Hudson is the representative for North Carolina’s 8th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Hudson is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC8]](/static/legislator-photos/412550-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Hudson.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Hudson is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Hudson has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 6, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Richard Hudson sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy
- Member, Subcommittee on Health
Enacted Legislation
Hudson was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 5599: Animal Health and Innovation Act of 2018
- H.R. 3369 (115th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 North Main Street in Spring Lake, North Carolina, as the “Howard B. Pate, Jr. ...
- H.R. 3477: Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act
- H.R. 304: Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017
- H.R. 3923 (114th): To provide for a report that develops recommended United States energy security valuation methods.
- H.R. 5462 (113th): To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for limitations on the fees charged to passengers of air carriers.
- H.R. 2719 (113th): Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act
Does 7 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Hudson sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (33%) Armed Forces and National Security (18%) Taxation (15%) Government Operations and Politics (12%) Energy (12%) Crime and Law Enforcement (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Hudson’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4693: Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Advisory Committee Act
- H.R. 3656: ACCESS Act of 2019
- H.R. 2856: Protect Medicaid Act
- H.R. 23: Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2019
- H.R. 38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2019
- H.R. 39: Federal Sunset Act of 2019
- H.Res. 1009: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the lack of timely ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Dec 2019, Hudson missed 242 of 4,395 roll call votes, which is 5.5%. This is much worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
