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North Carolina House of Representatives


General Information
Type:   Lower house
Term limits:   None
2012 session start:   May 16, 2012
Website:   Official House Page
Leadership
House Speaker:  Thom Tillis, (R)
Majority Leader:   Paul Stam, (R)
Minority leader:   Joe Hackney, (D)
Structure
Members:  120
   Democratic Party (52)
Republican Party (68)
Length of term:   2 years
Authority:   Art II, North Carolina Constitution
Salary:   $13,951/year + per diem
Elections
Last Election:  November 2, 2010 (120 seats)
Next election:  November 6, 2012 (120 seats)
Redistricting:  North Carolina Legislature has control

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The North Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Carolina General Assembly. The legislature meets at the State Capitol of Raleigh.

Membership

The House of Representatives consists of 120 members who serve a term of two years. Each member represents an average of 79,462 residents, as of the 2010 Census.[1] After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 67,078 residents.[2] The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House. The Speaker is elected by the members from their membership for a two-year term. The Speaker’s duties include maintaining order in the House and appointing members to the House standing committees. [3]

Sessions

Section 11 of Article II of the North Carolina Constitution establishes that the North Carolina General Assembly, which the House is a part of, is to convene a new regular session every two years, and that the dates for these sessions are to be set by law. Sessions in the General Assembly of North Carolina last two years and begin on odd numbered years after elections. Sessions begin at noon on the third Wednesday after the second Monday in January.[4]

2012

See also: Dates of 2012 state legislative sessions

In 2012, the House convened on May 16.

2011

See also: Dates of 2011 state legislative sessions

In 2011, the House was in regular session from January 26 through mid June. [5] A special session dealing with redistricting began July 13 and ended July 28. The redistricting session covered more than just redistricting, with Republicans overriding five of Governor Perdue's vetoes. Some of the overturned vetoes include the Women's Right to Know Act and state regulatory overhaul. Democratic lawmakers achieved victory in sustaining the veto on the voter I.D. bill. [6]

A second special session has been called for September 12 to consider constitutional amendments, including a potential ban on same-sex marriage.[6]

2010

See also: Dates of 2010 state legislative sessions

In 2010, the House was in session from May 12 to July 11. [7]

Elections

2012

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of North Carolina House of Representatives will be held in North Carolina on November 6, 2012. All 120 seats will be up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was February 29, 2012. The primary election day was May 8, 2012.

2010

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2010

Elections for the office of North Carolina's House of Representatives were held in North Carolina on November 2, 2010.

The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was February 26, 2010. The primary election day was May 4, 2010. The second primary election was held on June 22, 2010.

In 2010, the candidates for state house raised a total of $17,390,203 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were: [8]

Donor Amount
North Carolina Democratic Party $1,578,709
North Carolina Republican Party $801,494
North Carolina Democratic House Cmte $595,163
North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus $329,134
North Carolina Medical Society $179,000
North Carolina Association of Realtors $173,000
North Carolina Advocates for Justice $168,500
Progress Energy $167,000
North Carolina Hospital Association $153,750
Bank of America $152,100

Qualifications

Article 2, Section 7 of the North Carolina Constitution states: 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.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures
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If there is a vacancy in the House, the Governor is responsible for appointing a replacement[9] [10].

When making an appointment, the Governor must make the decision off a list of recommended candidates submitted by the political party committee that last held the vacant seat[11]. The appointment must be made within seven days of receiving a list of recommended candidates[10]. The person selected to the seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term[10].

Representatives

Partisan composition

See also: Partisan composition of state houses
Party As of May 2012
     Democratic Party 52
     Republican Party 68
Total 120


District Map

Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

As of 2010, members of the North Carolina House of Representatives are paid $13,951/year. Per diem is $104/day set by statute. Legislators are allowed up to $559/month for expenses.[12]

The $13,951/year that North Carolina representatives are paid as of 2010 is the same as they were paid during legislative sessions in 2007. Per diem is also the same.[13]

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

North Carolina legislators assume office the first day of the new General Assembly in January.

Leadership

The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the body and is elected from among its membership.[14][15]

Current leadership

Position Representative Party
State Speaker of the House Thom Tillis Republican
State House Speaker Pro Tempore Dale Folwell Republican
State House Majority Leader Paul Stam Republican
State House Majority Whip Ruth Samuelson Republican
State House Deputy Majority Whip Patricia McElraft Republican
State House Deputy Majority Whip Jonathan Jordan Republican
State House Majority Caucus Leader Marilyn Avila Republican
State House Minority Leader Joe Hackney Democratic
State House Deputy Minority Leader William Wainwright Democratic
State House Deputy Minority Whip Rick Glazier Democratic
State House Deputy Minority Whip Larry Hall Democratic
State House Deputy Minority Whip Ray Rapp Democratic
State House Deputy Minority Whip Deborah Ross Democratic
State House Deputy Minority Whip Michael Wray Democratic

2010 Leadership

Position Representative Party
State Speaker of the House Joe Hackney Democratic
State House Speaker Pro Tempore William Wainwright Democratic
State House Majority Leader Hugh Holliman Democratic
State House Majority Whip Larry Bell Democratic
State House Majority Whip Jean Farmer-Butterfield Democratic
State House Majority Whip Vacant
State House Majority Whip Larry Hall Democratic
State House Majority Whip Deborah Ross Democratic
State House Minority Leader Paul Stam Republican
State House Minority Whip Thom Tillis Republican
State House Deputy Minority Whip Carolyn Justice Republican
State House Deputy Minority Whip Fred Steen, II Republican
State House Deputy Minority Whip Justin Burr Republican

Current members

District Representative Party Residence
1 William Owens, Jr. Democratic Elizabeth City
2 Timothy Spear Democratic Creswell
3 Norman Sanderson Republican New Bern
4 James Dixon Republican Pink Hill
5 Annie Mobley Democratic Ahoskie
6 William Cook Republican Washington
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 Wainwright Democratic Havelock
13 Patricia McElraft Republican Emerald Isle
14 George Cleveland Republican Jacksonville
15 Phillip Shepard Republican Jacksonville
16 Carolyn Justice Republican Hampstead
17 Frank Iler Republican Oak Island
18 Susan 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 Jeffrey Collins Republican Rocky Mount
26 Namon Daughtry Republican Smithfield
27 Michael Wray Democratic Gaston
28 James Langdon, Jr. Republican Angier
29 Larry Hall Democratic Durham
30 Paul Luebke Democratic Durham
31 Henry Michaux, Jr. Democratic Durham
32 James 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 Ross Democratic Raleigh
39 Darren Jackson Democratic Raleigh
40 Marilyn Avila Republican Raleigh
41 Thomas Murry Republican Raleigh
42 Marvin Lucas, Jr. Democratic Spring Lake
43 Elmer Floyd Democratic Fayetteville
44 Diane Parfitt Democratic Fayetteville
45 Rick Glazier Democratic Fayetteville
46 Gaston Pridgen Republican Laurinburg
47 Charles Graham Democratic Pembroke
48 Garland Pierce Democratic Wagram
49 Glen Bradley Republican Louisburg
50 Bill Faison Democratic Durham
51 Michael Stone Republican Sanford
52 Jamie Boles Republican Southern Pines
53 David Lewis, Sr. Republican Dunn
54 Joe Hackney Democratic Chapel Hill
55 W.A. Wilkins Democratic Roxboro
56 Verla Insko Democratic Chapel Hill
57 Mary Harrison Democratic Greensboro
58 Alma Adams Democratic Greensboro
59 Margaret Jeffus Democratic Greensboro
60 Kenneth 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 Republican Reidsville
66 Ken Goodman Democratic Hamlet
67 Justin Burr Republican Albemarle
68 Dwight Horn Republican Matthews
69 Frank McGuirt Democratic
70 Patricia Hurley Republican Asheboro
71 Larry Womble Democratic Winston-Salem
72 Earline Parmon Democratic Winston-Salem
73 Larry 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 Brubaker Republican Asheboro
79 Julia Howard Republican Mocksville
80 Jerry Dockham Republican Denton
81 Rayne Brown Republican Lexington
82 Jeffrey Barnhart Republican Concord
83 Linda Johnson Republican Kannapolis
84 Phillip Frye Republican Spruce Pine
85 Mitch Gillespie Republican Marion
86 Hugh Blackwell Republican Valdese
87 Edgar V. Starnes Republican Hickory
88 Mark Hollo Republican Hiddenite
89 Mitchell Setzer Republican Catawba
90 Sarah Stevens Republican Mt. Airy
91 Bryan Holloway Republican King
92 Darrell McCormick Republican Winston-Salem
93 Jonathan Jordan Republican Blowing Rock
94 Shirley Randleman Republican Wilkesboro
95 Grey Mills, Jr. Republican Mooresville
96 Mark Hilton Republican Conover
97 Jason Saine Republican Lincolnton
98 Thom Tillis Republican Cornelius
99 Rodney Moore Democratic Charlotte
100 Patricia Cotham Democratic Charlotte
101 Beverly Earle Democratic Charlotte
102 Becky Carney Democratic Charlotte
103 William Brawley Republican Matthews
104 Ruth Samuelson Republican Charlotte
105 Ric Killian Republican Raleigh
106 Martha Alexander Democratic Charlotte
107 Kelly Alexander, Jr. Democratic Charlotte
108 John Torbett Republican Belmont
109 William A. Current, Sr. Republican Gastonia
110 Kelly Hastings Republican Dallas
111 Timothy K. Moore Republican Shelby
112 Michael Hager Republican Ellenboro
113 Trudi Walend Republican Bevard
114 Susan Fisher Democratic Asheville
115 Patricia Keever Democratic
116 Timothy Moffitt Republican Asheville
117 Charles McGrady Republican Raleigh
118 Ray Rapp Democratic Mars Hill
119 Robert Phillip Haire Democratic Sylva
120 Roger West Republican Marble

2010 members

District Representative Party Residence
1 William Owens, Jr. Democratic Elizabeth City
2 Timothy Spear Democratic Creswell
3 Alice Underhill Democratic New Bern
4 Russell Tucker Democratic Pink Hill
5 Annie Mobley Democratic Ahoskie
6 Arthur Williams Democratic Washington
7 Angela Bryant Democratic Rocky Mount
8 Edith Warren Democratic Farmville
9 Marian McLawhorn Democratic Grifton
10 Van Braxton Democratic Kinston
11 Efton Sager Republican Goldsboro
12 William Wainwright Democratic Havelock
13 Patricia McElraft Republican Emerald Isle
14 George Cleveland Republican Jacksonville
15 William Grady Republican Jacksonville
16 Carolyn Justice Republican Hampstead
17 Frank Iler Republican Oak Island
18 Sandra Hughes 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 Randy Stewart Democratic Rocky Mount
26 Namon Daughtry Republican Smithfield
27 Michael Wray Democratic Gaston
28 James Langdon, Jr. Republican Angier
29 Larry Hall Democratic Durham
30 Paul Luebke Democratic Durham
31 Henry Michaux, Jr. Democratic Durham
32 James 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 Ross Democratic Raleigh
39 Darren Jackson Democratic Raleigh
40 Marilyn Avila Republican Raleigh
41 Chris Heagarty Democratic Raleigh
42 Marvin Lucas, Jr. Democratic Spring Lake
43 Elmer Floyd Democratic Fayetteville
44 Diane Parfitt Democratic Fayetteville
45 Rick Glazier Democratic Fayetteville
46 Douglas Yongue Democratic Laurinburg
47 Ronnie Sutton Democratic Pembroke
48 Garland Pierce Democratic Wagram
49 John May Democratic Louisburg
50 Bill Faison Democratic Durham
51 Jimmy Love, Sr. Democratic Sanford
52 Jamie Boles Republican Southern Pines
53 David Lewis, Sr. Republican Dunn
54 Joe Hackney Democratic Chapel Hill
55 W.A. Wilkins Democratic Roxboro
56 Verla Insko Democratic Chapel Hill
57 Mary Harrison Democratic Greensboro
58 Alma Adams Democratic Greensboro
59 Margaret Jeffus Democratic Greensboro
60 Earl Jones Democratic Greensboro
61 Laura Wiley Republican High Point
62 John Blust Republican Greensboro
63 Alice Bordsen Democratic Mebane
64 Dan Ingle Republican Burlington
65 Nelson Cole Democratic Reidsville
66 Melanie Goodwin Democratic Hamlet
67 Justin Burr Republican Albemarle
68 Curtis Blackwood Republican Matthews
69 Frank McGuirt Democratic Wadesboro
70 Patricia Hurley Republican Asheboro
71 Larry Womble Democratic Winston-Salem
72 Earline Parmon Democratic Winston-Salem
73 Larry Brown Republican Kernersville
74 Dale Folwell Republican Winston-Salem
75 William McGee Republican Clemmons
76 Fred Steen, II Republican Landis
77 Lorene Coates Democratic Salisbury
78 Harold Brubaker Republican Asheboro
79 Julia Howard Republican Mocksville
80 Jerry Dockham Republican Denton
81 Hugh Holliman Democratic Lexington
82 Jeffrey Barnhart Republican Concord
83 Linda Johnson Republican Kannapolis
84 Phillip Frye Republican Spruce Pine
85 Mitch Gillespie Republican Marion
86 Hugh Blackwell Republican Valdese
87 Edgar V. Starnes Republican Hickory
88 Ray Warren Democratic Hiddenite
89 Mitchell Setzer Republican Catawba
90 Sarah Stevens Republican Mt. Airy
91 Bryan Holloway Republican King
92 Darrell McCormick Republican Winston-Salem
93 Cullie Tarleton Democratic Blowing Rock
94 Shirley Randleman Republican Wilkesboro
95 Grey Mills, Jr. Republican Mooresville
96 Mark Hilton Republican Conover
97 Johnathan Rhyne Republican Lincolnton
98 Thom Tillis Republican Cornelius
99 Nick Mackey Democratic Charlotte
100 Patricia Cotham Democratic Charlotte
101 Beverly Earle Democratic Charlotte
102 Becky Carney Democratic Charlotte
103 Jim Gulley Republican Matthews
104 Ruth Samuelson Republican Charlotte
105 Ric Killian Republican Raleigh
106 Martha Alexander Democratic Charlotte
107 Kelly Alexander, Jr. Democratic Charlotte
108 Wil Neumann Republican Belmont
109 William A. Current, Sr. Republican Gastonia
110 Pearl Burris Floyd Republican Dallas
111 Timothy K. Moore Republican Shelby
112 Bob England Democratic Ellenboro
113 W. David Guice Republican Bevard
114 Susan Fisher Democratic Asheville
115 Patricia Keever Democratic
116 Jane Whilden Democratic Asheville
117 Carolyn Justus Republican Raleigh
118 Ray Rapp Democratic Mars Hill
119 Robert Phillip Haire Democratic Sylva
120 Roger West Republican Marble

Standing committees

The North Carolina house has 19 standing committees, and an additional 12 standing subcommittees:

External links

References

  1. ↑ Population in 2010 of the American states
  2. ↑ Population in 2000 of the American states
  3. ↑ "North Carolina General Assembly" Introduction General Assembly, February 26, 2009
  4. ↑ N.C. Gen. Stat. 120-11.1
  5. ↑ 2011 Legislative Sessions Calendar, NCSL
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Newsobserver.com, NC lawmakers leave town after new maps, overrides, July 28, 2011
  7. ↑ 2010 session dates for North Carolina legislature
  8. ↑ Follow the Money: "North Carolina House 2010 Campaign Contributions"
  9. ↑ North Carolina General Assembly "North Carolina Constitution"(Referenced Section, Article II, Section 10)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 North Carolina General Assembly "North Carolina General Statutes(Referenced Statute 163-11(a), NC General Statutes)
  11. ↑ North Carolina General Assembly "North Carolina General Statutes(Referenced Statute 163-11(b-d), NC General Statutes)
  12. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2010 Legislator Compensation Data"
  13. ↑ Empire Center, "Legislative Salaries Per State as of 2007"
  14. ↑ 2009 North Carolina House of Representative Rules
  15. ↑ North Carolina House Leadership
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