As detailed in this post, HB765 is an unprecedented attack on local government. This post has more detail, and this post explains the problems with the study that is being used to justify this bill.
This page contains resources that will make it easy for you to email ALL of your representatives in the NC House.
Email Lists
Most email services limit the number of people you can send emails to each day to 100. Our list of representatives has 118, so that has been split into two lists – send 50 today, 68 tomorrow.
Different email services also require different separators between the email addresses that you paste in. Microsoft/Outlook requires semicolon separators, other services require commas.
Click the links below to download the lists that correspond to your email service. Paste into the BCC field. In the TO field, just choose one of our local Union County representatives:
Dean.Arp@ncleg.gov
David.Willis@ncleg.gov
Mark.Brody@ncleg.gov
Semicolon-Separated Files for Microsoft Outlook
Click here for list 1 (day one of your email campaign)
Click here for list 2 (day two of your email campaign)
Comma-Separated Files for All Other Email Services
Click here for list 1 (day one of your email campaign)
Click here for list 2 (day two of your email campaign)
Example Emails
Feel free to copy and paste any of these examples below, ideally customizing them a little to your tastes.
Example 1 – Concerned Citizen (Polite & Direct)
Subject: Please Vote NO on HB 765
Dear [Representative’s Name],
I’m writing as a concerned resident to urge you to oppose HB 765. This bill undermines local control, strips zoning protections, and opens elected officials to lawsuits simply for representing their constituents.
Instead of solving the housing crisis, it shifts power to developers—many of whom fund the bill’s sponsors—and leaves taxpayers footing the bill for infrastructure expansion. Neighboring states like South Carolina use impact fees to address this. Why don’t we?
Please stand up for our communities. Vote no on HB 765.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Town, NC]
Example 2 – Angry Taxpayer (Sharp & Passionate)
Subject: Stop Selling Us Out – Oppose HB 765
Representative [Name],
HB 765 is a blatant handout to the developers who bankroll campaigns—not a real solution to housing affordability. It destroys local decision-making, ignores infrastructure costs, and silences local voices. Meanwhile, average citizens like me are left paying higher taxes for roads and schools to support sprawl we didn’t ask for.
If lawmakers were serious about affordability, they’d adopt impact fees like SC—not deregulate and let developers run wild.
Please do the right thing. Kill this bill.
Angrily yours,
[Your Name]
Taxpayer, [Your City]
Example 3 – Civic-Minded and Data-Driven
Subject: HB 765 Fails to Address Root Housing Issues
Dear Representative [Name],
As someone who closely follows housing policy, I urge you to vote against HB 765. The NC Chamber’s own report doesn’t address affordability, ignores infrastructure costs, and is based on population projections—not current unmet housing needs. This bill is not housing policy—it’s deregulation disguised as reform.
True solutions would include affordability incentives, targeted infill, and impact fees—not stripping local authority. We deserve thoughtful policy, not shortcuts that serve donors.
Please reject HB 765.
Respectfully,
[Your Name]
Constituent, [Your District or County]
Misc
If you’re lucky enough to have an email service that allows you to send to more recipients, here are your list files:
Click here for MS/Outlook
Click here for Other Email Services