North Carolina House of Representatives

North Carolina
House of Representatives
North Carolina; House of Representatives
North Carolina General Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 1, 2021
Leadership
Speaker	Tim Moore (R) ; since January 15, 2015
Speaker pro Tempore	Sarah Stevens (R) ; since January 11, 2017
Majority Leader	John R. Bell IV (R) ; since August 30, 2016
Minority Leader	Robert T. Reives II (D) ; since January 1, 2021
Structure
Seats	120
Political groups	Majority Republican (69); Minority Democratic (51);
Length of term	2 years
Salary	$13,951/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (120 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2022; (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.ncleg.gov/House
Constitution
	Constitution of North Carolina

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.

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, as it is illegal to do so.

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[]

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
Affiliation	Party (shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

End of (2017–18) legislature	75	45	120	0
Beginning of previous (2019–20) legislature	65	55	120	0
End of previous (2019–20) legislature	65	54	120	1
Beginning of current (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
Since August 11, 2021^[2]	69	51	120	0
Latest voting share	58%	43%

Officers (2021–22 session)[]

North Carolina House^[3] Officers
Position	Name	Party
Speaker	Tim Moore	Republican
Speaker Pro Tempore	Sarah Stevens	Republican
Majority Leader	John R. Bell IV^[4]	Republican
Deputy Majority Leader	Brenden Jones	Republican
Majority Whip	Jon Hardister	Republican
Minority Leader	Robert T. Reives II	Democratic
Deputy Minority Leader	Gale Adcock	Democratic
Minority Whips	Susan C. Fisher	Democratic
	Raymond Smith Jr.	Democratic
	Deb Butler	Democratic
	Amos Quick	Democratic

Members (2021–22 session)[]

Map of current partisan composition of legislative districts for state house:

Republican representative

Democratic representative

District	Representative	Party	Counties Represented	First elected
1	Ed Goodwin	Republican	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington	2018
2	Larry Yarborough	Republican	Granville, Person	2014
3	Steve Tyson	Republican	Craven	2020
4	Jimmy Dixon	Republican	Duplin, Onslow	2010
5	Howard Hunter III	Democratic	Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank	2014
6	Bobby Hanig	Republican	Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico	2018
7	Matthew Winslow	Republican	Franklin, Nash	2020
8	Kandie Smith	Democratic	Pitt	2018
9	Brian Farkas	Democratic	Pitt	2020
10	John Bell	Republican	Greene, Johnston, Wayne	2012
11	Allison Dahle	Democratic	Wake	2018
12	Chris Humphrey	Republican	Lenoir, Pitt	2018
13	Pat McElraft	Republican	Carteret, Jones	2006
14	George Cleveland	Republican	Onslow	2004
15	Phil Shepard	Republican	Onslow	2010
16	Carson Smith	Republican	Columbus, Pender	2018
17	Frank Iler	Republican	Brunswick	2009↑
18	Deb Butler	Democratic	New Hanover	2017↑
19	Charlie Miller	Republican	Brunswick, New Hanover	2020
20	Ted Davis Jr.	Republican	New Hanover	2012↑
21	Raymond Smith Jr.	Democratic	Sampson, Wayne	2018
22	William Brisson	Republican	Bladen, Sampson	2006
23	Shelly Willingham	Democratic	Edgecombe, Martin	2014
24	Linda Cooper-Suggs	Democratic	Wilson	2020↑
25	James Gailliard	Democratic	Nash	2018
26	Donna McDowell White	Republican	Johnston	2016
27	Michael Wray	Democratic	Halifax, Northampton	2004
28	Larry Strickland	Republican	Harnett, Johnston	2016
29	Vernetta Alston	Democratic	Durham	2020↑
30	Marcia Morey	Democratic	Durham	2017↑
31	Zack Forde-Hawkins	Democratic	Durham	2018
32	Terry Garrison	Democratic	Granville, Vance, Warren	2016
33	Rosa Gill	Democratic	Wake	2009↑
34	Grier Martin	Democratic	Wake	2013↑ (2005-2013)
35	Terence Everitt	Democratic	Wake	2018
36	Julie von Haefen	Democratic	Wake	2018
37	Erin Paré	Republican	Wake	2020
38	Abe Jones	Democratic	Wake	2020
39	James Roberson	Democratic	Wake	2021↑
40	Joe John	Democratic	Wake	2016
41	Gale Adcock	Democratic	Wake	2014
42	Marvin Lucas	Democratic	Cumberland	2000
43	Diane Wheatley	Republican	Cumberland	2008
44	William "Billy" Richardson	Democratic	Cumberland	2015↑ (1993-1996)
45	John Szoka	Republican	Cumberland	2012
46	Brenden Jones	Republican	Columbus, Robeson	2016
47	Charles Graham	Democratic	Robeson	2010
48	Garland Pierce	Democratic	Hoke, Scotland	2004
49	Cynthia Ball	Democratic	Wake	2016
50	Graig Meyer	Democratic	Caswell, Orange	2013↑
51	John Sauls	Republican	Harnett, Lee	2016
52	Jamie Boles	Republican	Moore	2008
53	Howard Penny Jr.	Republican	Harnett	2020↑
54	Robert Reives	Democratic	Chatham, Durham	2014↑
55	Mark Brody	Republican	Anson, Union	2012
56	Verla Insko	Democratic	Orange	1996
57	Ashton Clemmons	Democratic	Guilford	2018
58	Amos Quick	Democratic	Guilford	2016
59	Jon Hardister	Republican	Guilford	2012
60	Cecil Brockman	Democratic	Guilford	2014
61	Pricey Harrison	Democratic	Guilford	2004
62	John Faircloth	Republican	Guilford	2010
63	Ricky Hurtado	Democratic	Alamance	2020
64	Dennis Riddell	Republican	Alamance	2012
65	Reece Pyrtle^[5]^[6]	Republican	Rockingham	2021↑
66	Ben Moss	Republican	Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly	2020
67	Wayne Sasser	Republican	Cabarrus, Stanly	2018
68	David Willis	Republican	Union	2020
69	Dean Arp	Republican	Union	2012
70	Pat Hurley	Republican	Randolph	2006
71	Evelyn Terry	Democratic	Forsyth	2012
72	Amber Baker	Democratic	Forsyth	2020
73	Lee Zachary	Republican	Forsyth, Yadkin	2014
74	Jeff Zenger	Republican	Forsyth	2020
75	Donny Lambeth	Republican	Forsyth	2012
76	Harry Warren	Republican	Rowan	2016
77	Julia Craven Howard	Republican	Davie, Rowan	1988
78	Allen McNeill	Republican	Moore, Randolph	2012↑
79	Keith Kidwell	Republican	Beaufort, Craven	2018
80	Sam Watford	Republican	Davidson	2020 (2015-2019)
81	Larry Potts	Republican	Davidson	2016
82	Kristin Baker^[7]	Republican	Cabarrus	2020↑
83	Larry Pittman	Republican	Cabarrus, Rowan	2011↑
84	Jeffrey McNeely	Republican	Iredell	2019↑
85	Dudley Greene	Republican	Avery, McDowell, Mitchell	2020
86	Hugh Blackwell	Republican	Burke	2008
87	Destin Hall	Republican	Caldwell	2016
88	Mary Belk	Democratic	Mecklenburg	2016
89	Mitchell Setzer	Republican	Catawba	1998
90	Sarah Stevens	Republican	Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes	2008
91	Kyle Hall	Republican	Rockingham, Stokes, Surry	2016
92	Terry Brown	Democratic	Mecklenburg	2020
93	Ray Pickett	Republican	Ashe, Watauga	2020
94	Jeffrey Elmore	Republican	Alleghany, Wilkes	2012
95	Grey Mills	Republican	Iredell	2020 (2009-2013)
96	Jay Adams	Republican	Catawba	2014
97	Jason Saine	Republican	Lincoln	2011↑
98	John Bradford	Republican	Mecklenburg	2020 (2015-2019)
99	Nasif Majeed	Democratic	Mecklenburg	2018
100	John Autry	Democratic	Mecklenburg	2016
101	Carolyn Logan	Democratic	Mecklenburg	2018
102	Becky Carney	Democratic	Mecklenburg	2002
103	Rachel Hunt	Democratic	Mecklenburg	2018
104	Brandon Lofton	Democratic	Mecklenburg	2018
105	Wesley Harris	Democratic	Mecklenburg	2018
106	Carla Cunningham	Democratic	Mecklenburg	2012
107	Kelly Alexander	Democratic	Mecklenburg	2008
108	John Torbett	Republican	Gaston	2010
109	Dana Bumgardner	Republican	Gaston	2012
110	Kelly Hastings	Republican	Cleveland, Gaston	2010
111	Tim Moore	Republican	Cleveland	2002
112	David Rogers	Republican	Burke, Rutherford	2016↑
113	Jake Johnson	Republican	Henderson, Polk, Transylvania	2019↑
114	Susan Fisher	Democratic	Buncombe	2004↑
115	John Ager	Democratic	Buncombe	2014
116	Brian Turner	Democratic	Buncombe	2014
117	Tim Moffitt	Republican	Henderson	2020↑ (2011-2015)
118	Mark Pless	Republican	Haywood, Madison, Yancey	2020
119	Mike Clampitt	Republican	Haywood, Jackson, Swain	2020 (2017-2019)
120	Karl Gillespie	Republican	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon	2020

↑: Member was first appointed to office.

Source: NC General Assembly official site

Past composition of the House of Representatives[]

References[]

^ 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 June 19, 2021.
^ "Rep. John Bell elected North Carolina House majority leader". Associated Press. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^ 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.}
^ reports, staff. "Dr. Kristin Baker appointed to N.C. State House". The Independent Tribune. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

External links[]

Coordinates: 35°46′59.53″N 78°38′20.24″W / 35.7832028°N 78.6389556°W / 35.7832028; -78.6389556

[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 June 19, 2021.

[4] "Rep. John Bell elected North Carolina House majority leader". Associated Press. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

[5] Jerry Carter died Aug. 2, 2021.

[6] 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.}

[7] reports, staff. "Dr. Kristin Baker appointed to N.C. State House". The Independent Tribune. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

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show v t Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
155th General Assembly (2021–2022) Speaker of the House Tim Moore (R) Speaker pro tempore Sarah Stevens (R) Majority Leader John R. Bell IV (R) Minority Leader Robert T. Reives II (D)
Ed Goodwin (R) Larry Yarborough (R) Steve Tyson (R) Jimmy Dixon (R) Howard J. Hunter III (D) Bobby Hanig (R) Matthew Winslow (R) Kandie Smith (D) Brian Farkas (D) John R. Bell IV (R) Allison Dahle (D) Chris Humphrey (R) Pat McElraft (R) George G. Cleveland (R) Phil Shepard (R) Carson Smith (R) Frank Iler (R) Deb Butler (D) Charlie Miller (R) Ted Davis Jr. (R) Raymond Smith Jr. (D) William Brisson (R) Shelly Willingham (D) Linda Cooper-Suggs (D) James Gailliard (D) Donna McDowell White (R) Michael H. Wray (D) Larry C. Strickland (R) Vernetta Alston (D) Marcia Morey (D) Zack Forde-Hawkins (D) Terry Garrison (D) Rosa Gill (D) Grier Martin (D) Terence Everitt (D) Julie von Haefen (D) Erin Paré (R) Abe Jones (D) James Roberson (D) Joe John (D) Gale Adcock (D) Marvin W. Lucas (D) Diane Wheatley (R) William O. Richardson (D) John Szoka (R) Brenden Jones (R) Charles Graham (D) Garland E. Pierce (D) Cynthia Ball (D) Graig R. Meyer (D) John I. Sauls (R) James L. Boles Jr. (R) Howard Penny Jr. (R) Robert T. Reives II (D) Mark Brody (R) Verla C. Insko (D) Ashton Clemmons (D) Amos Quick (D) Jon Hardister (R) Cecil Brockman (D) Pricey Harrison (D) John Faircloth (R) Ricky Hurtado (D) Dennis Riddell (R) Jerry Carter (R) Ben Moss (R) Wayne Sasser (R) David Willis (R) Dean Arp (R) Pat Hurley (R) Evelyn Terry (D) Amber Baker (D) Lee Zachary (R) Jeff Zenger (R) Donny Lambeth (R) Harry J. Warren (R) Julia C. Howard (R) Allen McNeill (R) Keith Kidwell (R) Sam Watford (R) Larry Potts (R) Kristin Baker (R) Larry Pittman (R) Jeffrey McNeely (R) Dudley Greene (R) Hugh Blackwell (R) Destin Hall (R) Mary Gardner Belk (D) Mitchell S. Setzer (R) Sarah Stevens (R) Kyle Hall (R) Terry M. Brown Jr. (D) Ray Pickett (R) Jeffrey Elmore (R) Grey Mills (R) Jay Adams (R) Jason Saine (R) John R. Bradford III (R) Nasif Majeed (D) John Autry (D) Carolyn Logan (D) Becky Carney (D) Rachel Hunt (D) Brandon Lofton (D) Wesley Harris (D) Carla Cunningham (D) Kelly Alexander (D) John Torbett (R) Dana Bumgardner (R) Kelly Hastings (R) Tim Moore (R) David Rogers (R) Jake Johnson (R) Susan C. Fisher (D) John Ager (D) Brian Turner (D) Tim Moffitt (R) Mark Pless (R) Mike Clampitt (R) Karl Gillespie (R)
Republican (69) Democratic (51) North Carolina General Assembly North Carolina House of Representatives North Carolina Senate

show v t North Carolina General Assemblies by year convened and order
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)	1 (1777) 2 (1778) 3 (1779) 4 (1780) 5 (1781) 6 (1782) 7 (1783) 8 (Apr 1784) 9 (Oct 1784) 10 (1785) 60 (1835) 61 (1836) 73 (1860) 74 (1862) 78 (1868) 94 (1899) 145 (2001) 146 (2003) 147 (2005) 148 (2007) 149 (2009) 150 (2011) 151 (2013) 152 (2015) 153 (2017) 154 (2019) 155 (2021)
Other	Executive Branch: Governor of North Carolina, List of Governors, Lieutenant Governors (since 1868), Cabinets, Council of State, Attorney General
Conventions	Hillsborough Convention of 1788 Fayatteville Convention of 1789
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.

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