Paul Lowe

Paul Lowe

Democratic Party

North Carolina State Senate District 32

Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

10

Predecessor

Earline Parmon

Compensation

Base salary

$13,951/year

Per diem

$104/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Appointed

January 30, 2015

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Paul Lowe (Democratic Party) is a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 32. He assumed office on January 30, 2015. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Lowe (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 32. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

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Lowe's professional experience includes serving as pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Lowe was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources Committee
• Appropriations/Base Budget Committee
• Commerce and Insurance Committee
• Senate Finance Committee
• Redistricting and Elections Committee
• Rules and Operations of the Senate Committee

2021-2022

Lowe was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee
• Commerce and Insurance Committee
• Senate Finance Committee
• Redistricting and Elections Committee
• Rules and Operations of the Senate Committee
• Appropriations/Base Budget Committee

2019-2020

Lowe was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations/Base Budget Committee
• Senate Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee
• Commerce and Insurance Committee
• Senate Finance Committee
• Rules and Operations of the Senate Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lowe served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 32

Incumbent Paul Lowe defeated George K. Ware and Zac Lentz in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 32 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Lowe (D)	69.0	67,131
		George K. Ware (R)	28.2	27,442
	Submit photo	Zac Lentz (L)	2.8	2,758

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,331
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 32

Incumbent Paul Lowe defeated Gardenia Henley in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 32 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Lowe	64.6	11,794
		Gardenia Henley	35.4	6,469

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,263
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. George K. Ware advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 32.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Zac Lentz advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina State Senate District 32.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lowe in this election.

2022

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 32

Incumbent Paul Lowe defeated George K. Ware in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 32 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Lowe (D)	59.3	46,986
		George K. Ware (R)	40.7	32,220

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,206
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Paul Lowe advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 32.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. George K. Ware advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 32.

2020

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 32

Incumbent Paul Lowe defeated Ven Challa in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 32 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Lowe (D)	59.4	67,293
	Submit photo	Ven Challa (R)	40.6	45,995

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 113,288
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Paul Lowe advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 32.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Ven Challa advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 32.

2018

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 32

Incumbent Paul Lowe defeated Eric Henderson in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 32 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Lowe (D)	72.9	47,221
		Eric Henderson (R)	27.1	17,572

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,793
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 32

Incumbent Paul Lowe advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 32 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Paul Lowe

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 32

Eric Henderson advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 32 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Eric Henderson

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2016

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.

Incumbent Paul Lowe ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 32 general election.

North Carolina State Senate, District 32 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

Incumbent Paul Lowe ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 32 Democratic primary.

North Carolina State Senate, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Paul Lowe Incumbent (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Paul Lowe did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Paul Lowe did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Paul Lowe campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	North Carolina State Senate District 32	Won general	$189,408	$165,654
2022	North Carolina State Senate District 32	Won general	$146,495	$125,399
2020	North Carolina State Senate District 32	Won general	$152,053	N/A**
2016	North Carolina State Senate, District 32	Won	$60,465	N/A**
Grand total			$548,421	$291,052
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 24 to December 13. Civitas Action Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. NC Values Coalition Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues. North Carolina Chamber Legislators are scored on their votes related to business.

2023

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In 2023, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 25. Affordable Healthcare Coalition of North Carolina Legislators are scored based on their stance related to healthcare costs. Civitas Action Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. NC Values Coalition Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues. North Carolina Chamber Legislators are scored on their votes related to business. North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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In 2022, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from May 18 to July 1. Affordable Healthcare Coalition of North Carolina Legislators are scored based on their stance related to healthcare costs. Civitas Action Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. NC Values Coalition Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues. North Carolina Chamber Legislators are scored on their votes related to business. North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues.

2021

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In 2021, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 30. Affordable Healthcare Coalition of North Carolina Legislators are scored based on their stance related to healthcare costs. Civitas Action Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. North Carolina Chamber Legislators are scored on their votes related to business. North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 28 to September 3. The legislature was in recess from July 8 to September 1 and then reconvened September 2 to September 3. Civitas Action Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. NC Values Coalition Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues. North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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In 2019, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 9 through August 27. Civitas Action Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 10 through July 4. Civitas Action Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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In 2017, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 11 through June 30. Before the legislature adjourned its regular scheduled session, the legislature scheduled the following additional session dates: August 3, August 18 to August 25, August 28 to August 31, and October 4 to October 17. Civitas Action Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. NC Values Coalition Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from April 25 through July 1. Civitas Action: 2016 Full Rankings Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. North Carolina League of Conservation Voters: 2016 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues. N.C. Values Coalition: 2016 scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues. The American Conservative Union: 2016 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 14 through September 30. Civitas Action: 2015 Full Rankings Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. North Carolina League of Conservation Voters: 2015 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues. North Carolina Voters for Animal Welfare: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to animals issues. The American Conservative Union: 2015 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Political offices
Preceded by Earline Parmon (D)	North Carolina State Senate District 32 2015-Present	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the North Carolina State Senate

Leadership

Minority Leader:Sydney Batch

Senators

District 1

Robert Hanig (R)

District 2

Norman Sanderson (R)

District 3

Bob Brinson (R)

District 4

Eldon Newton (R)

District 5

Kandie Smith (D)

District 6

Michael Lazzara (R)

District 7

Michael Lee (R)

District 8

William Rabon (R)

District 9

Brent Jackson (R)

District 10

Benton Sawrey (R)

District 11

Lisa Barnes (R)

District 12

Jim Burgin (R)

District 13

Lisa Grafstein (D)

District 14

Dan Blue (D)

District 15

Jay Chaudhuri (D)

District 16

Gale Adcock (D)

District 17

Sydney Batch (D)

District 18

Terence Everitt (D)

District 19

Val Applewhite (D)

District 20

Natalie Murdock (D)

District 21

Tom McInnis (R)

District 22

Sophia Chitlik (D)

District 23

Graig Meyer (D)

District 24

Danny Britt (R)

District 25

Amy Galey (R)

District 26

Phil Berger (R)

District 27

Michael Garrett (D)

District 28

Gladys Robinson (D)

District 29

Dave Craven (R)

District 30

Steven Jarvis (R)

District 31

Dana Jones (R)

District 32

Paul Lowe (D)

District 33

Carl Ford (R)

District 34

Chris Measmer (R)

District 35

Todd Johnson (R)

District 36

Eddie Settle (R)

District 37

Vickie Sawyer (R)

District 38

Mujtaba Mohammed (D)

District 39

DeAndrea Salvador (D)

District 40

Joyce Waddell (D)

District 41

Caleb Theodros (D)

District 42

Woodson Bradley (D)

District 43

Brad Overcash (R)

District 44

Ted Alexander (R)

District 45

Mark Hollo (R)

District 46

Warren Daniel (R)

District 47

Ralph Hise (R)

District 48

Timothy Moffitt (R)

District 49

Julie Mayfield (D)

District 50

Kevin Corbin (R)

Republican Party (30)

Democratic Party (20)