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 North Carolina Senate. Representatives serve two-year terms.
North Carolina House of Representatives | |
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| North Carolina General Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 1, 2023 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 120 |
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Political groups | Majority
Minority
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Length of term | 2 years |
| Salary | $13,951/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 (120 seats) |
Next election | November 5, 2024 (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 | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of North Carolina | |
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.
Partisan composition
edit| Affiliation | Party (shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of (2017–18) legislature | 75 | 45 | 120 | 0 |
| Beginning of (2019–20) legislature | 65 | 55 | 120 | 0 |
| End of 2019–20 legislature | 65 | 54 | 119 | 1 |
| Beginning of (2021–22) legislature | 69 | 50 | 119 | 1 |
| January 11, 2021 - August 3, 2021 | 69 | 51 | 120 | 0 |
| August 3, 2021 – August 11, 2021[1] | 68 | 51 | 119 | 1 |
| August 11, 2021 - October 3, 2021[2] | 69 | 51 | 120 | 0 |
| October 3, 2021 - November 1, 2021 | 68 | 51 | 119 | 1 |
| November 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022 | 69 | 51 | 120 | 0 |
| January 31, 2022 - February 1, 2022 | 69 | 50 | 119 | 1 |
| February 1, 2022 - July 8, 2022 | 69 | 51 | 120 | 0 |
| July 8, 2022 - July 15, 2022 | 69 | 50 | 119 | 1 |
| July 15, 2022 - August 29, 2022 | 69 | 51 | 120 | 0 |
| August 29, 2022 - September 19, 2022 | 68 | 51 | 119 | 1 |
| Since September 19, 2022 | 69 | 51 | 120 | 0 |
| Beginning of current (2023–24) legislature | 71 | 49 | 120 | 0 |
| Since April 5, 2023 | 72 | 48 | 120 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 60% | 40% | ||
Officers (2023–24 session)
edit| North Carolina House[3] officers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Party |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Sarah Stevens | Republican |
| Majority Leader | John Bell[4] | Republican |
| Deputy Majority Leader | Brenden Jones | Republican |
| Majority Whip | Karl Gillespie | Republican |
| Minority Leader | Robert Reives | Democratic |
| Deputy Minority Leader | Cynthia Ball | Democratic |
| Minority Whips | Terry M. Brown Jr. | Democratic |
| Marcia Morey | Democratic | |
| Amos Quick | Democratic | |
Members (2023–24 session)
edit| District | Representative | Image | Party | Residence | Counties Represented | First elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ed Goodwin | Republican | Edenton | Currituck, Dare (part), Tyrrell, Washington, | 2018 | |
| 2nd | Ray Jeffers | Democratic | Roxboro | Person, Durham (part) | 2022 | |
| 3rd | Steve Tyson | Republican | New Bern | Craven (part) | 2020 | |
| 4th | Jimmy Dixon | Republican | Mount Olive | Duplin, Wayne (part) | 2010 | |
| 5th | Bill Ward | Republican | Elizabeth City | Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, Camden | 2022 | |
| 6th | Joe Pike | Republican | Sanford | Harnett (part) | 2022 | |
| 7th | Matthew Winslow | Republican | Youngsville | Franklin, Granville (part) | 2020 | |
| 8th | Gloristine Brown | Democratic | Bethel | Pitt (part) | 2022 | |
| 9th | Tim Reeder | Republican | Ayden | Pitt (part) | 2022 | |
| 10th | John Bell | Republican | Goldsboro | Wayne (part) | 2012 | |
| 11th | Allison Dahle | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake (part) | 2018 | |
| 12th | Chris Humphrey | Republican | La Grange | Greene, Lenoir, Jones | 2018 | |
| 13th | Celeste Cairns | Republican | Emerald Isle | Carteret, Craven (part) | 2022 | |
| 14th | George Cleveland | Republican | Jacksonville | Onslow (part) | 2004 | |
| 15th | Phil Shepard | Republican | Jacksonville | Onslow (part) | 2010 | |
| 16th | Carson Smith | Republican | Hampstead | Pender, Onslow (part) | 2018 | |
| 17th | Frank Iler | Republican | Shallotte | Brunswick (part) | 2009↑ | |
| 18th | Deb Butler | Democratic | Wilmington | New Hanover (part) | 2017↑ | |
| 19th | Charlie Miller | Republican | Southport | Brunswick (part), New Hanover (part) | 2020 | |
| 20th | Ted Davis Jr. | Republican | Wilmington | New Hanover (part) | 2012↑ | |
| 21st | Ya Liu | Democratic | Cary | Wake (part) | 2022 | |
| 22nd | William Brisson | Republican | Dublin | Bladen, Sampson | 2006 | |
| 23rd | Shelly Willingham | Democratic | Rocky Mount | Edgecombe, Martin, Bertie | 2014 | |
| 24th | Ken Fontenot | Republican | Wilson | Wilson, Nash (part) | 2022 | |
| 25th | Allen Chesser | Republican | Middlesex | Nash (part) | 2022 | |
| 26th | Donna McDowell White | Republican | Clayton | Johnston (part) | 2016 | |
| 27th | Michael Wray | Democratic | Gaston | Warren, Halifax, Northampton | 2004 | |
| 28th | Larry Strickland | Republican | Pine Level | Johnston (part) | 2016 | |
| 29th | Vernetta Alston | Democratic | Durham | Durham (part) | 2020↑ | |
| 30th | Marcia Morey | Democratic | Durham | Durham (part) | 2017↑ | |
| 31st | Zack Forde-Hawkins | Democratic | Durham | Durham (part) | 2018 | |
| 32nd | Frank Sossamon | Republican | Henderson | Vance, Granville (part) | 2022 | |
| 33rd | Rosa Gill | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake (part) | 2009↑ | |
| 34th | Tim Longest | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake (part) | 2022 | |
| 35th | Terence Everitt | Democratic | Wake Forest | Wake (part) | 2018 | |
| 36th | Julie von Haefen | Democratic | Apex | Wake (part) | 2018 | |
| 37th | Erin Paré | Republican | Holly Springs | Wake (part) | 2020 | |
| 38th | Abe Jones | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake (part) | 2020 | |
| 39th | James Roberson | Democratic | Knightdale | Wake (part) | 2021↑ | |
| 40th | Joe John | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake (part) | 2016 | |
| 41st | Maria Cervania | Democratic | Cary | Wake (part) | 2022 | |
| 42nd | Marvin Lucas | Democratic | Spring Lake | Cumberland (part) | 2000 | |
| 43rd | Diane Wheatley | Republican | Linden | Cumberland (part) | 2020 | |
| 44th | Charles Smith | Democratic | Fayetteville | Cumberland (part) | 2022 | |
| 45th | Frances Jackson | Democratic | Fayetteville | Cumberland (part) | 2022 | |
| 46th | Brenden Jones | Republican | Tabor City | Columbus, Robeson (part) | 2016 | |
| 47th | Jarrod Lowery | Republican | Pembroke | Robeson (part) | 2022 | |
| 48th | Garland Pierce | Democratic | Wagram | Hoke, Scotland | 2004 | |
| 49th | Cynthia Ball | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake (part) | 2016 | |
| 50th | Renee Price | Democratic | Hillsborough | Caswell, Orange (part) | 2022 | |
| 51st | John Sauls | Republican | Sanford | Lee, Moore (part) | 2016 | |
| 52nd | Ben Moss | Republican | Rockingham | Richmond, Moore (part) | 2020 | |
| 53rd | Howard Penny Jr. | Republican | Coats | Harnett (part), Johnston (part) | 2020↑ | |
| 54th | Robert Reives | Democratic | Goldston | Chatham, Randolph (part) | 2014↑ | |
| 55th | Mark Brody | Republican | Monroe | Anson, Union (part) | 2012 | |
| 56th | Allen Buansi | Democratic | Chapel Hill | Orange (part) | 2022↑ | |
| 57th | Tracy Clark | Democratic | Greensboro | Guilford (part) | 2024↑ | |
| 58th | Amos Quick | Democratic | Greensboro | Guilford (part) | 2016 | |
| 59th | Alan Branson | Republican | Julian | Guilford (part) | 2024↑ | |
| 60th | Cecil Brockman | Democratic | High Point | Guilford (part) | 2014 | |
| 61st | Pricey Harrison | Democratic | Greensboro | Guilford (part) | 2004 | |
| 62nd | John Blust | Republican | Greensboro | Guilford (part) | 2024↑ (2000–2018) | |
| 63rd | Stephen Ross | Republican | Burlington | Alamance (part) | 2022 (2012–2020) | |
| 64th | Dennis Riddell | Republican | Snow Camp | Alamance (part) | 2012 | |
| 65th | Reece Pyrtle | Republican | Stoneville | Rockingham | 2021 | |
| 66th | Sarah Crawford | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake (part) | 2022 | |
| 67th | Wayne Sasser | Republican | Albemarle | Stanly, Montgomery | 2018 | |
| 68th | David Willis | Republican | Waxhaw | Union (part) | 2020 | |
| 69th | Dean Arp | Republican | Monroe | Union (part) | 2012 | |
| 70th | Brian Biggs | Republican | Trinity | Randolph (part) | 2022 | |
| 71st | Kanika Brown | Democratic | Winston-Salem | Forsyth (part) | 2022 | |
| 72nd | Amber Baker | Democratic | Winston-Salem | Forsyth (part) | 2020 | |
| 73rd | Diamond Staton-Williams | Democratic | Harrisburg | Cabarrus (part) | 2022 | |
| 74th | Jeff Zenger | Republican | Lewisville | Forsyth (part) | 2020 | |
| 75th | Donny Lambeth | Republican | Winston-Salem | Forsyth (part) | 2012 | |
| 76th | Harry Warren | Republican | Salisbury | Rowan (part) | 2010 | |
| 77th | Julia Craven Howard | Republican | Mocksville | Yadkin, Davie, Rowan (part) | 1988 | |
| 78th | Neal Jackson | Republican | Robbins | Moore (part), Randolph (part) | 2022 | |
| 79th | Keith Kidwell | Republican | Chocowinity | Dare (part), Hyde, Beaufort, Pamlico | 2018 | |
| 80th | Sam Watford | Republican | Thomasville | Davidson (part) | 2020 (2014-2018) | |
| 81st | Larry Potts | Republican | Lexington | Davidson (part) | 2016 | |
| 82nd | Kristin Baker | Republican | Concord | Cabarrus (part) | 2020↑ | |
| 83rd | Kevin Crutchfield | Republican | Midland | Cabarrus (part), Rowan (part) | 2022 | |
| 84th | Jeffrey McNeely | Republican | Stony Point | Iredell (part) | 2019↑ | |
| 85th | Dudley Greene | Republican | Marion | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, McDowell (part) | 2020 | |
| 86th | Hugh Blackwell | Republican | Valdese | Burke | 2008 | |
| 87th | Destin Hall | Republican | Granite Falls | Caldwell, Watauga (part) | 2016 | |
| 88th | Mary Belk | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2016 | |
| 89th | Mitchell Setzer | Republican | Catawba | Catawba (part), Iredell (part) | 1998 | |
| 90th | Sarah Stevens | Republican | Mount Airy | Surry, Wilkes (part) | 2008 | |
| 91st | Kyle Hall | Republican | King | Stokes, Forsyth (part) | 2016 | |
| 92nd | Terry Brown | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2020 | |
| 93rd | Ray Pickett | Republican | Blowing Rock | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga (part) | 2020 | |
| 94th | Blair Eddins | Republican | Purlear | Alexander, Wilkes (part) | 2024↑ | |
| 95th | Grey Mills | Republican | Mooresville | Iredell (part) | 2020 (2008-2012) | |
| 96th | Jay Adams | Republican | Hickory | Catawba (part) | 2014 | |
| 97th | Heather Rhyne | Republican | Lincolnton | Lincoln | 2024↑ | |
| 98th | John Bradford | Republican | Cornelius | Mecklenburg (part) | 2020 (2014-2018) | |
| 99th | Nasif Majeed | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2018 | |
| 100th | John Autry | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2016 | |
| 101st | Carolyn Logan | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2018 | |
| 102nd | Becky Carney | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2002 | |
| 103rd | Laura Budd | Democratic | Matthews | Mecklenburg (part) | 2022 | |
| 104th | Brandon Lofton | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2018 | |
| 105th | Wesley Harris | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2018 | |
| 106th | Carla Cunningham | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2012 | |
| 107th | Bobby Drakeford | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2024↑ | |
| 108th | John Torbett | Republican | Stanley | Gaston (part) | 2010 | |
| 109th | Donnie Loftis | Republican | Gastonia | Gaston (part) | 2021↑ | |
| 110th | Kelly Hastings | Republican | Cherryville | Gaston (part), Cleveland (part) | 2010 | |
| 111th | Tim Moore | Republican | Kings Mountain | Cleveland (part), Rutherford (part) | 2002 | |
| 112th | Tricia Cotham | Democratic (until April 2023) |
Mint Hill | Mecklenburg (part) | 2022 (2007-2017) | |
| Republican (since April 2023) | ||||||
| 113th | Jake Johnson | Republican | Saluda | Henderson (part), Polk, Rutherford (part), McDowell (part) | 2019↑ | |
| 114th | Eric Ager | Democratic | Fairview | Buncombe (part) | 2022 | |
| 115th | Lindsey Prather | Democratic | Enka | Buncombe (part) | 2022 | |
| 116th | Caleb Rudow | Democratic | Asheville | Buncombe (part) | 2022 | |
| 117th | Jennifer Balkcom | Republican | Hendersonville | Henderson (part) | 2022 | |
| 118th | Mark Pless | Republican | Canton | Madison, Haywood | 2020 | |
| 119th | Mike Clampitt | Republican | Bryson City | Transylvania, Jackson, Swain | 2020 (2016-2018) | |
| 120th | Karl Gillespie | Republican | Franklin | Macon, Graham, Cherokee, Clay | 2020 |
- ↑: Member was first appointed to office.
Past composition of the House of Representatives
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jerry Carter died Aug. 2, 2021.
- ^ Spear, Susie (August 11, 2021). "Rockingham County Commissioner Pyrtle tapped to fill Carter's legislative seat". Rockingham Now. Greensboro New & Record. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Leadership - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Rep. John Bell elected North Carolina House majority leader". Associated Press. Retrieved March 16, 2018.