Who is running for NC House, District 112 in 2026?

State Representative, NC House District 112

Jordan Lopez is a Democrat and consultant who has represented House District 112 since January 2025 and serves as House Democratic Freshman Co-Chair¹⁹²⁰. A Charlotte native, he earned a bachelor's degree from UNC Greensboro and a master's in public administration from North Carolina Central University¹⁹. He is unopposed on the November 2026 ballot¹⁹.

Where they stand 18 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

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

  Said · high confidence

  • His platform says he will work to establish paid family leave, parental leave, and sick days in North Carolina. (2026) source
  • Is a cosponsor of House Bill 499, the North Carolina Paid Family Leave Insurance Act, which would create a paid family and medical leave insurance program. (2025-03-26) source
  • Is a cosponsor of House Bill 521, the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, which would give all workers earned paid sick days. (2025-03-27) source
• Housing and growthAllow townhomes and apartments in more places to bring prices downmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His platform supports legalizing more diverse types of housing, including single stair reform, and limiting corporate homeownership. (2026) source
• RedistrictingIndependent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Is a cosponsor of House Bill 20, the Fair Maps Act, a proposed constitutional amendment to create an independent North Carolina Citizens Redistricting Commission. (2025-01-30) source
• Minimum wageRaise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Is a cosponsor of House Bill 353, the Fair Minimum Wage Act, which would raise the state minimum wage to $10 an hour in 2026 and $18 by 2030 and then adjust it each year with the Consumer Price Index. (2025-03-11) source
  • Is a cosponsor of House Bill 1059, the Fair Minimum Wage Act, which would set a $15 an hour state minimum wage (with an $11 rate for very small employers), adjust it upward automatically for inflation, and repeal the ban on local minimum wages. (2026-04-28) source
• MarijuanaLegalize it and clear past convictionsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Is a primary sponsor of House Bill 413, the Marijuana Legalization and Reinvestment Act, which would legalize and regulate the sale, possession and use of cannabis and automatically expunge marijuana offenses. (2025-03-18) source
• Childcare and pre-KTarget free pre-K and subsidies to low-income and priority familiesmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Is a primary sponsor of House Bill 316, the Child Care Act, which would reenact the state child tax credit, expand NC Pre-K, raise the child care subsidy, and provide free school lunch. (2025-03-10) source
  • Is a cosponsor of House Bill 1148, which would fund NC Pre-K for all income-eligible four-year-old children. (2026-05-04) source
  • Is a cosponsor of House Bill 1160, which would reduce parent copayments for subsidized child care. (2026-05-04) source
• Safety net programsExpand help for childcare, housing and paid family leavelow

  Said · low confidence

  • His platform supports state funding for food-serving organizations, opting out of the SNAP ban for people with drug felony convictions, and free school lunch for all public school students. (2026) source
• Energy and climateA gradual shift to cleaner energy, driven by incentiveslow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Is a cosponsor of House Bill 131, which would reenact the state solar energy tax credit. (2025-02-18) source
  • Voted against the veto override of Senate Bill 266, a broad utility bill that eliminated the 2030 interim carbon reduction target for electric utilities and changed how utilities recover construction and fuel costs (House vote 74 to 46). (2025-07-29) source
• HealthcareKeep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenlow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Is a cosponsor of House Bill 619, the Health Care Security Act, which would repeal the law that ends Medicaid expansion coverage if the federal share of costs falls below 90 percent. (2025-04-01) source
• School choiceNo single answer fitslow

  Said · low confidence

  • His platform says the legislature is diverting over $600 million to private school vouchers with no eligibility requirements instead of fully funding public schools. (2026) source
• Policing and crimeNo single answer fitslow

  Said · low confidence

  • Voted against concurrence on House Bill 307, Iryna's Law, which tightened pretrial release conditions for people charged with violent offenses, added mental health evaluation procedures, and changed death penalty proceedings (House vote 81 to 31). (2025-09-23) source
  • His platform says law enforcement needs resources to prosecute and punish crime, and also calls for funding court staffing, community-based violence interruption programs, and mental health access. (2026) source
• GunsNo single answer fitslow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Is a primary sponsor of House Bill 545, which would ban ghost guns and undetectable firearms. (2025-03-31) source
  • Is a primary sponsor of House Bill 350, which would require reporting a lost or stolen firearm within 24 hours. (2025-03-11) source
  • Is a primary sponsor of House Bill 167, which would require safe storage of a firearm in an unattended vehicle. (2025-02-24) source
  • Voted against second reading passage of Senate Bill 50, the Freedom to Carry NC bill to allow carrying a concealed handgun without a permit (House vote 59 to 48). (2025-06-11) source
• Gender care for minorsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the veto override of House Bill 805, which defines two sexes in state law, limits state funding for gender transition procedures, and changes rules on birth certificates and school library access (House vote 72 to 48). (2025-07-29) source
• Curriculum and booksNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against second reading passage of House Bill 636, which creates community library advisory committees to review school library materials and a state database of rejected library media (House vote 63 to 46). (2025-04-16) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the veto override of House Bill 318, which changes release eligibility and requires notice to Immigration and Customs Enforcement when a prisoner is subject to an immigration detainer (House vote 72 to 48). (2025-07-29) source
  • Voted against the veto override of Senate Bill 153, which requires state agencies to cooperate with federal immigration officials, limits state benefits to people in the country legally, and bars sanctuary universities (House vote 71 to 47). (2026-06-24) source
• DEI programsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the veto override of House Bill 171, which prohibits diversity, equity and inclusion programs and spending in state agencies and local governments (House vote 71 to 47). (2026-06-24) source
  • Voted against the veto override of Senate Bill 558, which bars public colleges and universities from promoting certain diversity, equity and inclusion concepts (House vote 71 to 47). (2026-06-24) source
• Business regulationNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the veto override of House Bill 402, which puts limits on state rules with substantial financial costs (House vote 73 to 47). (2025-07-29) source
• AbortionNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • On second reading, voted against Senate Bill 378, which as rewritten by the House would disenroll Planned Parenthood and its affiliates as Medicaid providers (House vote 61 to 47). (2025-10-22) source

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