The North Carolina General Assembly of 2007–08 consisted of the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina Senate that met in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2007 and 2008. Members of the House and Senate were elected on November 7, 2006. This legislature first convened in January 2007. In addition to its regular sessions, the legislature met in special session in March 2008 to consider expelling Representative Thomas E. Wright.
House of Representatives The North Carolina state House of Representatives, during the 2007–08 session, consisted of 68 Democrats and 52 Republicans.
House leaders
Clerk (appointed by the house): Denise Weeks
House members District 1: William C. Owens Jr. (Dem) – Camden, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank District 2: Timothy L. Spear (Dem) – Chowan, Dare, Gates, Perquimans, Tyrrell District 3: Alice Graham Underhill (Dem) – Craven, Pamlico District 4: Russell E. Tucker (Dem) – Craven, Martin, Pitt District 5: Howard J. Hunter Jr. (Dem), died, replaced by Annie Mobley (Dem) – Bertie, Hertford, Northampton District 6: Arthur J. Williams (Dem) – Beaufort, Hyde, Washington District 7: Edward Jones (Dem), appointed to Senate, replaced by Angela Bryant (Dem) – Halifax, Nash District 8: Edith D. Warren (Dem) – Greene, Martin, Pitt District 9: Marian N. McLawhorn (Dem) – Pitt District 10: Van Braxton (Dem) – Duplin, Lenoir District 11: Louis M. Pate Jr. (Rep) – Wayne District 12: William L. Wainwright (Dem) – Craven, Jones, Lenoir District 13: Pat McElraft (Rep) – Carteret, Onslow District 14: George G. Cleveland (Rep) – Onslow District 15: W. Robert Grady (Rep) – Onslow District 16: Carolyn H. Justice (Rep) – New Hanover, Pender District 17: Bonner L. Stiller (Rep) – Brunswick, New Hanover District 18: Thomas E. Wright (Dem), expelled on March 20, 2008, replaced by Sandra Spaulding Hughes (Dem) – Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover District 19: Daniel F. McComas (Rep) – New Hanover District 20: Dewey L. Hill (Dem) – Brunswick, Columbus District 21: Larry M. Bell (Dem) – Duplin, Sampson, Wayne District 22: William Brisson (Dem) – Bladen, Sampson District 23: Joe P. Tolson (Dem) – Edgecombe, Wilson District 24: Jean Farmer-Butterfield (Dem) – Edgecombe, Wilson District 25: William G. Daughtridge Jr. (Rep) – Nash District 26: N. Leo Daughtry (Rep) – Johnston, Wayne District 27: Michael H. Wray (Dem) – Granville, Vance, Warren District 28: James Langdon Jr. (Rep) – Johnston District 29: Larry Hall (Dem) – Durham District 30: Paul Luebke (Dem) – Durham District 31: Mickey Michaux (Dem) – Durham District 32: James W. Crawford Jr. (Dem) – Durham, Granville, Vance District 33: Dan Blue (Dem) – Wake District 34: Grier Martin (Dem) – Wake District 35: Jennifer Weiss (Dem) – Wake District 36: Nelson Dollar (Rep) – Wake District 37: Paul Stam (Rep) – Wake District 38: Deborah Ross (Dem) – Wake District 39: Linda Coleman (Dem) – Wake District 40: Marilyn Avila (Rep) – Wake District 41: Ty Harrell (Dem) – Wake District 42: Marvin W. Lucas (Dem) – Cumberland, District 43: Mary E. McAllister (Dem) – Cumberland District 44: Margaret H. Dickson (Dem) – Cumberland District 45: Rick Glazier (Dem) – Cumberland District 46: Douglas Y. Yongue (Dem) – Hoke, Robeson, Scotland District 47: Ronnie N. Sutton (Dem) – Hoke, Robeson District 48: Garland E. Pierce (Dem) – Hoke, Robeson, Scotland District 49: Lucy T. Allen (Dem) – Franklin, Halifax, Nash District 50: Bill Faison (Dem) – Caswell', Orange District 51: Jimmy L. Love Sr. (Dem) – Harnett, Lee District 52: Joe Boylan (Rep) – Moore District 53: David R. Lewis (Rep) – Harnett District 54: Joe Hackney (Dem) – Chatham, Orange, Moore District 55: Winkie Wilkins (Dem) – Durham, Person District 56: Verla C. Insko (Dem) – Orange District 57: Pricey Harrison (Dem) – Guilford District 58: Alma S. Adams (Dem) – Guilford District 59: Maggie Jeffus (Dem) – Guilford District 60: Earl Jones (Dem) – Guilford District 61: Laura I. Wiley (Rep) – Guilford District 62: John M. Blust (Rep) – Guilford District 63: Alice L. Bordsen (Dem) – Alamance District 64: Cary D. Allred (Rep) – Alamance District 65: E. Nelson Cole (Dem) – Rockingham District 66: Melanie Wade Goodwin (Dem) – Montgomery, Richmond District 67: David Almond (Rep), resigned July 12, 2007,Almond resigns | newsobserver.com projects replaced by Kenny Furr (Rep) – Montgomery, Stanly, Union District 68: J. Curtis Blackwood Jr. (Rep) – Union District 69: Pryor A. Gibson III (Dem) – Anson, Montgomery, Union District 70: Pat B. Hurley (Rep) – Randolph District 71: Larry W. Womble (Dem) – Forsyth District 72: Earline W. Parmon (Dem) – Forsyth District 73: Larry R. Brown (Rep) – Forsyth District 74: Dale Folwell (Rep) – Forsyth District 75: William C. McGee (Rep) – Forsyth District 76: Fred F. Steen II (Rep) – Rowan District 77: Lorene T. Coates (Dem) – Rowan District 78: Harold J. Brubaker (Rep) – Randolph District 79: Julia C. Howard (Rep) – Davidson, Davie, Iredell District 80: Jerry C. Dockham (Rep) – Davidson District 81: L. Hugh Holliman (Dem) – Davidson District 82: Jeff Barnhart (Rep) – Cabarrus District 83: Linda P. Johnson (Rep) – Cabarrus District 84: Phillip D. Frye (Rep) – Avery, Caldwell, Mitchell District 85: Mitch Gillespie (Rep) – Burke, Caldwell, McDowell District 86: Walter G. Church Sr. (Dem) – Burke District 87: Edgar V. Starnes (Rep) – Alexander, Caldwell District 88: T. Raymond Warren (Dem) – Alexander, Catawba District 89: Mitchell S. Setzer (Rep) – Catawba District 90: James A. Harrell III (Dem) – Alleghany, Surry District 91: Bryan R. Holloway (Rep) – Stokes, Rockingham District 92: George M. Holmes (Rep) – Forsyth, Yadkin District 93: Cullie Tarleton (Dem) – Ashe, Watauga District 94: R. Tracy Walker (Rep) – Wilkes District 95: Karen B. Ray (Rep) – Catawba, Iredell District 96: Mark K. Hilton (Rep) – Catawba District 97: Joe L. Kiser (Rep) – Lincoln District 98: Thom Tillis (Rep) – Mecklenburg District 99: Drew P. Saunders (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 100: James B. Black (Dem); resigned, replaced by Tricia Cotham (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 101: Beverly M. Earle (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 102: Becky Carney (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 103: Jim Gulley (Rep) – Mecklenburg District 104: Ruth Samuelson (Rep) – Mecklenburg District 105: Ric Killian (Rep) – Mecklenburg District 106: Martha B. Alexander (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 107: W. Pete Cunningham (Dem), resigned December 31, 2007, replaced by Kelly Alexander (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 108: Wil Neumann (Rep) – Gaston District 109: William A. Current (Rep) – Gaston District 110: Debbie Clary (Rep) – Cleveland, Gaston District 111: Tim Moore (Rep) – Cleveland District 112: Bobby F. England (Dem) – Cleveland, Rutherford District 113: Trudi Walend (Rep) – Henderson, Polk, Transylvania District 114: Susan C. Fisher (Dem) – Buncombe District 115: D. Bruce Goforth (Dem) – Buncombe District 116: Charles C. Thomas (Rep) – Buncombe District 117: Carolyn K. Justus (Rep) – Henderson, Transylvania District 118: Ray Rapp (Dem) – Haywood, Madison, Yancey District 119: R. Phillip Haire (Dem) – Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain District 120: Roger West (Rep) – Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon
Senate The North Carolina state Senate, during the 2007–08 session, consisted of 31 Democrats and 19 Republicans.
Senate leaders
Clerk (appointed by the Senate): Janet Pruitt Permanent Democratic Caucus Chair: R. C. Soles Jr. (8th district) Democratic Caucus Secretary: Charles W. Albertson (10th district) Chairman, Republican Policy Committee: Jean Preston (2nd district)
Senate members District 1: Marc Basnight (Dem) – Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrrell, Washington District 2: Jean R. Preston (Rep) – Carteret, Craven, Pamlico District 3: Clark Jenkins (Dem) – Edgecombe, Martin, Pitt District 4: Robert Lee Holloman (Dem), died, replaced by Edward Jones (Dem) – Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, Bertie, Chowan, Perquimans District 5: John H. Kerr III (Dem) – Greene, Pitt, Wayne District 6: Harry Brown (Rep) – Jones, Onslow District 7: Doug Berger (Dem) – Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren District 8: R. C. Soles Jr. (Dem) – Brunswick, Columbus, Pender District 9: Julia Boseman (Dem) – New Hanover District 10: Charles W. Albertson (Dem) – Duplin, Harnett, Sampson District 11: A. B. Swindell (Dem) – Franklin, Nash, Vance District 12: Fred Smith (Rep) – Johnston, Wayne District 13: David F. Weinstein (Dem) – Hoke, Robeson District 14: Vernon Malone (Dem) – Wake District 15: Neal Hunt (Rep) – Wake District 16: Janet Cowell (Dem) – Wake District 17: Richard Y. Stevens (Rep) – Wake District 18: Bob Atwater (Dem) – Durham, Chatham, Lee District 19: Tony Rand (Dem) – Bladen, Cumberland District 20: Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (Dem), died March 9, 2007, replaced by Floyd McKissick Jr. (Dem) – Durham District 21: Larry Shaw (Dem) – Cumberland District 22: Harris Blake (Rep) – Harnett, Lee, Moore District 23: Eleanor Kinnaird (Dem) – Chatham, Orange, Person District 24: Anthony Foriest (Dem) – Alamance, Caswell District 25: William R. Purcell (Dem) – Anson, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly District 26: Phil Berger (Rep) – Guilford, Rockingham District 27: Kay Hagan (Dem) – Guilford District 28: Katie G. Dorsett (Dem) – Guilford District 29: Jerry W. Tillman (Rep) – Montgomery, Randolph District 30: Donald East (Rep) – Stokes, Surry, Yadkin District 31: Peter Brunstetter (Rep) – Forsyth District 32: Linda Garrou (Dem) – Forsyth District 33: Stan Bingham (Rep) – Davidson, Guilford District 34: Andrew C. Brock (Rep) – Davie, Rowan, Yadkin District 35: W. Edward Goodall (Rep) – Mecklenburg, Union District 36: Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. (Rep) – Cabarrus, Rowan District 37: Daniel G. Clodfelter (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 38: Charlie Smith Dannelly (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 39: Robert Pittenger (Rep), resigned, replaced by Bob Rucho (Rep) – Mecklenburg District 40: Malcolm Graham (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 41: James Forrester (Rep) – Alexander, Iredell District 42: Austin M. Allran (Rep) – Catawba, Gaston, Lincoln District 43: David W. Hoyle (Dem) – Gaston District 44: Jim Jacumin (Rep) – Burke, Caldwell District 45: Steve Goss (Dem) – Alexander, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes District 46: Walter Dalton (Dem) – Cleveland, Rutherford District 47: Joe Sam Queen (Dem) – Avery, Haywood, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey District 48: Tom Apodaca (Rep) – Buncombe, Henderson, Polk District 49: Martin Nesbitt (Dem) – Buncombe District 50: John J. Snow Jr. (Dem) – Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania
See also List of North Carolina state legislatures
References
External links NC General Assembly website (current legislature)