North Carolina House of Representatives

Summary

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.

North Carolina
House of Representatives
North Carolina General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 1, 2023
Leadership
Tim Moore (R)
since January 15, 2015
Speaker pro tempore
Sarah Stevens (R)
since January 11, 2017
Majority Leader
John Bell (R)
since August 30, 2016
Minority Leader
Robert Reives (D)
since January 1, 2021
Structure
Seats120
Political groups
Majority
  •   Republican (72)

Minority

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)
RedistrictingLegislative control, no gubernatorial veto
Meeting place
House of Representatives chamber
North Carolina Legislative Building
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Website
www.ncleg.gov/House
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)
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 54 120 1
Beginning of (2021–22) legislature 69 50 120 1
January 11, 2021 - August 3, 2021 69 51 120 0
August 3, 2021 – August 11, 2021[1] 68 51 120 1
August 11, 2021 - October 3, 2021[2] 69 51 120 0
October 3, 2021 - November 1, 2021 68 51 120 1
November 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022 69 51 120 0
January 31, 2022 - February 1, 2022 69 50 120 1
February 1, 2022 - July 8, 2022 69 51 120 0
July 8, 2022 - July 15, 2022 69 50 120 1
July 15, 2022 - August 29, 2022 69 51 120 0
August 29, 2022 - September 19, 2022 68 51 120 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 Ashton Clemmons Democratic
Minority Whips Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic
Marcia Morey Democratic
Amos Quick Democratic

Members (2023–24 session) edit

 
Current partisan composition
District Representative Image Party Residence Counties Represented First elected
1st Ed Goodwin   Republican Edenton Currituck, Dare (part), Tyrrell, Washington,

Chowan, Perquimans

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 Ashton Clemmons   Democratic Greensboro Guilford (part) 2018
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 Faircloth   Republican High Point Guilford (part) 2010
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 Jeffrey Elmore   Republican North Wilkesboro Alexander, Wilkes (part) 2012
95th Grey Mills   Republican Mooresville Iredell (part) 2020 (2008-2012)
96th Jay Adams   Republican Hickory Catawba (part) 2014
97th Jason Saine   Republican Lincolnton Lincoln 2011↑
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 Kelly Alexander   Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg (part) 2008
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.

Source: NC General Assembly official site

Past composition of the House of Representatives edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Jerry Carter died Aug. 2, 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Leadership - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Rep. John Bell elected North Carolina House majority leader". Associated Press. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

External links edit

  • Official House site
  • Project Vote Smart – State House of North Carolina

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