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North Carolina General Assembly of 2005–06

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147th North Carolina General Assembly 2005–06
2003–04 2007–08
North Carolina Legislative Building
Overview
Legislative bodyNorth Carolina General Assembly
JurisdictionNorth Carolina, United States
Meeting placeState Legislative Building in Raleigh
Term2005–06
WebsiteHouse Senate
North Carolina Senate
Members50 senators
President pro temporeMarc Basnight (Dem)
Majority LeaderTony Rand (Dem)
Minority LeaderPhil Berger (Rep)
Party controlDemocratic Party
North Carolina House of Representatives
Members120 representatives
Speaker of the HouseJames B. Black (Dem)
Speaker pro temporeRichard T. Morgan (Rep)
Majority LeaderJoe Hackney (Dem)
Party controlDemocratic Party

The North Carolina General Assembly of 2005–06 was the legislature that was elected on November 2, 2004, by voters in North Carolina. Members of the House of Representatives and Senate met in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2005 and 2006. These were the first elections for the state legislature under a new redistricting plan approved in 2003. This General Assembly will perhaps be best remembered as the assembly that approved North Carolina's first state lottery. It also approved new ethics laws for government officials and increased the state's minimum wage.[1][2]

House of Representatives

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The North Carolina State House, during the 2005–06 session, consisted of 63 Democrats and 57 Republicans. Several Republicans, Richard T. Morgan most prominent among them, continued to support the Democratic majority on some issues, as they had in the previous legislature (when the house was evenly divided by party).[1]

House leaders

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Majority Leader Joe Hackney
Deputy Minority Whip Carolyn Justice
North Carolina House officers
Position Name Party
Majority Leader Joe Hackney Democratic
Majority Whips Marian N. McLawhorn Democratic
Hugh Holliman Democratic
Larry M. Bell Democratic
Minority Leader Joe L. Kiser Republican
Minority Whip Mitch Gillespie Republican
Deputy Minority Whip Carolyn H. Justice Republican
Freshman Leaders Linda Coleman Democratic
Bryan R. Holloway Republican
Special Asst. to the Speaker W. Pete Cunningham Democratic

House members

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Senate

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Minority Leader Phil Berger

The North Carolina State Senate, during the 2005–06 session, consisted of 29 Democrats and 21 Republicans.[2]

Senate leaders

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North Carolina Senate officers
Position Name Party
President Pro Tem Marc Basnight Democratic
Deputy President Pro Tempore Charlie Smith Dannelly Democratic
Majority Leader Tony Rand Democratic
Majority Whip Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Democratic
Deputy Minority Leader Tom Apodaca Republican
Assistant Minority Leader Robert Pittenger Republican
Minority Whip Jerry W. Tillman Republican
Deputy Minority Whip Andrew C. Brock Republican

Senate members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "North Carolina General Assembly, House of Representatives, Documents". NCLeg.gov. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "North Carolina General Assembly, Senate Documents". NCLeg.gov. Retrieved September 14, 2019.