill 153, the North Carolina Border Protection Act, which expanded state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement (passed 30 to 19). (2025-07-29) source
• DEI programsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against overriding the governor's veto of Senate Bill 227, which bans diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in public K-12 schools (passed 30 to 19). (2025-07-29) source
  • Voted against overriding the governor's veto of Senate Bill 558, which bans diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in public colleges and universities (passed 30 to 19). (2025-07-29) source
• Energy and climateNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against overriding the governor's veto of Senate Bill 266, which removed the state's 2030 interim goal for cutting carbon emissions from power plants (passed 30 to 18). (2025-07-29) source

No public position found on: Business regulation, Healthcare, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, Religion in schools, China policy.