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U.S. Representative — North Carolina's 1st District

Donald Davis

Democrat · North Carolina

Democrat U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9668 — STOP Senior Fraud Act (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
  • H.R.7530 — Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 12, 2026)
  • H.R.6433 — Rural Uplift and Revitalization Assistance Act (Introduced, Dec 4, 2025)
  • H.R.6385 — Farm Transitions Act of 2025 (Introduced, Dec 3, 2025)
  • H.R.6295 — The Working for Tips Tax Relief Act of 2025 (Introduced, Nov 25, 2025)
  • H.R.5939 — USMC Helicopter Support in Vietnam Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Nov 7, 2025)
  • H.R.5837 — Restoring Electoral Stability to Enhance Trust (RESET) Act of 2025 (Introduced, Oct 28, 2025)
  • H.R.4277 — Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act (Introduced, Jul 2, 2025)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9043 — Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.7609 — Rural Development Modernization Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.6509 — SAFE Drugs Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9780 — To direct the Secretary of Defense to meet certain requirements relating to the divestment, preservation, and inventories of A-10 aircraft, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.9187 — Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.J.Res.111 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Barred Owl Management Strategy". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4717 — First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4355 — Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

Donald Davis sits near the very top of House Democrats for votes cast against his own caucus. What makes the record legible is that the departures almost all run the same way: when he leaves the Democratic position, he lands with Republicans on final passage rather than on procedure.

26.0%
Votes against the Democrat majority
208
Roll calls where a party majority formed
2 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first

A consistent direction

He supported the annual defense authorization, the continuing appropriations measure funding the government, and the Main Street Act, each against the position most Democrats took. He also voted for the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act and the Stop Insider Trading Act on the same terms. Taken together these are bread-and-butter votes on spending, defense and work requirements, not symbolic ones.

The 10 most recent of 54 roll calls where Donald Davis voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8884
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
On Passage · roll call 283		Jul 23, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7008
Stop Insider Trading Act
On Passage · roll call 280		Jul 22, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
On Passage · roll call 278		Jul 22, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 273		Jul 22, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.9770
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
On Passage · roll call 272		Jul 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6955
Main Street Act
On Passage · roll call 271		Jul 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 268		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 267		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 265		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toNo (party: Yea)

Apart from the North Carolina Democrats

North Carolina's Democratic delegation is compact, and Davis is plainly its outlier: his departure rate is a large multiple of the group average.

Among the 4 Democrats in the North Carolina delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 7.9%. Donald Davis is above that average at 26.0%.

What he legislates on

His bill filings explain a good deal of the voting record. Armed forces and national security is his largest subject area, with agriculture and food close behind and health third — the legislative signature of a rural, military-heavy district rather than an urban one. Recent bills include the Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act, the Rural Uplift and Revitalization Assistance Act, the Farm Transitions Act, a measure on tax relief for tipped workers, and a Congressional Gold Medal for Marine Corps helicopter crews who served in Vietnam.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Donald Davis's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (13), Agriculture and Food (11), Health (10), Taxation (3), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (2), Commerce (2).

55
Bills sponsored
1522
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

Davis is no longer a freshman but has not yet reached veteran standing, and has not switched party while serving. He misses somewhat more votes than the House median; the measure captures participation alone and implies nothing about cause.

First elected in 2023, now serving across 2 terms. Donald Davis falls in the mid cohort.

5.0%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
11
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Donald Davis has 55 bills sponsored, 1522 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development (Ranking Member)
  • House Committee on Agriculture: General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Readiness
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Tactical Air and Land Forces

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