North Carolina State House

North Carolina State House

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.

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.

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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.

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

AffiliationParty
(shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
RepublicanDemocraticVacant
End of (2017–18) legislature75451200
Beginning of (2019–20) legislature65551200
End of 2019–20 legislature541191
Beginning of (2021–22) legislature69501191
January 11, 2021 - August 3, 2021511200
August 3, 2021 – August 11, 2021[1]681191
August 11, 2021 - October 3, 2021[2]691200
October 3, 2021 - November 1, 2021681191
November 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022691200
January 31, 2022 - February 1, 2022501191
February 1, 2022 - July 8, 2022511200
July 8, 2022 - July 15, 2022501191
July 15, 2022 - August 29, 2022511200
August 29, 2022 - September 19, 2022681191
Since September 19, 2022691200
Beginning of (2023–24) legislature71491200
April 5, 2023–end of legislature72481200
Beginning of current (2025–25) legislature71491200
January 19, 2025 - January 29, 2025481191
Since January 29, 202571491200
Latest voting share59.2%40.8%

Officers (2023–24 session)

North Carolina House[3] officers
PositionNameParty
Speaker Pro TemporeSarah StevensRepublican
Majority LeaderJohn Bell[4]Republican
Deputy Majority LeaderBrenden JonesRepublican
Majority WhipKarl GillespieRepublican
Minority LeaderRobert ReivesDemocratic
Deputy Minority LeaderCynthia BallDemocratic
Minority WhipsTerry M. Brown Jr.Democratic
Marcia MoreyDemocratic
Amos QuickDemocratic

Members (2025–26 session)

Current partisan composition
DistrictRepresentativeImagePartyResidenceCounties RepresentedFirst elected
1stEd GoodwinRepublicanEdentonCurrituck, Dare (part), Tyrrell, Washington,

Chowan, Perquimans

2018
2ndRay JeffersDemocraticRoxboroPerson, Durham (part)2022
3rdSteve TysonRepublicanNew BernCraven (part)2020
4thJimmy DixonRepublicanMount OliveDuplin, Wayne (part)2010
5thBill WardRepublicanElizabeth CityHertford, Gates, Pasquotank, Camden2022
6thJoe PikeRepublicanSanfordHarnett (part)2022
7thMatthew WinslowRepublicanYoungsvilleFranklin, Vance (part)2020
8thGloristine BrownDemocraticBethelPitt (part)2022
9thTim ReederRepublicanAydenPitt (part)2022
10thJohn BellRepublicanGoldsboroWayne (part)2012
11thAllison DahleDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2018
12thChris HumphreyRepublicanLa GrangeGreene, Lenoir, Jones2018
13thCeleste CairnsRepublicanEmerald IsleCarteret, Craven (part)2022
14thWyatt GableRepublicanJacksonvilleOnslow (part)2024
15thPhil ShepardRepublicanJacksonvilleOnslow (part)2010
16thCarson SmithRepublicanHampsteadPender, Onslow (part)2018
17thFrank IlerRepublicanShallotteBrunswick (part)2009↑
18thDeb ButlerDemocraticWilmingtonNew Hanover (part)2017↑
19thCharlie MillerRepublicanSouthportBrunswick (part), New Hanover (part)2020
20thTed Davis Jr.RepublicanWilmingtonNew Hanover (part)2012↑
21stYa LiuDemocraticCaryWake (part)2022
22ndWilliam BrissonRepublicanDublinBladen, Sampson2006
23rdShelly WillinghamDemocraticRocky MountEdgecombe, Martin, Bertie2014
24thDante PittmanDemocraticWilsonWilson, Nash (part)2024
25thAllen ChesserRepublicanMiddlesexNash (part)2022
26thDonna McDowell WhiteRepublicanClaytonJohnston (part)2016
27thRodney PierceDemocraticRoanoke RapidsWarren, Halifax, Northampton2024
28thLarry StricklandRepublicanPine LevelJohnston (part)2016
29thVernetta AlstonDemocraticDurhamDurham (part)2020↑
30thMarcia MoreyDemocraticDurhamDurham (part)2017↑
31stZack Forde-HawkinsDemocraticDurhamDurham (part)2018
32ndBryan CohnDemocraticOxfordGranville, Vance (part)2024
33rdMonika Johnson-HostlerDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2024
34thTim LongestDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2022
35thMike SchietzeltRepublicanWake ForestWake (part)2024
36thJulie von HaefenDemocraticApexWake (part)2018
37thErin ParéRepublicanHolly SpringsWake (part)2020
38thAbe JonesDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2020
39thJames RobersonDemocraticKnightdaleWake (part)2021↑
40thPhil RubinDemocraticWake (part)2025↑
41stMaria CervaniaDemocraticCaryWake (part)2022
42ndMike ColvinDemocraticFayettevilleCumberland (part)2024
43rdDiane WheatleyRepublicanLindenCumberland (part)2020
44thCharles SmithDemocraticFayettevilleCumberland (part)2022
45thFrances JacksonDemocraticFayettevilleCumberland (part)2022
46thBrenden JonesRepublicanTabor CityColumbus, Robeson (part)2016
47thJarrod LoweryRepublicanPembrokeRobeson (part)2022
48thGarland PierceDemocraticWagramHoke, Scotland2004
49thCynthia BallDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2016
50thRenee PriceDemocraticHillsboroughCaswell, Orange (part)2022
51stJohn SaulsRepublicanSanfordLee, Moore (part)2016 (2002–2006)
52ndBen MossRepublicanRockinghamRichmond, Moore (part)2020
53rdHoward Penny Jr.RepublicanCoatsHarnett (part), Johnston (part)2020↑
54thRobert ReivesDemocraticGoldstonChatham, Randolph (part)2014↑
55thMark BrodyRepublicanMonroeAnson, Union (part)2012
56thAllen BuansiDemocraticChapel HillOrange (part)2022↑
57thTracy ClarkDemocraticGreensboroGuilford (part)2024↑
58thAmos QuickDemocraticGreensboroGuilford (part)2016
59thAlan BransonRepublicanJulianGuilford (part)2024↑
60thCecil BrockmanDemocraticHigh PointGuilford (part)2014
61stPricey HarrisonDemocraticGreensboroGuilford (part)2004
62ndJohn BlustRepublicanGreensboroGuilford (part)2024↑ (2000–2018)
63rdStephen RossRepublicanBurlingtonAlamance (part)2022 (2012–2020)
64thDennis RiddellRepublicanSnow CampAlamance (part)2012
65thReece PyrtleRepublicanStonevilleRockingham2021
66thSarah CrawfordDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2022
67thCody HuneycuttRepublicanOakboroStanly, Montgomery2024
68thDavid WillisRepublicanWaxhawUnion (part)2020
69thDean ArpRepublicanMonroeUnion (part)2012
70thBrian BiggsRepublicanTrinityRandolph (part)2022
71stKanika BrownDemocraticWinston-SalemForsyth (part)2022
72ndAmber BakerDemocraticWinston-SalemForsyth (part)2020
73rdJonathan AlmondRepublicanConcordCabarrus (part)2024
74thJeff ZengerRepublicanLewisvilleForsyth (part)2020
75thDonny LambethRepublicanWinston-SalemForsyth (part)2012
76thHarry WarrenRepublicanSalisburyRowan (part)2010
77thJulia Craven HowardRepublicanMocksvilleYadkin, Davie, Rowan (part)1988
78thNeal JacksonRepublicanRobbinsMoore (part), Randolph (part)2022
79thKeith KidwellRepublicanChocowinityDare (part), Hyde, Beaufort, Pamlico2018
80thSam WatfordRepublicanThomasvilleDavidson (part)2020 (2014–2018)
81stLarry PottsRepublicanLexingtonDavidson (part)2016
82ndBrian EchevarriaRepublicanHarrisburgCabarrus (part)2024
83rdGrant CampbellRepublicanConcordCabarrus (part), Rowan (part)2024
84thJeffrey McNeelyRepublicanStony PointIredell (part)2019↑
85thDudley GreeneRepublicanMarionAvery, Mitchell, Yancey, McDowell (part)2020
86thHugh BlackwellRepublicanValdeseBurke2008
87thDestin HallRepublicanGranite FallsCaldwell, Watauga (part)2016
88thMary BelkDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2016
89thMitchell SetzerRepublicanCatawbaCatawba (part), Iredell (part)1998
90thSarah StevensRepublicanMount AirySurry, Wilkes (part)2008
91stKyle HallRepublicanKingStokes, Forsyth (part)2016
92ndTerry BrownDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2020
93rdRay PickettRepublicanBlowing RockAlleghany, Ashe, Watauga (part)2020
94thBlair EddinsRepublicanPurlearAlexander, Wilkes (part)2024↑
95thTodd CarverRepublicanMooresvilleIredell (part)2024
96thJay AdamsRepublicanHickoryCatawba (part)2014
97thHeather RhyneRepublicanLincolntonLincoln2024↑
98thBeth Gardner HelfrichDemocraticDavidsonMecklenburg (part)2024
99thNasif MajeedDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2018
100thJulia GreenfieldDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2024
101stCarolyn LoganDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2018
102ndBecky CarneyDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2002
103rdLaura BuddDemocraticMatthewsMecklenburg (part)2022
104thBrandon LoftonDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2018
105thTricia CothamRepublicanMint HillMecklenburg (part)2022 (2007↑–2016)
106thCarla CunninghamDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2012
107thAisha DewDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2024
108thJohn TorbettRepublicanStanleyGaston (part)2010
109thDonnie LoftisRepublicanGastoniaGaston (part)2021↑
110thKelly HastingsRepublicanCherryvilleGaston (part), Cleveland (part)2010
111thPaul ScottRepublicanShelbyCleveland (part), Rutherford (part)2024
112thJordan LopezDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2024
113thJake JohnsonRepublicanSaludaHenderson (part), Polk, Rutherford (part), McDowell (part)2019↑
114thEric AgerDemocraticFairviewBuncombe (part)2022
115thLindsey PratherDemocraticEnkaBuncombe (part)2022
116thBrian TurnerDemocraticAshevilleBuncombe (part)2024 (2014–2022)
117thJennifer BalkcomRepublicanHendersonvilleHenderson (part)2022
118thMark PlessRepublicanCantonMadison, Haywood2020
119thMike ClampittRepublicanBryson CityTransylvania, Jackson, Swain2020 (2016–2018)
120thKarl GillespieRepublicanFranklinMacon, Graham, Cherokee, Clay2020
  • ↑: Member was first appointed to office.

Source: NC General Assembly official site

Past composition of the House of Representatives

See also

References

  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.

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