NC lawmakers override Gov. Cooper’s veto of abortion bill. Here’s how everyone voted.
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The North Carolina General Assembly voted to override a veto from the governor on Tuesday, imposing more abortion restrictions in the state.
Republicans have a veto-proof supermajority in the General Assembly — by a single vote in both the House and the Senate. In order for Republicans to override a veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, every vote counts.
All 170 state lawmakers were present for the votes, which fell along party lines. The House voted 72-48 and the Senate voted 30-20, providing exactly the margin needed for an override.
Senate Bill 20 is now law in North Carolina, with new abortion restrictions going into effect on July 1. The new state law bans most abortions after 12 weeks. The law has exceptions for rape and incest up to 20 weeks and up to 24 weeks for “life-limiting” fetal anomalies. There is no restriction on abortion if the life of the mother is deemed to be at risk.
Here’s a breakdown of how each lawmaker voted.
Senate Republicans who voted to override veto
All 30 Senate Republicans voted to override Cooper’s veto of SB 20:
▪ Sen. Ted Alexander (Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln),
▪ Sen. Lisa Stone Barnes (Franklin, Nash, Vance),
▪ Sen. Phil Berger (Rockingham, Guilford),
▪ Sen. Danny Britt (Robeson, Hoke, Scotland),
▪ Sen. Jim Burgin (Harnett, Lee, Sampson),
▪ Sen. Kevin Corbin (Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania),
▪ Sen. David Craven (Anson, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond, Union),
▪ Sen. Warren Daniel (Buncombe, Burke, McDowell),
▪ Sen. Carl Ford (Rowan, Stanly),
▪ Sen. Amy Scott Galey (Alamance, Randolph),
▪ Sen. Bobby Hanig (Bertie, Camden, Currituck, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton, Tyrrell, Warren),
▪ Sen. Ralph Hise (Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga, Yancey),
▪ Sen. Brent Jackson (Bladen, Duplin, Jones, Pender, Sampson),
▪ Sen. Steve Jarvis (Davidson, Davie),
▪ Sen. Todd Johnson (Cabarrus, Union),
▪ Sen. Joyce Krawiec (Forsyth, Stokes),
▪ Sen. Michael Lazzara (Onslow),
▪ Sen. Michael Lee (New Hanover),
▪ Sen. Tom McInnis (Moore, Cumberland),
▪ Sen. Tim Moffitt (Henderson, Polk, Rutherford),
▪ Sen. Buck Newton (Greene, Wayne, Wilson),
▪ Sen. Paul Newton (Cabarrus),
▪ Sen. Brad Overcash (Gaston),
▪ Sen. Jim Perry (Lenoir, Beaufort, Craven),
▪ Sen. Dean Proctor (Caldwell, Catawba),
▪ Sen. Bill Rabon (Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover),
▪ Sen. Norm Sanderson (Carteret, Chowan, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Washington),
▪ Sen. Benton Sawrey (Johnston),
▪ Sen. Vickie Sawyer (Iredell, Mecklenburg) and
▪ Sen. Eddie Settle (Alexander, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin).
Senate Democrats who voted to sustain the veto
All 20 Senate Democrats voted to sustain the veto:
▪ Sen. Gale Adcock (Wake),
▪ Sen. Val Applewhite (Cumberland),
▪ Sen. Sydney Batch (Wake),
▪ Sen. Dan Blue (Wake),
▪ Sen. Mary Wills Bode (Wake, Granville),
▪ Sen. Jay Chaudhuri (Wake),
▪ Sen. Michael Garrett (Guilford),
▪ Sen. Lisa Grafstein (Wake),
▪ Sen. Rachel Hunt (Mecklenburg),
▪ Sen. Paul Lowe (Forsyth),
▪ Sen. Natasha Marcus (Mecklenburg),
▪ Sen. Julie Mayfield (Buncombe),
▪ Sen. Graig Meyer (Orange, Caswell, Person),
▪ Sen. Mujtaba Mohammed (Mecklenburg),
▪ Sen. Natalie Murdock (Durham, Chatham),
▪ Sen. Gladys Robinson (Guilford),
▪ Sen. DeAndrea Salvador (Mecklenburg),
▪ Sen. Kandie Smith (Edgecombe, Pitt),
▪ Sen. Joyce Waddell (Mecklenburg), and
▪ Sen. Mike Woodard (Durham).
House Republicans who voted to override the veto
All 72 House Republicans voted to override the veto:
▪ Rep. Jay Adams (Catawba),
▪ Rep. Dean Arp (Union),
▪ Rep. Kristin Baker (Cabarrus),
▪ Rep. Jennifer Balkcom (Henderson),
▪ Rep. John Bell (Wayne),
▪ Rep. Brian Biggs (Randolph),
▪ Rep. Hugh Blackwell (Burke),
▪ Rep. John Bradford (Mecklenburg),
▪ Rep. William Brisson (Bladen, Sampson),
▪ Rep. Mark Brody (Anson, Union),
▪ Rep. Celeste Cairns (Carteret, Craven),
▪ Rep. Allen Chesser (Nash),
▪ Rep. Mike Clampitt (Jackson, Swain, Transylvania),
▪ Rep. George Cleveland (Onslow),
▪ Rep. Tricia Cotham (Mecklenburg),
▪ Rep. Kevin Crutchfield (Cabarrus, Rowan),
▪ Rep. Ted Davis (New Hanover),
▪ Rep. Jimmy Dixon (Duplin, Wayne),
▪ Rep. Jeffrey Elmore (Alexander, Wilkes),
▪ Rep. John Faircloth (Guilford),
▪ Rep. Ken Fontenot (Nash, Wilson),
▪ Rep. Karl Gillespie (Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon),
▪ Rep. Ed Goodwin (Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington),
▪ Rep. Dudley Greene (Avery, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey),
▪ Rep. Destin Hall (Caldwell, Watauga),
▪ Rep. Kyle Hall (Forsyth, Stokes),
▪ Rep. Jon Hardister (Guilford),
▪ Rep. Kelly Hastings (Cleveland, Gaston),
▪ Rep. Julia Howard (Davie, Rowan, Yadkin),
▪ Rep. Chris Humphrey (Greene, Jones, Lenoir),
▪ Rep. Frank Iler (Brunswick),
▪ Rep. Neal Jackson (Moore, Randolph),
▪ Rep. Jake Johnson (Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford),
▪ Rep. Brenden Jones (Columbus, Robeson),
▪ Rep. Keith Kidwell (Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico),
▪ Rep. Donny Lambeth (Forsyth),
▪ Rep. Donnie Loftis (Gaston),
▪ Rep. Jarrod Lowery (Robeson),
▪ Rep. Jeff McNeely (Iredell),
▪ Rep. Charles Miller (Brunswick, New Hanover),
▪ Rep. Grey Mills (Iredell),
▪ Speaker Tim Moore (Cleveland);
▪ Rep. Ben Moss (Moore, Richmond),
▪ Rep. Erin Paré (Wake),
▪ Rep. Howard Penny (Harnett, Johnston),
▪ Rep. Ray Pickett (Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga),
▪ Rep. Joseph Pike (Harnett),
▪ Rep. Mark Pless (Haywood, Madison),
▪ Rep. Larry Potts (Davidson),
▪ Rep. Reece Pyrtle (Rockingham),
▪ Rep. Timothy Reeder (Pitt),
▪ Rep. Dennis Riddell (Alamance),
▪ Rep. Stephen Ross (Alamance),
▪ Rep. Jason Saine (Lincoln),
▪ Rep. Wayne Sasser (Montgomery, Stanly),
▪ Rep. John Sauls (Lee, Moore),
▪ Rep. Mitchell Setzer (Catawba, Iredell),
▪ Rep. Phil Shepard (Onslow),
▪ Rep. Carson Smith (Onslow, Pender),
▪ Rep. Frank Sossamon (Granville, Vance),
▪ Rep. Sarah Stevens (Surry, Wilkes),
▪ Rep. Larry Strickland (Johnston),
▪ Rep. John Torbett (Gaston),
▪ Rep. Steve Tyson (Craven),
▪ Rep. Bill Ward (Camden, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank),
▪ Rep. Harry Warren (Rowan),
▪ Rep. Sam Watford (Davidson),
▪ Rep. Diane Wheatley (Cumberland),
▪ Rep. Donna McDowell White (Johnston),
▪ Rep. David Willis (Union),
▪ Rep. Matthew Winslow (Franklin, Granville), and
▪ Rep. Jeff Zenger (Forsyth).
House Democrats who voted to sustain the veto
All 48 House Democrats voted to sustain the veto:
▪ Rep. Eric Ager (Buncombe),
▪ Rep. Kelly Alexander (Mecklenburg),
▪ Rep. Vernetta Alston (Durham),
▪ Rep. John Autry (Mecklenburg),
▪ Rep. Amber Baker (Forsyth),
▪ Rep. Cynthia Ball, (Wake),
▪ Rep. Mary Belk (Mecklenburg),
▪ Rep. Cecil Brockman (Guilford),
▪ Rep. Gloristine Brown (Pitt),
▪ Rep. Kanika Brown (Forsyth),
▪ Rep. Allen Buansi (Orange),
▪ Rep. Laura Budd (Mecklenburg),
▪ Rep. Deb Butler (New Hanover),
▪ Rep. Becky Carney (Mecklenburg),
▪ Rep. Maria Cervania (Wake),
▪ Rep. Ashton Wheeler Clemmons (Guilford),
▪ Rep. Sarah Crawford (Wake),
▪ Rep. Carla Cunningham (Mecklenburg),
▪ Rep. Allison Dahle (Wake),
▪ Rep. Terrence Everitt (Wake),
▪ Rep. Rosa Gill (Wake),
▪ Rep. Wesley Harris (Mecklenburg),
▪ Rep. Pricey Harrison (Guilford),
▪ Rep. Zack Hawkins (Durham),
▪ Rep. Frances Jackson (Cumberland),
▪ Rep. Ray Jeffers (Durham, Person),
▪ Rep. Joe John (Wake),
▪ Rep. Abe Jones (Wake),
▪ Rep. Ya Liu (Wake),
▪ Rep. Brandon Lofton (Mecklenburg),
▪ Rep. Carolyn Logan (Mecklenburg),
▪ Rep. Tim Longest (Wake),
▪ Rep. Marvin Lucas (Cumberland),
▪ Rep. Nasif Majeed (Mecklenburg),
▪ Rep. Marcia Morey (Durham),
▪ Rep. Garland Pierce (Hoke, Scotland),
▪ Rep. Lindsey Prather (Buncombe),
▪ Rep. Renee Price (Caswell, Orange),
▪ Rep. Amos Quick (Guilford),
▪ Rep. Robert Reives (Chatham),
▪ Rep. James Roberson (Wake),
▪ Rep. Caleb Rudow (Buncombe),
▪ Rep. Diamond Staton-Williams (Cabarrus),
▪ Rep. Julie von Haefen (Wake),
▪ Rep. Shelly Willingham (Bertie, Edgecombe, Martin), and
▪ Rep. Michael Wray (Halifax, Northampton, Warren).