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State Senator, 37th District
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Vickie Sawyer

Candidate for State Senator, 37th District

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State senator; insurance agency owner
Lives in
Mooresville
Campaign website
sawyernc.com

State senator for District 37 (Iredell County and northern Mecklenburg) since first winning the seat in 2018, and a chair of the Senate Transportation Committee. She and her husband built Sawyer Insurance & Financial Services in Mooresville starting in 2002.

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Photo: Official portrait — North Carolina General Assembly

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Sponsored youth camp safety rules, including floodplain limits.In office

    Primary sponsor, with Sen. Chitlik, of Senate Bill 945 ("Safe Camps Act."), which would also require camp emergency planning and warning communications.

    Senate Bill 945 (2025-2026 session), as filed: Safe Camps Act.

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · S.B. 945, long title · ncleg.gov

    “TO PROHIBIT PERMITTING OF YOUTH CAMPS WITH CABINS IN FLOODPLAINS EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED”
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Education

Health & human services

Government & transparency

  • Sponsored defining biological sex and related terms in state law.In office

    Primary sponsor, with Sen. Overcash, of Senate Bill 516 ("Women's Safety and Protection Act."); as filed it defines terms such as biological sex, male and female throughout the General Statutes.

    Senate Bill 516 (2025-2026 session), as filed: Women's Safety and Protection Act.

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · S.B. 516, long title · ncleg.gov

    “AN ACT to define various terms in the general statutes of NORTH carolina and to enact the women's safety and protection act.”
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Courts & justice

  • Led efforts to raise North Carolina's minimum marriage age.

    Her campaign site lists this among issues she has taken the lead on, along with transportation and oversight of high school athletics.

    About: Vickie Sawyer, North Carolina Senator

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Vickie Sawyer · sawyernc.com

    “raising the age of child marriage in NC”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Vickie Sawyer on them.

  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.

All sources (10)

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