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State Representative, 27th District
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- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: A state representative votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Rodney D. Pierce
DemocraticIncumbent
Historian and consultant; educator · Roanoke Rapids
The gist
- Supports fully funding public schools through the Leandro plan.
- Supports investing in more rural hospitals.
- Supports affordable housing as a human right.
- Sponsored a constitutional right to early voting.In office
- Sponsored universal gifted screening in sixth grade.In office
- Sponsored a pay raise for N.C. Forest Service employees.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Supports fully funding public schools through the Leandro plan.
Rodney Pierce for NC House District 27Campaign website · Committee to Elect Rodney D. Pierce · piercefornc.com
“Rodney is fighting to fully fund our public schools via the Leandro Plan”
Supports investing in more rural hospitals.
Platform - Rodney Pierce for NC HouseCampaign website · Committee to Elect Rodney D. Pierce · piercefornc.com
“We need to invest in more rural hospitals and rural healthcare in general”
Supports affordable housing as a human right.
Platform - Rodney Pierce for NC HouseCampaign website · Committee to Elect Rodney D. Pierce · piercefornc.com
“High quality and affordable housing is essential to a good life and is a human right.”
Sponsored a constitutional right to early voting.
House Bill 1240, "Constitutional Amendment/Early Voting." (2025-2026 session, as filed)Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“to provide for a constitutional amendment to the north carolina constitution to GUARANTEE voters the right to early voting”
Sponsored universal gifted screening in sixth grade.
House Bill 340, "Universal AIG Screening in Middle Schools." (2025-2026 session, as filed)Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“a screening assessment for Academically or intellectually gifted children to be administered in sixth grade”
Sponsored a pay raise for N.C. Forest Service employees.
House Bill 599, "Award NC Forest Service Pay Increase." (2025-2026 session, as filed)Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT awarding a legislative salary increase to employees of the north carolina forest service”
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