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State Senator, 35th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.

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Todd JohnsonOfficial portrait — North Carolina General Assembly

Todd Johnson

RepublicanIncumbent

State senator; businessman · Monroe

The gist

  • Sponsored letting the state invest public funds in Bitcoin.In office
  • Sponsored counting firefighter cancer deaths as line-of-duty deaths.In office
  • Sponsored safety and traffic rules for fire-station voting sites.In office
  • Sponsored requiring certified lifeguards at children's day camps.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Sponsored letting the state invest public funds in Bitcoin.

    Senate Bill 327 (2025-2026 session), as filed: NC Bitcoin Reserve and Investment Act.

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · S.B. 327, long title · ncleg.gov

    “AN ACT to enact the North Carolina Bitcoin Reserve and Investment Act.”
  2. Sponsored counting firefighter cancer deaths as line-of-duty deaths.

    Senate Bill 226 (2025-2026 session), as filed: Align Benefits for Firefighters with Cancer.

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · S.B. 226, long title · ncleg.gov

    “in the list of firefighter deaths meeting the DEFINITION of killed in the line of duty under the public safety employees' death benefits act”
  3. Sponsored safety and traffic rules for fire-station voting sites.

    Senate Bill 994 (2025-2026 session), as filed: Early Voting Procedures at Fire Stations.

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · S.B. 994, long title · ncleg.gov

    “AN ACT to ensure certain provisions are in place at early voting sites located at fire stations.”
  4. Sponsored requiring certified lifeguards at children's day camps.

    Senate Bill 273 (2025-2026 session), as filed: Grant's Law/Require Lifeguards at Day Camps.

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · S.B. 273, long title · ncleg.gov

    “AN ACT to require certified lifeguards at day camps for school”

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