Senator DeAndrea Newman Salvador is a fifth-generation Charlottean, and very early in her career, she became dedicated to serving her community.

Most importantly, Senator Salvador is a devoted mother, and she and her husband Kirk are raising two (very active) boys in the Steele Creek area of Charlotte.

Meet DeAndrea | DeAndrea Salvador

DeAndrea Salvador and her husband, Kirk, are raising two boys in the Steele Creek area of Charlotte.

Professionally, Senator Salvador works in the data privacy industry-leading content, and customer education strategy, optimization, and creation for a technology-centered data privacy firm and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional, amongst other professional credentials.

DeAndrea works in strategy, optimization, and creation for content and customer education at a technology-centered data privacy firm. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional.

DeAndrea works at a technology-centered data privacy firm. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional.

DeAndrea Salvador (Democratic Party) is a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 39. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

The North Carolina General Assembly member biography lists: “Terms in Senate: 3 (0 in House).”

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DeAndrea currently serves as a North Carolina state senator representing District 39. She assumed office in 2021 and is serving her third term.

2026 North Carolina General Election

Liberty, Rights, Justice, & Equity
Primary Sponsored Bill	SB 426	Inclusionary Zoning/Affordable Housing.	An act to allow a local government to enact ordinances for inclusionary zoning.

Legislation | DeAndrea Salvador

Economy & Infrastructure
Role	Bill	Short title	Overview
Primary Sponsored Bill – Included in the 2021 Base Budget Appropriations	SB 494 (=H965)	SBIR/STTR Incentive Modifications	SB 494 was ultimately, included in the 2021 Appropriations Act (State Budget), SB 105 | SL2021-180.

Designed to foster job creation and economic development throughout the state, SB 494 resulted in $5MM in recurring dollars over 2 yrs. For the NC small business programs.

Economy & Infrastructure
First-Position Primary Sponsored Bill	SB 649	North Carolina Venture Fund.	The North Carolina Venture fund would provide funding for initial capital for developing technology companies and ventures, and support entrepreneurs in their efforts to build valuable companies.

Economy & Infrastructure
First-Position Primary Sponsored Bill	SB 600	Study Automation and the Workforce.	SB 600 would establish a study committee on automation and the workforce and conduct a comprehensive review of automation’s current and future effects on the State’s workers who are/will be impacted by this dynamic.

Further, it would provide government officials, education, and business leaders with the information and insight necessary to guide the State toward mitigating the negative effects of automation on workers.

Liberty, Rights, Justice, & Equity
First-Position Primary Sponsored Bill	SB 555	SHRA/Ban on Applicant Salary History.	Introduced to amend the State Human Resources Act to prohibit inquiries about an applicant’s salary history during the hiring process.

Liberty, Rights, Justice, & Equity
Primary Sponsored Bill	SB 573	Equal Pay Act.	An act to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on the gender of the employee.

Sponsored SB 426 to allow local governments to enact inclusionary-zoning ordinances.

Sponsored SB 494, which provided $5 million in recurring funding over two years for North Carolina small-business programs.

Sponsored SB 649 to create a North Carolina Venture Fund providing initial capital for technology companies and entrepreneurs.

Sponsored SB 600 to study automation's effects on workers and identify ways to mitigate negative effects.

Sponsored SB 555 to prohibit inquiries about applicants' salary histories during state hiring.

Sponsored SB 573 to prohibit wage discrimination based on an employee's gender.

- Sponsored SB 426 to allow local governments to enact inclusionary-zoning ordinances.
- Sponsored SB 494, which provided $5 million in recurring funding over two years for North Carolina small-business programs.
- Sponsored SB 649 to create a North Carolina Venture Fund providing initial capital for technology companies and entrepreneurs.
- Sponsored SB 600 to study automation's effects on workers and identify ways to mitigate negative effects.
- Sponsored SB 555 to prohibit inquiries about applicants' salary histories during state hiring.
- Sponsored SB 573 to prohibit wage discrimination based on an employee's gender.

Economy

Health, Safety, & Well-being
Primary Sponsored Bill	SB 595	Task Force on Adverse Childhood Experiences.	AN ACT TO CREATE a task force to study the extent, nature, and impact of adverse childhood experiences with particular regard to North Carolina and make recommendations to address these impacts through State and local government with a particular focus on diversion from the criminal justice system.

Sponsored SB 595 to study adverse childhood experiences and recommend government responses, including diversion from the criminal-justice system.

- Sponsored SB 595 to study adverse childhood experiences and recommend government responses, including diversion from the criminal-justice system.

Public Safety

Health, Safety, & Well-being
Co-Sponsored Bill	SB 402	Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap.	Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap.

Health, Safety, & Well-being
Co-Sponsored Bill	SB 831	Opioid Overdose Prevention Act.	Appropriates $350,000 in recurring funds for 2022-23 from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, to purchase opioid antagonists for local health departments for the purpose of reversing opioid-related drug overdoses and reducing the number of opioid-related deaths. Requires the local health departments to then distribute opioid antagonists free of charge to North Carolina residents.

Co-sponsored SB 402 to close North Carolina's Medicaid coverage gap.

Co-sponsored SB 831 to fund free opioid-overdose-reversal medications through local health departments to reverse overdoses and reduce opioid-related deaths.

- Co-sponsored SB 402 to close North Carolina's Medicaid coverage gap.
- Co-sponsored SB 831 to fund free opioid-overdose-reversal medications through local health departments to reverse overdoses and reduce opioid-related deaths.

Healthcare

Education & Teachers
Co-Sponsored Bill	SB 331 (= HB 347)	Healthy Students – Nurses in Every School.	Appropriates $102,000,000 in recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for 2021-22 to increase the Instructional Support Allotment. Restricts use of the funds to increase school nurse positions to provide one full-time, permanent school nurse for every school in the unit.

Education & Teachers
Co-Sponsored Bill	SB 274 (= HB 475)	Restore Master’s Pay for Teachers & ISP.	Requires that for 2021-22, the State Board of Education policy TCP-A-006, as it was in effect on June 30, 2013, is to be used to determine if teachers and instructional personnel are paid on the “M” schedule and whether they receive a salary supplement for academic preparation at the six-year or doctoral degree level. Appropriates $8 million in recurring funds for 2021-22 from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction to reinstate education-based salary supplements for teachers and instructional support personnel according to this act.

Education & Teachers
Co-Sponsored Bill	SB 154	Fully Fund School Social Wkrs & Psychologists.	Allocated to local school administrative units to increase positions for school social workers and psychologists to meet specified statewide ratios of personnel to students. Appropriations increase from $50,882,384 for 2021-22, to $508,823,843 for 2030-21.

Education & Teachers
Co-Sponsored Bill	SB 807 (= HB 1092)	Student Mental Health Support Act.	Enacts GS 115C-377, directing the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to establish the School Mental Health Grant Program (Program) with the stated purpose to increase student access to mental health support personnel in public school units, within available Program funds.

Co-sponsored SB 331 to provide one full-time, permanent school nurse for every school in a local unit.

Co-sponsored SB 274 to restore education-based salary supplements for teachers and instructional support personnel with advanced degrees.

Co-sponsored SB 154 to increase school social-worker and psychologist positions to move toward statewide personnel-to-student ratios.

Co-sponsored SB 807 to establish school mental-health grants to increase student access to support personnel.

- Co-sponsored SB 331 to provide one full-time, permanent school nurse for every school in a local unit.
- Co-sponsored SB 274 to restore education-based salary supplements for teachers and instructional support personnel with advanced degrees.
- Co-sponsored SB 154 to increase school social-worker and psychologist positions to move toward statewide personnel-to-student ratios.
- Co-sponsored SB 807 to establish school mental-health grants to increase student access to support personnel.

Education

Energy & Environment
Instrumental in Negotiations Leading to Viable Passage
Assenting Vote – Signed Into Law*	HB 951 | SL 2021-165	Energy Solutions for North Carolina.	HB 951 | SL 2021-165 is transformative bipartisan compromise legislation, the first of its kind in North Carolina, which requires the Utilities Commission (Commission) to take all reasonable steps to achieve a 70% reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide from electric public utilities from 2005 levels by the year 2030, and carbon neutrality by the year 2050, as well as other measures, in a manner that includes stakeholder input.

HB 951 | SL 2021-165 is transformative bipartisan compromise legislation, the first of its kind in North Carolina, which requires the Utilities Commission (Commission) to take all reasonable steps to achieve a 70% reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide from electric public utilities from 2005 levels by the year 2030, and carbon neutrality by the year 2050, as well as other measures, in a manner that includes stakeholder input.

*While necessary to act with urgency on a complexly time-sensitive priority, Senator Salvador has been transparent in her criticism that HB 951 | SL 2021-165 lacks explicit requirements and appropriations to contain energy costs for low- and moderate-income ratepayers,

Energy & Environment
First-Position Primary Sponsored Bill	SB 509	An Energy Resilient NC.	Predating HB951, SB 509 was introduced to establish the Energy Resilient Communities Fund (Fund) in the Department of Environmental Quality’s State Energy Office (Office), and to provide local governments with grants to help them achieve their sustainability goals through the planning and implementation of clean energy projects that equitably advance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and related priorities.

Energy & Environment
Primary Sponsored Bill	SB 443	2021 Safe Drinking Water Act.	SB 443 would protect North Carolina citizens from harmful toxins in drinking water by requiring the Department of Public Health to establish maximum contaminant levels for known carcinogens, (and/or otherwise known as toxic).

Voted for HB 951, setting utility carbon-reduction targets, while criticizing its lack of explicit protections against energy costs for low- and moderate-income ratepayers.

Sponsored SB 509 to create grants for local clean-energy projects advancing energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Sponsored SB 443 to require maximum contaminant levels for known carcinogens and other toxic substances in drinking water.

- Voted for HB 951, setting utility carbon-reduction targets, while criticizing its lack of explicit protections against energy costs for low- and moderate-income ratepayers.
- Sponsored SB 509 to create grants for local clean-energy projects advancing energy efficiency and renewable energy.
- Sponsored SB 443 to require maximum contaminant levels for known carcinogens and other toxic substances in drinking water.

Energy & the Environment

As of January 5, 2026, DeAndrea Salvador’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Liberty, Rights, Justice, & Equity
Primary Sponsored Bill	SB 716 (= HB 542)	Fix Our Democracy.	An act establishing minimum criteria for legislative and congressional redistricting.

Sponsored SB 716 to establish minimum criteria for drawing legislative and congressional district maps.

- Sponsored SB 716 to establish minimum criteria for drawing legislative and congressional district maps.

Voting & Elections

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DeAndrea Salvador

- Sponsored SB 494, which provided $5 million in recurring funding over two years for North Carolina small-business programs.
- Sponsored SB 649 to create a North Carolina Venture Fund providing initial capital for technology companies and entrepreneurs.
- Sponsored SB 600 to study automation's effects on workers and identify ways to mitigate negative effects.
- Sponsored SB 555 to prohibit inquiries about applicants' salary histories during state hiring.
- Sponsored SB 573 to prohibit wage discrimination based on an employee's gender.

- Co-sponsored SB 274 to restore education-based salary supplements for teachers and instructional support personnel with advanced degrees.
- Co-sponsored SB 154 to increase school social-worker and psychologist positions to move toward statewide personnel-to-student ratios.
- Co-sponsored SB 807 to establish school mental-health grants to increase student access to support personnel.

- Sponsored SB 509 to create grants for local clean-energy projects advancing energy efficiency and renewable energy.
- Sponsored SB 443 to require maximum contaminant levels for known carcinogens and other toxic substances in drinking water.

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DeAndrea Salvador is currently a member of the North Carolina State Senate representing District 39. She was elected in 2020 and has served three terms.

Senator DeAndrea Salvador - Biography - North Carolina General ...

Supports the creation of a North Carolina Venture fund to provide initial capital for developing technology companies and ventures, and support entrepreneurs in their efforts to build valuable companies.

As a state senator, sponsored Senate Bill (SB) 494 to support small businesses and economic growth.

Sponsored legislation that would allow a business income tax deduction.

Sponsored legislation that would prohibit wage discrimination based on employee gender.

Supports the enactment of the North Carolina Crown Act, which would establish a state minimum wage of $15 per hour.

Supports inclusionary zoning, which is policies that require a certain percentage of new housing developments to be affordable for low- and moderate-income households.

Supports providing financial assistance to first-time homebuyers who are full-time public servants in the state, including active duty members, veterans, law enforcement officers, teachers, firefighters, and EMS personnel.

Supports Senate Bill 323, which allows funds from the North Carolina Municipal Power Agency's decommissioning funds to be invested by the State Treasurer, benefiting local governments like Pineville.

Supports the Community Safety Act, which would provide funding for community-based violence prevention programs, support for youth and families, and resources for individuals returning from incarceration.

Supports legislation to enhance policing and criminal justice in North Carolina, aligning with the Governor’s Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice (TREC) recommendations.

Supports funding for public health initiatives, including the appropriation of $350,000 for 2022-23 to purchase opioid antagonists for reversing opioid overdoses, with the requirement that local health departments distribute them free to residents.

Supports equitable healthcare access, regardless of demographic factors.

Sponsored legislation that would provide family and medical leave insurance benefits to individuals meeting certain conditions and requirements.

Supports legislation to establish the School Mental Health Grant Program to increase student access to mental health support in public schools.

Supports increasing funding for public education and allocating funds to hire more school nurses.

Supports allocating $271 million to fund teacher assistance positions in grades K-3.

Supports increasing funding for school social workers and psychologists to meet statewide student-to-personnel ratios, with appropriations rising from $50 million in 2021-22 to over $508 million by 2030-21.

Supports increasing community college staff salaries.

Supports legislation allowing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools greater flexibility by removing mandated opening and closing dates.

Supports raising the minimum wage for non-certified employees in public schools and community colleges.

Supports allocating $1.5 billion in recurring funds for K-12 education.

Supports allocating $2.6 billion to address long-overdue school infrastructure needs.

Supports investing in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and allocating funds to mitigate revenue losses due to COVID-19.

Believes North Carolina can lead regionally and nationally in energy and environmental stewardship.

Supports establishing the Energy Resilient Communities Fund to provide grants for local governments to achieve sustainability goals through clean energy projects.

Supports energy efficiency standards for appliances.

As a state senator, sponsored Senate Bill 323, which allows money in certain decommissioning funds established by North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1 to be invested through the State Treasurer’s Ancillary Governmental Participant Investment Program.

Supports Senate Bill 443, which would mandate the Department of Public Health to set maximum contaminant levels for harmful toxins in drinking water.

Supports equitable healthcare access regardless of immigration status.

Supports establishing minimum criteria for legislative and congressional redistricting.

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