The North Carolina General Assembly of 2003–04 was the 146th session of the North Carolina General General Assembly. The assembly is a bicameral body including a House of Representatives and Senate. They both met in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2003 and 2004. Members of this North Carolina General Assembly were elected on November 5, 2002. The 2002 legislative elections were conducted under an interim redistricting map following the 2000 census; a more permanent redistricting map was passed in November 2003 for use through 2010.
House of Representatives The North Carolina State House, during the 2003–04 session, consisted of 60 Democrats and 60 Republicans; consequently, Democratic and Republican co-speakers shared leadership of the body. The representatives included 29 women, 18 African Americans, one Native American, and one Hispanic and Latino American.
Note: Rep. Michael P. Decker changed party affiliation September 16, 2003. Rep. Alex Warner changed party affiliation August 20, 2004.
House leaders
Permanent Democratic Caucus Chair: Edd Nye (22nd district)
House members
Notes
Senate members The North Carolina State Senate, during the 2003–04 session, consisted of 28 Democrats and 22 Republicans.
Senate leaders
Permanent Democratic Caucus Chair: R. C. Soles Jr. Democratic Caucus Secretary: Charles W. Albertson Secretary of Republican Caucus: Phil Berger
Senate members
District Senator Party Residence Counties represented First elected 1st Marc Basnight Democratic Manteo Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Beaufort 1984 2nd Scott Thomas Democratic New Bern Carteret, Craven, Pamlico 2000 3rd Clark Jenkins Democratic Tarboro Edgecombe, Pitt (part), Martin, Bertie, Washington, Tyrrell 2002 4th Robert Holloman Democratic Ahoskie Vance (part), Warren, Halifax, Northampton, Hertford, Gates 2002 5th Tony Moore Democratic Winterville Pitt (part), Wilson 2002 RepublicanSwitched parties during term. 6th Cecil Hargett Democratic Richlands Onslow, Jones 2002 7th John Kerr Democratic Goldsboro Wayne (part), Lenoir, Greene 1992 8th R. C. Soles Jr. Democratic Tabor City Columbus, Brunswick, Pender 1976 9th Patrick Ballantine Republican Wilmington New Hanover 1994 Woody White Republican Wilmington 2004↑ 10th Charles Albertson Democratic Beulaville Harnett (part), Sampson, Duplin 1992 11th A. B. Swindell Democratic Nashville Vance (part), Franklin, Nash 2000 12th Fred Smith Republican Clayton Johnston, Wayne (part) 2002 13th David Weinstein Democratic Lumberton Robeson, Hoke 1996 14th Vernon Malone Democratic Raleigh Wake (part) 2002 15th John Carrington Republican Raleigh Wake (part) 1994 16th Eric Miller Reeves Democratic Raleigh Wake (part) 1996 17th Richard Stevens Republican Cary Wake (part) 2002 18th Wib Gulley Democratic Durham Granville, Person, Durham (part) 1992 19th Tony Rand Democratic Fayetteville Bladen, Cumberland (part) 1994 20th Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Democratic Durham Durham (part) 1992 21st Larry Shaw Democratic Fayetteville Cumberland (part) 1996 22nd Harris Blake Republican Pinehurst Moore, Lee, Harnett (part) 2002 23rd Eleanor Kinnaird Democratic Carrboro Orange, Chatham 1996 24th Hugh Webster Republican Burlington Alamance, Caswell 1994 25th Bill Purcell Democratic Laurinburg Stanly, Anson, Richmond, Scotland 1997↑ 26th Phil Berger Republican Eden Rockingham, Guilford (part) 2000 27th Kay Hagan Democratic Greensboro Guilford (part) 1998 28th Katie Dorsett Democratic Greensboro Guilford (part) 2002 29th Jerry Tillman Republican Archdale Randolph, Montgomery 2002 30th John Garwood Republican North Wilkesboro Stokes, Surry, Wilkes (part) 1994 31st Hamilton C. Horton Jr. Republican Winston-Salem Forsyth (part) 1994 32nd Linda Garrou Democratic Winston-Salem Forsyth (part) 1998 33rd Stan Bingham Republican Denton Davidson, Guilford (part) 2000 34th Andrew Brock Republican Mocksville Rowan (part), Davie, Yadkin 2002 35th Fern Shubert Republican Marshville Union, Mecklenburg (part) 2002 36th Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Republican Concord Cabarrus, Rowan (part) 1990 37th Dan Clodfelter Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg (part) 1998 38th Charlie Dannelly Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg (part) 1994 39th Bob Rucho Republican Matthews Mecklenburg (part) 1996 40th Robert Pittenger Republican Charlotte Mecklenburg (part) 2002 41st R. B. Sloan Jr. Republican Mooresville Iredell, Alexander 2002 42nd James Forrester Republican Stanley Catawba (part), Lincoln, Gaston (part) 1990 43rd David Hoyle Democratic Dallas Gaston (part) 1992 44th Austin Allran Republican Hickory Burke, Catawba (part) 1986 45th Virginia Foxx Republican Banner Elk Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes (part), Watauga, Caldwell 1994 46th Walter Dalton Democratic Rutherfordton Cleveland, Rutherford 1996 47th Joe Sam Queen Democratic Waynesville Haywood (part), Madison, Yancey, McDowell, Mitchell, Avery 2002 48th Tom Apodaca Republican Hendersonville Buncombe (part), Henderson, Polk 2002 49th Steve MetcalfResigned February 2, 2004. Democratic Asheville Buncombe (part) 1998 Martin NesbittAppointed February 6, 2004. Democratic Asheville 2004↑ 50th Bob Carpenter Republican Franklin Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Macon, Haywood, Swain, Jackson, Transylvania, Haywood (part) 1988
↑: Member was first appointed to office.
Notes
See also List of North Carolina state legislatures
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