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Republican representative for North Carolina’s 8th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Hudson votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Hudson’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
| Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
|---|---|---|
| Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Hudson votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Hudson’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-6.4% | 17.7% | -15.4 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Hudson vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 23, 2022 | Providing appropriations for various federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023; updating the process of appointing and tallying presidential electors; providing money for humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine (225-201) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No |  | 29.7% | -29.7 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 11.0% | -11.0 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Allowing Puerto Rico to hold a referendum on whether to become a U.S. state, an independent country or a sovereign government (233-191) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 34.4% | -34.4 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 54.3% | -54.3 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 11.2% | -11.2 |
| Dec. 8, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state; includes an amendment allowing religious organizations to deny services or accomodations for same-sex weddings (258-169) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 52.2% | -52.2 |
| Dec. 6, 2022 | Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 14.6% | -14.6 |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Requiring the Bureau of Prisons to provide incarcerated women with certain pregnancy-related care and limiting the use of solitary confinement for pregnant women (324-90) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 79.5% | -79.5 |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 53.3% | -53.3 |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) Richard Hudson's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 63.1% | ||
| Nov. 16, 2022 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 75.4% | +24.6 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 34.3% | -34.3 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 46.1% | -46.1 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 11.1% | -11.1 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 47.2% | -47.2 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 10.9% | -10.9 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for local governments to train mental health professionals and send them instead of law enforcement officers to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.5% | -12.5 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 83.4% | +16.6 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 28.9% | -28.9 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 32.8% | -32.8 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.3% | -12.3 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 10.8% | -10.8 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 23.7% | -23.7 |
| Aug. 12, 2022 | Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.3% | -8.3 |
| July 29, 2022 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 65.3% | -65.3 |
| July 29, 2022 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.9% | -8.9 |
| July 29, 2022 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.9% | -8.9 |
| July 28, 2022 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 43.4% | -43.4 |
| July 27, 2022 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.5% | +2.5 |
| July 27, 2022 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 38.3% | -38.3 |
| July 27, 2022 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 50.4% | -50.4 |
| July 21, 2022 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 26.7% | -26.7 |
| July 20, 2022 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.3% | -8.3 |
| July 19, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 56.6% | -56.6 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 13.7% | -13.7 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.1% | -8.1 |
| July 14, 2022 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 76.1% | +23.9 |
| July 13, 2022 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 54.0% | -54.0 |
| June 24, 2022 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 32.4% | -32.4 |
| June 23, 2022 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 13.1% | -13.1 |
| June 22, 2022 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 82.4% | +17.6 |
| June 22, 2022 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.8% | +4.2 |
| June 16, 2022 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 26.4% | -26.4 |
| June 15, 2022 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 7.2% | -7.2 |
| June 14, 2022 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 34.1% | -34.1 |
| June 9, 2022 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.0% | -18.0 |
| June 8, 2022 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 17.8% | -17.8 |
| May 18, 2022 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.9% | -12.9 |
| May 17, 2022 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 14.4% | -14.4 |
| May 13, 2022 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 49.4% | -49.4 |
| May 12, 2022 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 10.7% | -10.7 |
| May 11, 2022 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 67.7% | +32.3 |
| March 31, 2022 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 28.7% | +71.3 |
| March 18, 2022 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 33.9% | -33.9 |
| March 17, 2022 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.3% | -18.3 |
| March 9, 2022 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 53.0% | -53.0 |
| March 3, 2022 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 50.5% | +49.5 |
| Feb. 9, 2022 | Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 16.5% | -16.5 |
| Feb. 8, 2022 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 80.7% | +19.3 |
| Feb. 7, 2022 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 78.8% | +21.2 |
| Feb. 4, 2022 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.9% | -12.9 |
| Jan. 13, 2022 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 7.9% | -7.9 |
| Jan. 12, 2022 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 65.2% | +34.8 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.5% | -12.5 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.8% | -8.8 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.1% | -12.1 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.5% | -12.5 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 7.1% | -7.1 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 33.2% | -33.2 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.7% | -20.7 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 26.1% | -26.1 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 63.4% | +36.6 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 50.0% | -50.0 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 11.2% | -11.2 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.5% | -8.5 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.7% | -8.7 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.7% | -8.7 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.7% | -8.7 |
| July 29, 2021 | Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.3% | +1.7 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 23.3% | -23.3 |
| July 22, 2021 | Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.6% | +3.4 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 40.8% | +59.2 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.9% | -18.9 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.0% | -12.0 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 27.2% | -27.2 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 42.3% | -42.3 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.9% | -8.9 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.6% | -12.6 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 43.6% | -43.6 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 56.5% | -56.5 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 25.0% | -25.0 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 49.7% | -49.7 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 88.9% | +11.1 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 78.6% | +21.4 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 7.7% | -7.7 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.9% | -8.9 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.9% | -8.9 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 9.0% | -9.0 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 53.1% | -53.1 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 9.1% | -9.1 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 45.9% | -45.9 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 23.0% | -23.0 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 47.4% | -47.4 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.7% | -8.7 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.9% | -18.9 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 7.1% | -7.1 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 14.1% | -14.1 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.9% | -12.9 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.5% | -12.5 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.5% | -20.5 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Richard Hudson's Vote: No | support | No | | 11.8% | -11.8 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Richard Hudson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 77.8% | +22.2 |
| Average | 17.7% | 33.1% | -15.4 | |||
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