BUTTERFIELD, GEORGE KENNETH

D · house · bioguide B001251

FEC candidate id: H4NC01046
Internal id: 9470edc7-0eb4-4bc7-8914-cd85ca90965e
Status: incumbent

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NC-01. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	747,584
People	Median age	42
Income	Median household income	$56,285
Income	Per-capita income	$31,830
Income	In poverty	17.6%
Income	Unemployed	6.2%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.465
Race	White alone	48.4%
Race	Black alone	39.1%
Race	Asian alone	0.8%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	8.2%
Race	Two or more races	7.1%
Origin	Foreign-born	4.5%
Language	Speaks English only at home	91.7%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	6.8%
Education	High school or higher	53.8%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	20.3%
Education	Advanced degree	6.7%
Household	Family households	64.7%
Household	Avg household size	2.38
Household	Never married (15+)	33.5%
Housing	Median home value	$167,000
Housing	Median gross rent	$907
Housing	Single-family detached	65.1%
Housing	Built before 1940	4.0%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	2.4%
Housing	Vacant units	15.3%
Service	Veterans (18+)	8.7%
Health	With a disability	17.7%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	84.3%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	13.3%
Commute	Drove alone	79.5%
Commute	Public transit	0.3%
Commute	Worked from home	7.5%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2022	$244,912	$650,078	$258,790	$0	$38,115
2020	$1,040,201	$887,752	$663,957	$0	$292,729
2018	$772,055	$904,444	$511,508	$0	$102,896
2016	$1,113,966	$857,160	$643,896	$0	$193,318
2014	$852,625	$703,902	$387,090	$0	$167,568
2012	$901,274	$836,322	$238,368	$0	$259,190
2010	$828,117	$794,383	$173,416	$0	$248,272
2008	$792,331	$703,696	$141,682	$0	$221,624
2006	$379,175	$358,695	$53,047	$15,000	$113,415
2004	$429,442	$404,056	$25,386	$50,000	$131,567

Elections

2004 general house · NC-1 — lost_general
2006 general house · NC-1 — won
2008 general house · NC-1 — won
2010 general house · NC-1 — won
2012 general house · NC-1 — won
2014 general house · NC-1 — won
2016 general house · NC-1 — won
2018 general house · NC-1 — won
2020 general house · NC-1 — won
2022 general house · NC-1 — lost_general

Committees

OLD NORTH STATE VICTORY PAC — principal · type N
OLD NORTH STATE VICTORY PAC — independent · type N

Recent votes

No votes on file.

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 99.0%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
incumbent	+78.0%
D (major party)	+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2022-11-29	JUUL LABS, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMM…	24K	$-1,000
2022-09-30	UNITI GROUP INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMI…	24K	$-1,000
2022-03-09	AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$-1,000
2022-02-28	ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY…	24K	$-1,000
2022-02-11	UNITI GROUP INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMI…	24K	$1,000
2022-01-05	NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$-5,000
2021-12-31	AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTI…	24K	$-2,500
2021-12-31	BRUNSWICK CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	24K	$1,000
2021-12-31	ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC)	24K	$-2,500
2021-12-17	ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC)	24K	$2,500
2021-12-15	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COM…	24K	$-2,000
2021-12-09	THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLIT…	24K	$-2,500
2021-12-09	IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC	24K	$-2,500
2021-12-06	JUUL LABS, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMM…	24K	$1,000
2021-11-30	IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC	24K	$2,500
2021-11-24	AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$1,000
2021-11-23	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COM…	24K	$2,000
2021-11-18	AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$1,000
2021-11-18	AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COM…	24K	$1,000
2021-11-17	THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC	24K	$2,500
2021-11-04	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI…	24K	$1,000
2021-11-02	DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)	24K	$4,000
2021-10-29	NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$1,000
2021-10-28	FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$1,000
2021-10-27	ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$2,500

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Inbound (100)

date	from	type	amount	source
2022-11-29	JUUL LABS, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JLE PAC)	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-09-30	UNITI GROUP INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-03-09	AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-02-28	ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-02-11	UNITI GROUP INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-01-05	NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-5,000	pas2
2021-12-31	ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC)	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2021-12-31	AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2021-12-31	BRUNSWICK CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-12-17	ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-12-15	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)	contributed_to	$-2,000	pas2
2021-12-09	THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2021-12-09	IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2021-12-06	JUUL LABS, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JLE PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-11-30	IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-11-24	AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-11-23	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-11-18	AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-11-18	AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-11-17	THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-11-04	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-11-02	DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)	contributed_to	$4,000	pas2
2021-10-29	NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-10-28	FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-10-27	ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-10-27	NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-10-25	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-10-21	PFIZER INC. PAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-10-20	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-10-15	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-10-14	NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-10-13	AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-10-11	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-10-06	NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-10-06	AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-10-06	AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-10-05	HARMONY BIOSCIENCES, LLC PAC	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2021-09-30	ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION PAC (ROCHE DXPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-30	MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2021-09-30	AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-29	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-09-29	NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-28	GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-27	BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS INC. PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-27	NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-09-24	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-24	MAYNARD NEXSEN PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-09-24	CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-09-24	INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2021-09-23	BECTON DICKINSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-22	DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-21	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-20	AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-20	CENCORA, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-16	TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-08-19	ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-08-13	AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)	contributed_to	$750	pas2
2021-08-04	NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-07-30	AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)	contributed_to	$-500	pas2
2021-07-27	BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA BIOMARIN PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-07-27	NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-07-20	ALSTON & BIRD PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-07-19	EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-07-15	UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-07-13	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-06-30	RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION PAC (RENEWABLE FUELS PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-29	AMERICAN ORTHOTIC & PROSTHETIC ASSOCIATION PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2021-06-28	TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-06-28	ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-28	BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-25	NOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-25	ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2021-06-25	NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-24	COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-24	GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-24	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-23	DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-22	AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-22	AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-21	NOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-21	BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-21	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-20	MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-17	JSTREETPAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-17	PFIZER INC. PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-15	THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-14	AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-11	PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	contributed_to	$8	pas2
2021-06-10	COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL	contributed_to	$4,000	pas2
2021-06-10	THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-10	BAYER US LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAYERPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-09	PARAMOUNT GLOBAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-09	AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-08	NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-07	MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-03	AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2021-06-03	POLSINELLI PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-02	PATRICIA TIMMONS-GOODSON FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-05-27	BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-05-27	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2

Outbound (20)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 1049 — National Heritage Area Act of 2020	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 1135 — To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation prog	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 1286 — Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor Act of 2021	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 1475 — Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 2499 — Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2010	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 2615 — Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 2880 — Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2016	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 295 — To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation progr	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 338 — To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 4119 — West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 434 — Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 4491 — Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 4514 — Colonel Charles Young Home Study Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 4539 — 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 4583 — To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 4785 — To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that agree tha	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 685 — United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2009	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	independent_committee_of	OLD NORTH STATE VICTORY PAC	—		candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	OLD NORTH STATE VICTORY PAC	—		candidate_committees
2022-07-18	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 8404 — Respect for Marriage Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship

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