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Joyce Waddell OppScore Rating: -3.13

Joyce Waddell is a Democrat State Senate representative for North Carolina district 40 and holds an OppScore of -3.13. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Joyce Waddell is a Democrat who has represented North Carolina Senate District 40 in Charlotte since 2015. A former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teacher, administrator, and school board member with multiple advanced degrees, she focuses on education funding, healthcare access, and economic issues affecting working families.

Joyce Waddell rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: State Senate
• State: North Carolina
• District: 40
• OppScore: -3.13 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Partial record, documented on 22 of 44 scored questions

What is on this profile

• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Official website
• Ballotpedia profile

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