North Carolina House of Representatives

North Carolina
House of Representatives
North Carolina; House of Representatives
North Carolina General Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 11, 2017
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Tim Moore (R) ; since January 15, 2015
Speaker pro Tempore	Sarah Stevens (R) ; since January 11, 2017
Majority Leader	John R. Bell, IV (R) ; since August 30, 2016
Minority Leader	Darren Jackson (D) ; since January 11, 2017
Structure
Seats	120
Political groups	Majority Republican (75); Minority Democratic (45);
Length of term	2 years
Salary	$13,951/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2018; (120 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2020; (120 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative control, no gubernatorial veto
Meeting place
	House of Representatives chamber; North Carolina Legislative Building; Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Website
	www.ncleg.net/House/house.html
Constitution
	North Carolina Constitution

The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the state senate.

In the 2017–2018 session, the Republican Party holds a 75–45 majority over the Democratic Party, compared to a 74-45 Republican majority in the 2015-2016 session (there was one Independent member). The 2016 elections gave Republicans 74 seats, but Rep. William Brisson, elected as a Democrat, switched parties in October 2017. This is down from a 77-43 Republican majority in the 2013-2014 session.

The qualifications to be a member of the House are found in the state Constitution: "Each Representative, at the time of his election, shall be a qualified voter of the State, and shall have resided in the district for which he is chosen for one year immediately preceding his election." Elsewhere, the constitution specifies that qualified voters that are 21 are eligible for candidacy except if otherwise disqualified by the constitution, and that no elected officials may deny the existence of God, although the latter provision is no longer enforced.

Prior to the Constitution of 1868, the lower house of the North Carolina Legislature was known as the North Carolina House of Commons.

2017–2018 composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
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	Democratic	Ind	Republican		Vacant
End of Previous Legislature	45	1	74	120	0

Begin	46	0	74	120	0
October 25, 2017^[1]	45	0	75	120	0
Latest voting share	37.8%		62.2%

Officers (2017-18 Session)

North Carolina House officers
Position	Name	Party
Speaker Pro Tempore	Sarah Stevens	Republican
Majority Leader	John R. Bell, IV^[2]	Republican
Deputy Majority Leader	Stephen M. Ross	Republican
Majority Whip	Jon Hardister	Republican
Deputy Majority Whips	Chris Malone	Republican
	James L. Boles, Jr.	Republican
	John R. Bradford, III	Republican
Republican Conference Leader	John Szoka	Republican
Republican Freshman Leader	Destin Hall	Republican
Republican Freshman Whip	Brenden H. Jones	Republican
Deputy Minority Leader	Robert T. Reives, II	Democratic
Minority Whips	Verla Insko	Democratic
	Garland E. Pierce	Democratic
	Bobbie Richardson	Democratic

Members (2017-2018 Session)

District	Representative	Party	Residence	Counties Represented	Terms in House (.5 indicates partial term)
1	Bob Steinburg	Republican	Edenton	Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell	3
2	Larry Yarborough	Republican	Roxboro	Granville, Person	2
3	Michael Speciale	Republican	New Bern	Beaufort, Craven, Pamlico	3
4	Jimmy Dixon	Republican	Warsaw	Duplin, Wayne	4
5	Howard J. Hunter III	Democratic	Ahoskie	Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank	2
6	Beverly G. Boswell	Republican	Kill Devil Hills	Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Washington	1
7	Bobbie Richardson	Democratic	Louisburg	Franklin, Nash	3
8	Susan Martin	Republican	Wilson	Pitt, Wilson	3
9	Gregory F. Murphy, MD	Republican	Greenville	Pitt	1.5
10	John R. Bell, IV	Republican	Goldsboro	Craven, Greene, Lenoir, Wayne	3
11	Duane Hall	Democratic	Raleigh	Wake	3
12	George Graham	Democratic	Kinston	Craven, Greene, Lenoir	3
13	Pat McElraft	Republican	Emerald Isle	Carteret, Jones	6
14	George G. Cleveland	Republican	Jacksonville	Onslow	7
15	Phil Shepard	Republican	Jacksonville	Onslow	4
16	Bob Muller	Republican	Hampstead	Onslow, Pender	.5
17	Frank Iler	Republican	Oak Island	Brunswick	4.5
18	Deb Butler	Democratic	Wilmington	Brunswick, New Hanover	.5
19	Ted Davis, Jr.	Republican	Wilmington	New Hanover	3.5
20	Holly Grange	Republican	Wilmington	New Hanover	1.5
21	Larry M. Bell	Democratic	Clinton	Duplin, Sampson, Wayne	9
22	William D. Brisson	Republican	Dublin	Bladen, Johnston, Sampson	6
23	Shelly Willingham	Democratic	Rocky Mount	Edgecombe, Martin	2.5
24	Jean Farmer-Butterfield	Democratic	Wilson	Pitt, Wilson	8
25	Jeff Collins	Republican	Rocky Mount	Franklin, Nash	4
26	Donna McDowell White	Republican	Clayton	Johnston	1
27	Michael H. Wray	Democratic	Gaston	Halifax, Northampton	7
28	Larry C. Strickland	Republican	Pine Level	Johnston	1
29	MaryAnn Black	Democratic	Durham	Durham	.5
30	Marcia Morey	Democratic	Durham	Durham	.5
31	Henry M. Michaux, Jr.	Democratic	Durham	Durham	19.5
32	Terry E. Garrison	Democratic	Henderson	Granville, Vance, Warren	1
33	Rosa U. Gill	Democratic	Raleigh	Wake	4.5
34	Grier Martin	Democratic	Raleigh	Wake	6.5
35	Chris Malone	Republican	Wake Forest	Wake	3
36	Nelson Dollar	Republican	Cary	Wake	7
37	John B. Adcock	Republican	Holly Springs	Wake	.5
38	Yvonne Lewis Holley	Democratic	Raleigh	Wake	3
39	Darren G. Jackson	Democratic	Raleigh	Wake	5
40	Joe John	Democratic	Raleigh	Wake	1
41	Gale Adcock	Democratic	Cary	Wake	2
42	Marvin W. Lucas	Democratic	Spring Lake	Cumberland	9
43	Elmer Floyd	Democratic	Fayetteville	Cumberland	5
44	William O. Richardson	Democratic	Fayetteville	Cumberland	3.5
45	John Szoka	Republican	Fayetteville	Cumberland	3
46	Brenden H. Jones	Republican	Tabor City	Bladen, Columbus, Robeson	1
47	Charles Graham	Democratic	Lumberton	Robeson	4
48	Garland E. Pierce	Democratic	Wagram	Hoke, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland	7
49	Cynthia Ball	Democratic	Raleigh	Wake	1
50	Graig R. Meyer	Democratic	Hillsborough	Durham, Orange	2.5
51	John Sauls	Republican	Sanford	Harnett, Lee	3
52	James L. Boles, Jr.	Republican	Southern Pines	Moore	5
53	David R. Lewis	Republican	Dunn	Harnett	8
54	Robert T. Reives II	Democratic	Goldston	Chatham, Lee	2.5
55	Mark Brody	Republican	Monroe	Anson, Union	3
56	Verla Insko	Democratic	Chapel Hill	Orange	11
57	Pricey Harrison	Democratic	Greensboro	Guilford	7
58	Amos L. Quick, III	Democratic	Greensboro	Guilford	1
59	Jon Hardister	Republican	Whitsett	Guilford	3
60	Cecil Brockman	Democratic	High Point	Guilford	2
61	John Faircloth	Republican	High Point	Guilford	4
62	John M. Blust	Republican	Greensboro	Guilford	9
63	Stephen M. Ross	Republican	Burlington	Alamance	3
64	Dennis Riddell	Republican	Snow Camp	Alamance	3
65	Bert Jones	Republican	Reidsville	Caswell, Rockingham	4
66	Ken Goodman	Democratic	Rockingham	Hoke, Montgomery, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland	4
67	Justin P. Burr	Republican	Albemarle	Montgomery, Stanly	5
68	D. Craig Horn	Republican	Matthews	Union	4
69	Dean Arp	Republican	Monroe	Union	3
70	Pat B. Hurley	Republican	Asheboro	Randolph	6
71	Evelyn Terry	Democratic	Winston-Salem	Forsyth	3
72	Derwin Montgomery^[3]	Democratic	Winston-Salem	Forsyth	.5
73	Lee Zachary	Republican	Yadkinville	Alexander, Wilkes, Yadkin	2
74	Debra Conrad	Republican	Winston-Salem	Forsyth	3
75	Donny Lambeth	Republican	Winston-Salem	Forsyth	3
76	Carl Ford	Republican	China Grove	Cabarrus, Rowan	3
77	Harry Warren	Republican	Salisbury	Rowan	4
78	Allen McNeill	Republican	Asheboro	Moore, Randolph	3.5
79	Julia C. Howard	Republican	Mocksville	Davie, Forsyth	15
80	Sam Watford	Republican	Thomasville	Davidson	2
81	Larry W. Potts	Republican	Lexington	Davidson	1
82	Larry G. Pittman	Republican	Concord	Cabarrus	3.5
83	Linda P. Johnson	Republican	Kannapolis	Cabarrus	9
84	Rena W. Turner	Republican	Olin	Iredell	3
85	Josh Dobson	Republican	Nebo	Avery, McDowell, Mitchell	3
86	Hugh Blackwell	Republican	Valdese	Burke	5
87	Destin Hall	Republican	Lenoir	Caldwell	1
88	Mary Belk	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	1
89	Mitchell S. Setzer	Republican	Catawba	Catawba	10
90	Sarah Stevens	Republican	Mt. Airy	Surry, Wilkes	5
91	Kyle Hall	Republican	King	Rockingham, Stokes	1.5
92	Chaz Beasley	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	1
93	Jonathan C. Jordan	Republican	Jefferson	Ashe, Watauga	4
94	Jeffrey Elmore	Republican	North Wilkesboro	Alleghany, Wilkes	3
95	John A. Fraley	Republican	Troutman	Iredell	2
96	Jay Adams	Republican	Hickory	Catawba	2
97	Jason Saine	Republican	Lincolnton	Lincoln	3.5
98	John R. Bradford, III	Republican	Cornelius	Mecklenburg	2
99	Rodney W. Moore	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	4
100	John Autry	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	1
101	Beverly M. Earle	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	12
102	Becky Carney	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	8
103	William Brawley	Republican	Matthews	Mecklenburg	4
104	Andy Dulin	Republican	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	1
105	Scott Stone	Republican	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	1
106	Carla D. Cunningham	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	3
107	Kelly M. Alexander, Jr.	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	5.5
108	John A. Torbett	Republican	Stanley	Gaston	4
109	Dana Bumgardner	Republican	Gastonia	Gaston	3
110	Kelly E. Hastings	Republican	Cherryville	Cleveland, Gaston	4
111	Tim Moore	Republican	Kings Mountain	Cleveland	8
112	David Rogers	Republican	Rutherfordton	Burke, Rutherford	1.5
113	Cody Henson	Republican	Brevard	Henderson, Polk, Transylvania	1
114	Susan C. Fisher	Democratic	Asheville	Buncombe	7.5
115	John Ager	Democratic	Fairview	Buncombe	2
116	Brian Turner	Democratic	Asheville	Buncombe	2
117	Chuck McGrady	Republican	Hendersonville	Henderson	4
118	Michele D. Presnell	Republican	Burnsville	Haywood, Madison, Yancey	3
119	Mike Clampitt	Republican	Bryson City	Haywood, Jackson, Swain	1
120	Kevin Corbin	Republican	Franklin	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon	1

Source: NC General Assembly official site

Past composition of the House of Representatives

References

^ William Brisson (District 22) switched parties from Democratic to Republican [1]
^ Press, Associated. "Rep. John Bell elected North Carolina House majority leader". Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^ Appointed in 2018 to replace Rep. Ed Hanes, who resigned. Winston-Salem Journal

External links

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[1] William Brisson (District 22) switched parties from Democratic to Republican [1]

[2] Press, Associated. "Rep. John Bell elected North Carolina House majority leader". Retrieved March 16, 2018.

[3] Appointed in 2018 to replace Rep. Ed Hanes, who resigned. Winston-Salem Journal

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