Representative · North Carolina's 6th district
Addison P. McDowell
Addison P. McDowell is a Republican representative for North Carolina's 6th district, in Congress since 2025. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 8, and cast 460 of 467 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- House
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 3, 2025
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressHouse of Representatives | 675 | 1.2%8 of 675 · rank 294 of 439 | 99%460 of 467 · rank 197 of 439 | 200 became law | 5%14 of 289 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1+0.56+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 280–142· Against party
- Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–297· Against party
- Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–302· Against party
- Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–307· Against party
- Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–299· Against party
- Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 124–303· Against party
- Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–306· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79· Against party
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
20 sponsored · 0 became law
How far they got
- Introduced1995%
- Passed one chamber15.0%
Policy areas
- Health4
- Crime and Law Enforcement3
- Immigration3
- Transportation and Public Works3
- Armed Forces and National Security2
- Science, Technology, Communications2
- Government Operations and Politics1
- Public Lands and Natural Resources1
Latest activity
- H.Res. 1581 Supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week during the period of October 23 through October 31, 2026.Introduced· Health· Sep 24, 2026
- H.R. 10502 To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the use of artificial intelligence systems to acquire, analyze, query, disseminate, or otherwise access information under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Sep 17, 2026
- H.R. 6152 Foreign Robocall Elimination ActIntroduced· Science, Technology, Communications· Sep 16, 2026
- H.R. 7625 MTS CYBER Act of 2026Introduced· Transportation and Public Works· Sep 15, 2026
- H.Res. 1496 Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the evacuation of Afghanistan, the Gulf war era, and honoring Gulf war era veterans.Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Aug 27, 2026
- H.R. 7184 PRESS ActIntroduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Jul 15, 2026
- H.R. 9521 Broadband Infrastructure Extension ActIntroduced· Science, Technology, Communications· Jun 29, 2026
- H.Res. 1387 Congratulating the Carolina Hurricanes for winning the 2026 Stanley Cup Final.Introduced· Sports and Recreation· Jun 24, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Federal contracts in the district
Contract obligations attributed to North Carolina's 6th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $147.5M
- Per resident
- $192
- Rank in North Carolina
- 7 of 14
- Contract actions
- 33.1K
- New awards: 32.6K
By fiscal year
- 113MFY2017
- 232.4MFY2018
- 145.3MFY2019
- 111.6MFY2020
- 142.2MFY2021
- 195.9MFY2022
- 93.3MFY2023
- 85.1MFY2024
- 99.3MFY2025
- 147.5MFY2026
Top buyers
- Defense Logistics Agency$27.5M19%Department of Defense
- Department of the Navy$19.8M13%Department of Defense
- U.S. Marshals Service$3.1M2.1%Department of Justice
- National Institutes of Health$2.2M1.5%Department of Health and Human Services
- Agricultural Marketing Service$1.8M1.2%Department of Agriculture
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division$1.4M0.9%Department of Justice
- USTRANSCOM$819.6K0.6%Department of Defense
Top recipients
- VALIANT CONSTRUCTION LLC$43.9M30%3 awards
- TEX-TECH ENGINEERED COMPOSITES, LLC$14.8M10%5 awards
- FOSTER-CAVINESS CO, INC$13M8.8%29,264 awards
- SCHUYLER LINE NAVIGATION COMPANY LLC$11.6M7.8%1 award
- COMMONWEALTH HOME HEALTH CARE, INC.$9.1M6.1%1 award
- DRI, INC.$5.9M4.0%1 award
- ACCORD FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC$5.3M3.6%2 awards
- DANA SAFETY SUPPLY, INC.$4.8M3.2%63 awards
- MEDEX MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICE INC$4.2M2.9%3 awards
- 27 awards
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $1.2M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $381.7K
- From committees
- $560K
- 193 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $87K
- 37 PACs · 16% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee | $7,500 | AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| eli lilly and companyeli lilly and company political action committee | $5,500 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $286.4K |
| pfizer inc.pfizer inc. pac | $5,000 | PFIZER INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | -$140.2K |
| caterpillar inc.caterpillar inc. political action committee (catpac) | $5,000 | CATERPILLAR INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $188.3M |
| bnsf railway companybnsf railway company railpac (bnsf railpac) | $5,000 | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $439.8K |
| charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee | $5,000 | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $130.5K |
| honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac) | $4,000 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $260.5M |
| american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac) | $3,500 | AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac | $3,500 | AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization | $1.2M |
| duke energy corporationduke energy corporation employee political action committee (dukepac) | $3,000 | DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $17.5M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.2M | $560K | $87K37 PACs · 16% of committee money |
| 2024 | $933.3K | $272.1K | $17K6 PACs · 6% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- House · North Carolina's 6th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- mcdowell.house.gov
- Phone
- 202-225-3065
- Office
- 1032 Longworth House Office Building
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.