North Carolina General Assembly of 2017–18
The North Carolina General Assembly 2017–18 was the 153rd State legislature that first convened on January 11, 2017. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected on November 7, 2016. This legislature was in session from January 11, 2017, through June 30, 2017. Additional sessions were held on August 3, August 18–25, August 28–31, and October 4–17 in 2017. The 2018 session was held from January 10, 2018, through July 4, 2018.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Legislation
This legislature created 360 session laws (146 in 2018, 214 in 2017). Some of the session laws included an act to amend the Constitution of North Carolina to require photo identification in order to vote (H1092), an act to amend the constitution to establish a bipartisan board of ethics and elections enforcement (H4), and several acts dealing with Hurricane Florence recovery.[ 4]
House of Representatives
House leadership
Speaker Tim Moore
Minority Leader Darren G. Jackson
The General Assembly House of Representatives consisted of representatives from the 120 State districts in North Carolina.[ 1]
House members
Rep. Henry Michaux
Rep. Julia Howard
The 120 members of the State House of Representatives for 2017–2018 included 75 Republicans, 45 Democrats, 30 women, 24 African Americans , one Native American (Charles Graham), and 25 new members.[ 6]
District
Representative
Party
Residence
Counties represented
First elected
1st
Bob Steinburg
Republican
Edenton
Camden , Chowan , Currituck , Pasquotank , Perquimans , Tyrrell
2012
2nd
Larry Yarborough
Republican
Roxboro
Granville , Person
2014
3rd
Michael Speciale
Republican
New Bern
Beaufort , Craven , Pamlico
2012
4th
Jimmy Dixon
Republican
Warsaw
Duplin , Wayne
2010
5th
Howard Hunter III
Democratic
Ahoskie
Bertie , Gates , Hertford , Pasquotank
2014
6th
Beverly Boswell
Republican
Kill Devil Hills
Beaufort , Dare , Hyde , Washington
2016
7th
Bobbie Richardson
Democratic
Louisburg
Franklin , Nash
2012
8th
Susan Martin
Republican
Wilson
Pitt , Wilson
2012
9th
Greg Murphy
Republican
Greenville
Pitt
2015↑
10th
John Bell
Republican
Goldsboro
Craven , Greene , Lenoir , Wayne
2012
11th
Duane Hall
Democratic
Raleigh
Wake
2012
12th
George Graham
Democratic
Kinston
Craven , Greene , Lenoir
2012
13th
Pat McElraft
Republican
Emerald Isle
Carteret , Jones
2006
14th
George Cleveland
Republican
Jacksonville
Onslow
2004
15th
Phil Shepard
Republican
Jacksonville
Onslow
2010
16th
Chris Millis[ H 1]
Republican
Hampstead
Onslow , Pender
2012
Bob Muller [ H 2]
Republican
Hampstead
2017↑
17th
Frank Iler
Republican
Oak Island
Brunswick
2009↑
18th
Susi Hamilton [ H 3]
Democratic
Wilmington
Brunswick , New Hanover
2010
Deb Butler [ H 4]
Democratic
Wilmington
2017↑
19th
Ted Davis Jr.
Republican
Wilmington
New Hanover
2012↑
20th
Holly Grange
Republican
Wilmington
New Hanover
2016↑
21st
Larry Bell
Democratic
Clinton
Duplin , Sampson , Wayne
2000
22nd
William Brisson [ H 5]
Republican
Dublin
Bladen , Johnston , Sampson
2006
23rd
Shelly Willingham
Democratic
Rocky Mount
Edgecombe , Martin
2014
24th
Jean Farmer-Butterfield
Democratic
Wilson
Pitt , Wilson
2002
25th
Jeff Collins
Republican
Rocky Mount
Franklin , Nash
2010
26th
Donna McDowell White
Republican
Clayton
Johnston
2016
27th
Michael Wray
Democratic
Gaston
Halifax , Northampton
2004
28th
Larry Strickland
Republican
Pine Level
Johnston
2016
29th
Larry Hall [ H 6]
Democratic
Durham
Durham
2006↑
MaryAnn Black [ H 7]
Democratic
Durham
2017↑
30th
Philip Lehman [ H 8]
Democratic
Durham
Durham
2016↑
Marcia Morey [ H 9]
Democratic
Durham
2017↑
31st
Mickey Michaux
Democratic
Durham
Durham
1984
32nd
Terry Garrison
Democratic
Henderson
Granville , Vance , Warren
2016
33rd
Rosa Gill
Democratic
Raleigh
Wake
2009↑
34th
Grier Martin
Democratic
Raleigh
Wake
2013↑
35th
Chris Malone
Republican
Wake Forest
Wake
2012
36th
Nelson Dollar
Republican
Cary
Wake
2004
37th
Linda Hunt Williams [ H 10]
Republican
Holly Springs
Wake
2016
John Adcock [ H 11]
Republican
Holly Springs
2018↑
38th
Yvonne Lewis Holley
Democratic
Raleigh
Wake
2012
39th
Darren Jackson
Democratic
Raleigh
Wake
2009↑
40th
Joe John
Democratic
Raleigh
Wake
2016
41st
Gale Adcock
Democratic
Cary
Wake
2014
42nd
Marvin Lucas
Democratic
Spring Lake
Cumberland
2000
43rd
Elmer Floyd
Democratic
Fayetteville
Cumberland
2008
44th
Billy Richardson
Democratic
Fayetteville
Cumberland
2015↑
45th
John Szoka
Republican
Fayetteville
Cumberland
2012
46th
Brenden Jones
Republican
Tabor City
Bladen , Columbus , Robeson
2016
47th
Charles Graham
Democratic
Lumberton
Robeson
2010
48th
Garland Pierce
Democratic
Wagram
Hoke, Richmond , Robeson, Scotland
2004
49th
Cynthia Ball
Democratic
Raleigh
Wake
2016
50th
Graig Meyer
Democratic
Hillsborough
Durham , Orange
2013↑
51st
John Sauls
Republican
Sanford
Harnett , Lee
2016
52nd
Jamie Boles
Republican
Southern Pines
Moore
2008
53rd
David Lewis
Republican
Dunn
Harnett
2002
54th
Robert Reives
Democratic
Goldston
Chatham , Lee
2014↑
55th
Mark Brody
Republican
Monroe
Anson , Union
2012
56th
Verla Insko
Democratic
Chapel Hill
Orange
1996
57th
Pricey Harrison
Democratic
Greensboro
Guilford
2004
58th
Amos Quick
Democratic
Greensboro
Guilford
2016
59th
Jon Hardister
Republican
Whitsett
Guilford
2012
60th
Cecil Brockman
Democratic
High Point
Guilford
2014
61st
John Faircloth
Republican
High Point
Guilford
2010
62nd
John Blust
Republican
Greensboro
Guilford
2000
63rd
Stephen Ross
Republican
Burlington
Alamance
2012
64th
Dennis Riddell
Republican
Snow Camp
Alamance
2012
65th
Bert Jones
Republican
Reidsville
Caswell , Rockingham
2010
66th
Ken Goodman
Democratic
Rockingham
Hoke , Montgomery , Richmond , Robeson , Scotland
2010
67th
Justin Burr
Republican
Albemarle
Montgomery, Stanly
2008
68th
Craig Horn
Republican
Matthews
Union
2010
69th
Dean Arp
Republican
Monroe
Union
2012
70th
Pat Hurley
Republican
Asheboro
Randolph
2006
71st
Evelyn Terry
Democratic
Winston-Salem
Forsyth
2012
72nd
Ed Hanes [ H 12]
Democratic
Winston-Salem
Forsyth
2012
Derwin Montgomery [ H 13]
Democratic
Winston-Salem
2018↑
73rd
Lee Zachary
Republican
Yadkinville
Alexander , Wilkes , Yadkin
2014
74th
Debra Conrad
Republican
Winston-Salem
Forsyth
2012
75th
Donny Lambeth
Republican
Winston-Salem
Forsyth
2012
76th
Carl Ford
Republican
China Grove
Cabarrus , Rowan
2012
77th
Harry Warren
Republican
Salisbury
Rowan
2010
78th
Allen McNeill
Republican
Asheboro
Moore , Randolph
2012↑
79th
Julia C. Howard
Republican
Mocksville
Davie , Forsyth
1988
80th
Sam Watford
Republican
Thomasville
Davidson
2014
81st
Larry Potts
Republican
Lexington
Davidson
2016
82nd
Larry Pittman
Republican
Concord
Cabarrus
2011↑
83rd
Linda Johnson
Republican
Kannapolis
Cabarrus
2000
84th
Rena Turner
Republican
Olin
Iredell
2012
85th
Josh Dobson
Republican
Nebo
Avery , McDowell , Mitchell
2013↑
86th
Hugh Blackwell
Republican
Valdese
Burke
2008
87th
Destin Hall
Republican
Lenoir
Caldwell
2016
88th
Mary Belk
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
2016
89th
Mitchell Setzer
Republican
Catawba
Catawba
1998
90th
Sarah Stevens
Republican
Mt. Airy
Surry , Wilkes
2008
91st
Kyle Hall
Republican
King
Rockingham, Stokes
2015↑
92nd
Chaz Beasley
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
2016
93rd
Jonathan Jordan
Republican
Jefferson
Ashe , Watauga
2010
94th
Jeffrey Elmore
Republican
North Wilkesboro
Alleghany , Wilkes
2012
95th
John Fraley
Republican
Troutman
Iredell
2014
96th
Jay Adams
Republican
Hickory
Catawba
2014
97th
Jason Saine
Republican
Lincolnton
Lincoln
2011↑
98th
John Bradford
Republican
Cornelius
Mecklenburg
2014
99th
Rodney Moore
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
2010
100th
John Autry
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
2016
101st
Beverly Earle
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
1994
102nd
Becky Carney
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
2002
103rd
Bill Brawley
Republican
Matthews
Mecklenburg
2010
104th
Andy Dulin
Republican
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
2016
105th
Scott Stone
Republican
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
2016↑
106th
Carla Cunningham
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
2012
107th
Kelly Alexander
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
2009↑
108th
John Torbett
Republican
Stanley
Gaston
2010
109th
Dana Bumgardner
Republican
Gastonia
Gaston
2012
110th
Kelly Hastings
Republican
Cherryville
Cleveland , Gaston
2010
111th
Tim Moore
Republican
Kings Mountain
Cleveland
2002
112th
David Rogers
Republican
Rutherfordton
Burke , Rutherford
2016↑
113th
Cody Henson
Republican
Brevard
Henderson , Polk , Transylvania
2016
114th
Susan Fisher
Democratic
Asheville
Buncombe
2004↑
115th
John Ager
Democratic
Fairview
Buncombe
2014
116th
Brian Turner
Democratic
Asheville
Buncombe
2014
117th
Chuck McGrady
Republican
Hendersonville
Henderson
2010
118th
Michele Presnell
Republican
Burnsville
Haywood , Madison , Yancey
2012
119th
Mike Clampitt
Republican
Bryson City
Haywood, Jackson , Swain
2016
120th
Kevin Corbin
Republican
Franklin
Cherokee , Clay , Graham , Macon
2016
Notes:
^ *Resigned 9/15/17.
^ *Bob Muller appointed 9/26/17.
^ *Resigned 1/26/17.
^ *Appointed 2/6/17.
^ *Changed party affiliation to Republican 10/25/17.
^ *Resigned 1/16/17.
^ *Appointed 2/15/17.
^ *Resigned 3/30/17.
^ *Appointed 4/5/17.
^ *Resigned 8/31/18.
^ *Appointed 9/21/18.
^ *Resigned August 7, 2018.
^ Appointed August 15, 2018.Winston-Salem Journal
Senate
Senate leadership
The Senate leadership is as follows, as was shown on the North Carolina Legislature web page in 2017.[ 7]
Membership
District
Senator
Party
Residence
Counties represented
First elected
1st
Bill Cook
Republican
Chocowinity
Beaufort , Camden , Currituck , Dare , Gates , Hyde , Pasquotank , Perquimans
2012
2nd
Norman W. Sanderson
Republican
Minnesott Beach
Carteret , Craven , Pamlico
2012
3rd
Erica Smith
Democratic
Henrico
Bertie , Chowan , Edgecombe , Hertford , Martin , Northampton , Tyrrell , Washington
2014
4th
Angela Bryant
Democratic
Rocky Mount
Halifax , Nash , Vance , Warren , Wilson
2013↑
Toby Fitch [ S 1]
Democratic
Wilson
2018↑
5th
Don Davis
Democratic
Greenville
Greene , Lenoir , Pitt , Wayne
2012
6th
Harry Brown
Republican
Jacksonville
Jones , Onslow
2004
7th
Louis M. Pate Jr.
Republican
Mount Olive
Lenoir , Pitt , Wayne
2010
8th
Bill Rabon
Republican
Winnabow
Bladen , Brunswick , New Hanover , Pender
2010
9th
Michael Lee
Republican
Wilmington
New Hanover
2014↑
10th
Brent Jackson
Republican
Autryville
Duplin , Johnston , Samson
2010
11th
Rick Horner
Republican
Bailey
Johnston , Nash , Wilson
2016
12th
Ronald Rabin
Republican
Spring Lake
Harnett , Johnston , Lee
2012
13th
Danny Britt
Republican
Lumberton
Columbus , Robeson
2016
14th
Dan Blue
Democratic
Raleigh
Wake
2009↑
15th
John Alexander
Republican
Raleigh
Wake
2014
16th
Jay Chaudhuri
Democratic
Raleigh
Wake
2016↑
17th
Tamara Barringer
Republican
Cary
Wake
2012↑
18th
Chad Barefoot
Republican
Wake Forest
Franklin , Wake
2012
19th
Wesley Meredith
Republican
Fayetteville
Cumberland
2010
20th
Floyd McKissick Jr.
Democratic
Durham
Durham , Granville
2007↑
21st
Ben Clark
Democratic
Raeford
Cumberland, Hoke
2012
22nd
Mike Woodard
Democratic
Durham
Caswell , Durham, Person
2012
23rd
Valerie Foushee
Democratic
Hillsborough
Chatham , Orange
2013↑
24th
Rick Gunn
Republican
Burlington
Alamance , Randolph
2010
25th
Tom McInnis
Republican
Ellerbe
Anson , Richmond , Rowan , Scotland , Stanly
2014
26th
Phil Berger
Republican
Eden
Guilford , Rockingham
2000
27th
Trudy Wade
Republican
Greensboro
Guilford
2012
28th
Gladys Robinson
Democratic
Greensboro
Guilford
2010
29th
Jerry W. Tillman
Republican
Archdale
Moore , Randolph
2002
30th
Shirley B. Randleman
Republican
Wilkesboro
Stokes , Surry , Wilkes
2012
31st
Joyce Krawiec
Republican
Kernersville
Forsyth , Yadkin
2014↑
32nd
Paul Lowe Jr.
Democratic
Winston-Salem
Forsyth
2015↑
33rd
Cathy Dunn
Republican
Southmont
Davidson , Montgomery
2016
34th
Andrew Brock
Republican
Mocksville
Davie , Iredell , Rowan
2002
Dan Barrett
Republican
Advance
2017↑
35th
Tommy Tucker
Republican
Waxhaw
Union
2010
36th
Paul Newton
Republican
Concord
Cabarrus , Union
2016
37th
Jeff Jackson
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
2014↑
38th
Joel Ford
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
2012
39th
Dan Bishop
Republican
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
2016
40th
Joyce Waddell
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
2014
41st
Jeff Tarte
Republican
Cornelius
Mecklenburg
2012
42nd
Andy Wells
Republican
Hickory
Alexander , Catawba
2014
43rd
Kathy Harrington
Republican
Gastonia
Gaston
2010
44th
David Curtis
Republican
Lincolnton
Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln
2012
Vickie Sawyer
Republican
Mooresville
2018↑
45th
Deanna Ballard
Republican
Blowing Rock
Alleghany , Ashe , Avery , Caldwell , Watauga
2016↑
46th
Warren Daniel
Republican
Morganton
Burke , Cleveland
2010
47th
Ralph Hise
Republican
Spruce Pine
Madison , McDowell , Mitchell , Polk , Rutherford , Yancey
2010
48th
Chuck Edwards
Republican
Flat Rock
Buncombe , Henderson , Transylvania
2016↑
49th
Terry Van Duyn
Democratic
Asheville
Buncombe
2014↑
50th
Jim Davis
Republican
Franklin
Cherokee , Clay , Graham , Haywood , Jackson , Macon , Swain
2010
↑: Member was first appointed to office.
Notes:
See also
References
^ a b "North Carolina General Assembly House Documents, 2017-2018" . NCLeg.gov . Retrieved October 1, 2019 .
^ "North Carolina General Assembly Senate Documents, 2017-2018" . NCLeg.gov . Retrieved October 1, 2019 .
^ "General Assembly of North Carolina" . Ballotpedia.org . Retrieved October 1, 2019 .
^ "2017-2018 Legislature Session Laws" . NCLeg.gov . Retrieved October 2, 2019 .
^ "Rep. John Bell elected North Carolina House majority leader" . witn.com . Associated Press. Retrieved March 16, 2018 .
^ "House of Representatives Demographics" (PDF) . NCLeg.gov . Retrieved October 1, 2019 .
^ "North Carolina Senate Leadership" . Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2019 .
^ Fayetteville Observer
External links
List of North Carolina state legislatures Senate President pro tempore of the Senate House of Commons House of Representatives Speakers of the House of Representatives (see Note)Other Conventions Provincial Congresses and Constitution North Carolina Provincial Congress (1774–1776:
1st ,
2nd ,
3rd ,
4th ,
5th ),
Constitution of North Carolina (1776,
1835 Convention , 1861 Convention, 1868 redraft, 1875 Convention, Constitution of 1971)
Notes: Prior to the Constitution of 1868: the lower house of the North Carolina Legislature was known as the House of Commons and the leader of the Senate was called the Speaker of the Senate.