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Lindsey Prather

NC State Representative, Democratic

In office since
Jan 11, 2023

Second term in the NC House.

On the record: Voted no on 2 of 4 covered decisions.

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On the Nov. 3 ballot

Running for NC House District 115 (incumbent), general election November 3, 2026.

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In their words

Exactly as published, with the source. Statements are not results.

  • “Affordable housing isn't affordable housing if it's way out in the boonies and there's no bus line and you have to drive 30 minutes to get to a job and there's no grocery stores near you,”

    Interview, Asheville Citizen Times (via AOL syndication)2026 general election campaignOct 5, 2026

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  • “We had advocated for more of that money to go to things like rental assistance and grants for small businesses, which certainly would have helped,”

    Interview, Asheville Citizen Times (via AOL syndication)2026 general election campaignOct 5, 2026

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Service record

4 recorded roll calls and 5 tracked bills on housing and recovery while this person served.

Where they differed

Helene recovery (2)

  • Dec 11, 2024House overrides the Governor's veto of SB 382Passed 72–46 (Roll Call H-811). Brian Turner does not appear on this roll call; Caleb Rudow held District 116 in the 2023–2024 session.Voted no
  • Nov 19, 2024House adopts the SB 382 disaster-relief conference reportPassed 63–46 (Roll Call H-808). Brian Turner does not appear on this roll call; Caleb Rudow held District 116 in the 2023–2024 session.Voted no

Every covered decision

Helene recovery (4)

  • Jun 26, 2025House adopts the HB 1012 disaster-recovery conference reportPassed 109–0 (Roll Call H-571).Voted yes
  • Mar 18, 2025House adopts the HB 47 disaster-recovery conference reportPassed 116–1 (Roll Call H-38).Voted yes
  • Dec 11, 2024House overrides the Governor's veto of SB 382Passed 72–46 (Roll Call H-811). Brian Turner does not appear on this roll call; Caleb Rudow held District 116 in the 2023–2024 session.Voted no
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  • Nov 19, 2024House adopts the SB 382 disaster-relief conference reportPassed 63–46 (Roll Call H-808). Brian Turner does not appear on this roll call; Caleb Rudow held District 116 in the 2023–2024 session.Voted no

In the General Assembly

Introducing or sponsoring a bill is not delivery. A bill's several votes are one policy, not several.

  • SB 382: Disaster Relief-3/Budget/Various Law Changes (SL 2024-57)

    2023-2024 session.

    Part III of the act is the Disaster Recovery Act of 2024: $227M to the state Helene Fund, $50M for the Rebuild NC homeowner recovery program, and housing provisions including temporary-housing wastewater connections for the affected area.

    • Nov 19, 2024: House adoption of conference report (Roll Call H-808)Voted no.
    • Nov 20, 2024: Senate adoption of conference report (Roll Call S-674)
    • Dec 2, 2024: Senate veto override (Roll Call S-675)
    • Dec 11, 2024: House veto override (Roll Call H-811)Voted no.
    • Dec 11, 2024: Chaptered as SL 2024-57

  • HB 47: Disaster Recovery Act of 2025, Part I (SL 2025-2)

    2025-2026 session.

    $524M appropriated from the Helene Fund, including $1M for rental assistance in affected-area counties and NCORR homeowner-recovery funding. Buncombe is named in a school-recovery program list.

    • Mar 18, 2025: House adoption of conference report (Roll Call H-38)Voted yes.
    • Mar 19, 2025: Senate adoption of conference report (Roll Call S-44)
    • Mar 20, 2025: Chaptered as SL 2025-2

  • HB 1012: Disaster Recovery Act of 2025, Part II (SL 2025-26)

    2025-2026 session.

    $500M for Helene recovery, including $75M for the Private Road and Bridge Repair Program and homeowner wastewater-repair financing.

    • Jun 26, 2025: House adoption of conference report (Roll Call H-571)Voted yes.
    • Jun 26, 2025: Senate adoption of conference report (Roll Call S-429)
    • Jun 27, 2025: Chaptered as SL 2025-26

  • HB 245: Affordable Housing in Rural Areas

    2025-2026 session. Cosponsor.

    Affordable-housing incentive bill for rural and higher-poverty communities. Ager, Prather, and Turner are cosponsors.

    • Mar 3, 2025: Introduced; referred to Housing and Development, then Judiciary 1, then Rules

  • HB 404: Fair & Affordable Housing Act

    2025-2026 session. Cosponsor.

    Fair-housing and housing-trust-fund bill. Ager is a primary sponsor; Prather is a cosponsor.

    • Mar 17, 2025: Introduced; referred to Rules, Calendar, and Operations

What this office controls

A state representative votes on state law, state appropriations, and the legal powers available to local government. Statewide law can affect Asheville without being written for Asheville.

This district includes 0.38% of Asheville's 2020 Census population (about 364 residents).