I’m pleased to share that the NC Chamber has released the latest edition of How They Voted, the business community’s annual record of how elected officials performed throughout the year. This publication identifies the key policies that were presented to legislators prior to the 2019 session and tracks how they ultimately voted on the issues most important to job creators. With 98 Jobs Champions and 11 Jobs Advocates in this issue, How They Voted demonstrates our legislature’s commitment to a pro-growth, pro-jobs agenda that will keep North Carolina moving forward.

The bills described in How They Voted were selected using North Carolina Vision 2030 – A Plan for Accelerating Job Growth and Securing North Carolina’s Future as a guidepost. Vision 2030 is a forward-thinking vision that provides focused economic growth strategies to drive economic recovery and create good jobs for North Carolinians. Learn more about Vision 2030 here.

It was another successful legislative session with a number of wins for job creators at the North Carolina General Assembly. By the numbers, we saw:

• 82% Average Voting Record
• 98 Jobs Champions
• 11 Jobs Advocates
• 25 Pro-Jobs Bills, 14 of which became law
• 13 Anti-Jobs Bills, 0 of which became law

New this year, we introduced a new designation for lawmakers who scored 70 percent or higher in 2019 and improved over their lifetime score by 10 percent: Jobs Advocates. These 11 lawmakers demonstrated their willingness to stand up for the business community this year and we are pleased to recognize them in this way.

Thank you for your continued support of the NC Chamber and your work in our state.

Jobs Champions

Jobs Advocates