- North Carolina General Assembly of 2011–2012
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The North Carolina General Assembly 2011–2012 session is the current session of the state legislature, which first convened in January 2011. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected in November 2010. This was the first North Carolina General Assembly with a Republican majority in both chambers since 1870.[1]
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State House of Representatives
The North Carolina state House of Representatives, during the 2011-12 session, consisted of 68 Republicans and 52 Democrats. At the beginning of the session, there was one independent member, Rep. Bert Jones, who caucused with the Republicans, but he formally changed his registration to Republican around September 2011.
Leadership
North Carolina House Officers Position Name Party Speaker Thom Tillis Republican Speaker pro tempore Dale Folwell Republican Majority Leader Paul Stam Republican Majority Whip Ruth Samuelson Republican Deputy Majority Whips Pat McElraft Republican Jonathan Jordan Republican Minority Leader Joe Hackney Democratic Deputy Minority Leader William L. Wainwright Democratic Minority Whips Rick Glazier Democratic Larry Hall Democratic Ray Rapp Democratic Deborah K. Ross Democratic Michael H. Wray Democratic Members
District Representative Party Residence 1 Bill Owens Democratic Elizabeth City 2 Timothy Spear Democratic Creswell 3 Norman W. Sanderson Republican Arapahoe 4 Jimmy Dixon Republican Calypso 5 Annie Mobley Democratic Ahoskie 6 Bill Cook Republican Chocowinity 7 Angela Bryant Democratic Rocky Mount 8 Edith Warren Democratic Farmville 9 Marian McLawhorn Democratic Grifton 10 Stephen LaRoque Republican Kinston 11 Efton Sager Republican Goldsboro 12 William L. Wainwright Democratic Havelock 13 Pat McElraft Republican Emerald Isle 14 George Cleveland Republican Jacksonville 15 Phil Shepard Republican Jacksonville 16 Carolyn H. Justice Republican Hampstead 17 Frank Iler Republican Oak Island 18 Susi Hamilton Democratic Wilmington 19 Daniel McComas Republican Wilmington 20 Dewey Hill Democratic Whiteville 21 Larry Bell Democratic Clinton 22 William Brisson Democratic Dublin 23 Joe Tolson Democratic Pinetops 24 Jean Farmer-Butterfield Democratic Wilson 25 Jeff Collins Republican Rocky Mount 26 N. Leo Daughtry Republican Smithfield 27 Michael Wray Democratic Gaston 28 James Langdon, Jr. Republican Angier 29 Larry D. Hall Democratic Durham 30 Paul Luebke Democratic Durham 31 Henry Michaux, Jr. Democratic Durham 32 James W. Crawford, Jr. Democratic Oxford 33 Rosa Gill Democratic Raleigh 34 Grier Martin Democratic Raleigh 35 Jennifer Weiss Democratic Raleigh 36 Nelson Dollar Republican Cary 37 Paul Stam Republican Apex 38 Deborah K. Ross Democratic Raleigh 39 Darren Jackson Democratic Raleigh 40 Marilyn Avila Republican Raleigh 41 Thomas Murry Republican Morrisville 42 Marvin Lucas Democratic Spring Lake 43 Elmer Floyd Democratic Fayetteville 44 Diane Parfitt Democratic Fayetteville 45 Rick Glazier Democratic Fayetteville 46 G.L. Pridgen Republican Lumberton 47 Charles Graham Democratic Lumberton 48 Garland Pierce Democratic Wagram 49 Glen Bradley Republican Youngsville 50 Bill Faison Democratic Durham 51 Michael C. Stone Republican Sanford 52 James Boles, Jr. Republican Southern Pines 53 David R. Lewis Republican Dunn 54 Joe Hackney Democratic Chapel Hill 55 W. A. Wilkins Democratic Roxboro 56 Verla Insko Democratic Chapel Hill 57 Pricey Harrison Democratic Greensboro 58 Alma Adams Democratic Greensboro 59 Maggie Jeffus Democratic Greensboro 60 Marcus Brandon Democratic Greensboro 61 John Faircloth Republican High Point 62 John Blust Republican Greensboro 63 Alice Bordsen Democratic Mebane 64 Dan Ingle Republican Burlington 65 Bert Jones Elected as Independent;
Republican from Sept. 2011[2]Reidsville 66 Ken Goodman Democratic Rockingham 67 Justin Burr Republican Albemarle 68 D. Craig Horn Republican Weddington 69 Pryor Gibson until March 2011 (resigned);
Frank McGuirt from March 7, 2011Democratic Wadesboro (Gibson);
Wingate (McGuirt)70 Pat Hurley Republican Asheboro 71 Larry Womble Democratic Winston-Salem 72 Earline Parmon Democratic Winston-Salem 73 Larry R. Brown Republican Kernersville 74 Dale Folwell Republican Winston-Salem 75 William McGee Republican Clemmons 76 Fred Steen II Republican Landis 77 Harry Warren Republican Salisbury 78 Harold J. Brubaker Republican Asheboro 79 Julia Howard Republican Mocksville 80 Jerry Dockham Republican Denton 81 Rayne Brown Republican Lexington 82 Jeff Barnhart until Sep. 30, 2011;
Larry Pittman from Oct. 10, 2011[3]
Republican Concord (Barnhart)
Concord (Pittman)
83 Linda P. Johnson Republican Kannapolis 84 Phillip Frye Republican Spruce Pine 85 Mitch Gillespie Republican Marion 86 Hugh Blackwell Republican Valdese 87 Edgar Starnes Republican Hickory 88 Mark W. Hollo Republican Taylorsville 89 Mitchell Setzer Republican Catawba 90 Sarah Stevens Republican Mt. Airy 91 Bryan R. Holloway Republican King 92 Darrell McCormick Republican Winston-Salem 93 Jonathan C. Jordan Republican Jefferson 94 Shirley Randleman Republican Wilkesboro 95 Grey Mills Republican Mooresville 96 Mark Hilton Republican Conover 97 Johnathan Rhyne, Jr. until Aug. 15, 2011;
Jason Saine from Aug. 2011[4]
Republican Lincolnton (Rhyne)
Denver (Saine)98 Thom Tillis Republican Cornelius 99 Rodney W. Moore Democratic Charlotte 100 Tricia Cotham Democratic Charlotte 101 Beverly Earle Democratic Charlotte 102 Becky Carney Democratic Charlotte 103 William M. Brawley Republican Matthews 104 Ruth Samuelson Republican Charlotte 105 Ric Killian Republican Raleigh 106 Martha Alexander Democratic Charlotte 107 Kelly Alexander Democratic Charlotte 108 John Torbett Republican Stanley 109 William Current Republican Gastonia 110 Kelly Hastings Republican Cherryville 111 Tim Moore Republican Kings Mountain 112 Mike Hager Republican Rutherfordton 113 W. David Guice Republican Brevard 114 Susan C. Fisher Democratic Asheville 115 Patsy Keever Democratic Asheville 116 Tim D. Moffitt Republican Asheville 117 Chuck McGrady Republican Hendersonville 118 Ray Rapp Democratic Mars Hill 119 R. Phillip Haire Democratic Sylva 120 Roger West Republican Marble State Senate
The state Senate, during the 2011–12 session, consists of 31 Republicans and 19 Democrats.
Leaders
North Carolina Senate Officers Position Name Party Lieutenant Governor / President of the Senate Walter H. Dalton Democratic President Pro Tem Phil Berger Republican Deputy President Pro Tempore James Forrester (until his death on Oct. 31, 2011) Republican Majority Leader Harry Brown Republican Majority Whip Jerry W. Tillman Republican Minority Leader Martin Nesbitt, Jr. Democratic Deputy Minority Leaders Linda Garrou Democratic Floyd McKissick, Jr. Democratic Don Vaughan Democratic Minority Whip Josh Stein Democratic Members of the North Carolina Senate
District Representative Party Residence Counties Represented 1 Stan White[5] Democratic Nags Head Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrrell, Washington 2 Jean Preston Republican Emerald Isle Carteret, Craven, Pamlico 3 Clark Jenkins Democratic Tarboro Edgecombe, Martin, Pitt 4 Ed Jones Democratic Enfield Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, Perquimans 5 Louis Pate Republican Mount Olive Greene, Pitt, Wayne 6 Harry Brown Republican Jacksonville Jones, Onslow 7 Doug Berger Democratic Youngsville Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren 8 Bill Rabon Republican Southport Brunswick, Columbus, Pender 9 Thom Goolsby Republican Wilmington New Hanover 10 Brent Jackson Republican Autryville Duplin, Lenoir, Samson 11 Buck Newton Republican Wilson Nash, Wilson 12 David Rouzer Republican Benson Johnston, Wayne 13 Michael P. Walters Democratic Fairmont Hoke, Robeson 14 Dan Blue Democratic Raleigh Wake 15 Neal Hunt Republican Raleigh Wake 16 Josh Stein Democratic Raleigh Wake 17 Richard Y. Stevens Republican Cary Wake 18 Bob Atwater Democratic Chapel Hill Chatham, Durham, Lee 19 Wesley Meredith Republican Fayetteville Bladen, Cumberland 20 Floyd McKissick, Jr. Democratic Durham Durham 21 Eric L. Mansfield Democratic Fayetteville Cumberland 22 Harris Blake Republican Pinehurst Harnett, Moore 23 Eleanor Kinnaird Democratic Carrboro Orange, Person 24 Rick Gunn Republican Burlington Alamance, Caswell 25 William R. Purcell Democratic Laurinburg Anson, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly 26 Phil Berger Republican Eden Guilford, Rockingham 27 Don Vaughan Democratic Greensboro Guilford 28 Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Greensboro Guilford 29 Jerry W. Tillman Republican Archdale Montgomery, Randolph 30 Don East Republican Pilot Mountain Alleghany, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin 31 Peter Brunstetter Republican Lewisville Forsyth 32 Linda Garrou Democratic Winston-Salem Forsyth 33 Stan Bingham Republican Denton Davidson, Guilford 34 Andrew Brock Republican Mocksville Davie, Rowan 35 Tommy Tucker Republican Waxhaw Mecklenburg, Union 36 Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. Republican Concord Cabarrus, Iredell 37 Daniel Clodfelter Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 38 Charlie Smith Dannelly Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 39 Bob Rucho Republican Matthews Mecklenburg 40 Malcolm Graham Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 41 James Forrester until Oct. 31, 2011 (death) Republican Stanley Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln 42 Austin Allran Republican Hickory Catawba, Iredell 43 Kathy Harrington Republican Gastonia Gaston 44 Warren Daniel Republican Morganton Burke, Caldwell 45 Dan Soucek Republican Boone Alexander, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes 46 Debbie Clary Republican Shelby Cleveland, Rutherford 47 Ralph Hise Republican Spruce Pine Avery, Haywood, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey 48 Tom Apodaca Republican Hendersonville Buncombe, Henderson, Polk 49 Martin Nesbitt, Jr. Democratic Asheville Buncombe 50 Jim Davis Republican Franklin Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania See also
- North Carolina General Assembly
- North Carolina General Assembly of 2009-2010
References
- ^ Shelby Star: Republican majority takes center stage
- ^ http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/09/22/1508292/unaffiliated-nc-lawmaker-officially.html
- ^ http://www.carolinatransparency.com/assembly/
- ^ http://www.gastongazette.com/news/conservative-60037-jason-describes.html
- ^ White was appointed to replace Sen. Marc Basnight, who resigned January 25, 2011.
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