The North Carolina General Assembly 2011–12 was the state legislature that first convened on January 26, 2011, and concluded in December 2012. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected on November 2, 2010. This 149th North Carolina General Assembly was the first North Carolina General Assembly with a Republican majority in both chambers since 1870.,
Legislation A complete list of session laws passed by this legislature is found at 2011 Session laws. There were 419 laws passed in 2011 and 203 in 2012. Among the Session laws that passed was 2011-409, "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THAT MARRIAGE BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN IS THE ONLY DOMESTIC LEGAL UNION THAT SHALL BE VALID OR RECOGNIZED IN THIS STATE."
State House of Representatives The North Carolina state House of Representatives, during the 2011–12 session, consisted of 68 Republicans and 52 Democrats. At the beginning of the session, there was one independent member, Rep. Bert Jones, who caucused with the Republicans, but he formally changed his registration to Republican around September 2011. The members included 35 women, 18 African Americans, and one Native American out of 120 members.
House leadership
The following members were the leadership of the House of Representatives:
House members The following were the members of the House of Representatives during 2011–2012: District Representative Party Residence 1stWilliam C. Owens Jr. Democratic Elizabeth City 2ndTimothy L. Spear Democratic Creswell 3rd Norman W. Sanderson Republican Arapahoe 4th Jimmy Dixon Republican Calypso 5th Annie Mobley Democratic Ahoskie 6th Bill Cook Republican Chocowinity 7th Angela Bryant Democratic Rocky Mount 8th Edith D. Warren Democratic Farmville 9th Marian N. McLawhorn Democratic Grifton 10th Stephen A. LaRoque (until August 1, 2012) Republican KinstonKaren Kozel (from August 29, 2012) Republican Kinston 11th Efton Sager Republican Goldsboro 12th William L. Wainwright (until July 17, 2012) Democratic Havelock Barbara Lee (from August 6, 2012) Democratic Havelock 13th Pat McElraft Republican Emerald Isle 14th George G. Cleveland Republican Jacksonville 15th Phil Shepard Republican Jacksonville 16th Carolyn H. Justice Republican Hampstead 17th Frank Iler Republican Oak Island 18th Susi Hamilton Democratic Wilmington 19th Daniel F. McComas (until September 2, 2012) Republican Wilmington Ted Davis Jr. (from September 26, 2012) Republican Wilmington 20th Dewey L. Hill Democratic Whiteville 21st Larry M. Bell Democratic Clinton 22nd William Brisson Democratic Dublin 23rd Joe P. Tolson Democratic Pinetops 24th Jean Farmer-Butterfield Democratic Wilson 25th Jeff Collins Republican Rocky Mount 26th N. Leo Daughtry Republican Smithfield 27th Michael H. Wray Democratic Gaston 28th James Langdon Jr. Republican Angier 29th Larry Hall Democratic Durham 30th Paul Luebke Democratic Durham 31st Mickey Michaux Democratic Durham 32nd James W. Crawford Jr. Democratic Oxford 33rd Rosa Gill Democratic Raleigh 34th Grier Martin Democratic Raleigh 35th Jennifer Weiss Democratic Raleigh 36th Nelson Dollar Republican Cary 37th Paul Stam Republican Apex 38th Deborah Ross Democratic Raleigh 39th Darren Jackson Democratic Raleigh 40th Marilyn Avila Republican Raleigh 41st Tom Murry Republican Morrisville 42nd Marvin W. Lucas Democratic Spring Lake 43rd Elmer Floyd Democratic Fayetteville 44th Diane Parfitt Democratic Fayetteville 45th Rick Glazier Democratic Fayetteville 46th G. L. Pridgenn Republican Lumberton 47th Charles Graham Democratic Lumberton 48th Garland E. Pierce Democratic Wagram 49th Glen Bradley Republican Youngsville 50th Bill Faison Democratic Durham 51st Mike C. Stone Republican Sanford 52nd James L. Boles Jr. Republican Southern Pines 53rd David R. Lewis Republican Dunn 54th Joe Hackney Democratic Chapel Hill 55th Winkie Wilkins Democratic Roxboro 56th Verla C. Insko Democratic Chapel Hill 57th Pricey Harrison Democratic Greensboro 58th Alma Adams Democratic Greensboro 59th Maggie Jeffus Democratic Greensboro 60th Marcus Brandon Democratic Greensboro 61st John Faircloth Republican High Point 62nd John Blust Republican Greensboro 63rd Alice L. Bordsen Democratic Mebane 64th Dan Ingle Republican Burlington 65th Bert Jones Independent Reidsville Republican 66th Ken Goodman Democratic Rockingham 67th Justin Burr Republican Albemarle 68th D. Craig Horn Republican Weddington 69th Pryor A. Gibson III (until March 3, 2011) Democratic Wadesboro Frank McGuirt (from March 7, 2011) Democratic Wingate 70th Pat Hurley Republican Asheboro 71st Larry W. Womble Democratic Winston-Salem 72nd Earline Parmon Democratic Winston-Salem 73rd Larry R. Brown (until August 16, 2012)Republican Kernersville Joyce Krawiec (from October 10, 2012)Republican Kernersville 74th Dale Folwell Republican Winston-Salem 75th William C. McGee Republican Clemmons 76th Fred F. Steen II Republican Landis 77th Harry J. Warren Republican Salisbury 78th Harold J. Brubaker (until July 12, 2012)Republican Asheboro Allen McNeill (from August 13, 2012)Republican Asheboro 79th Julia C. Howard Republican Mocksville 80th Jerry Dockham Republican Denton 81st Rayne Brown Republican Lexington 82nd Jeffrey L. Barnhart (until September 30, 2011) Republican Concord Larry Pittman (from October 10, 2011) Republican Concord 83rd Linda P. Johnson Republican Kannapolis 84th Phillip D. Frye Republican Spruce Pine 85th Mitch Gillespie Republican Marion 86th Hugh Blackwell Republican Valdese 87th Edgar V. Starnes Republican Hickory 88th Mark Hollo Republican Taylorsville 89th Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Catawba 90th Sarah Stevens Republican Mt. Airy 91st Bryan R. Holloway Republican King 92nd Darrell McCormick Republican Winston-Salem 93rd Jonathan Jordan Republican Jefferson 94th Shirley B. Randleman Republican Wilkesboro 95th Grey Mills Republican Mooresville 96th Mark K. Hilton Republican Conover 97th Johnathan Rhyne Jr. (until August 15, 2011), Republican Lincolnton Jason Saine (from August 24, 2011) Republican Denver 98th Thom Tillis Republican Cornelius 99th Rodney W. Moore Democratic Charlotte 100th Tricia Cotham Democratic Charlotte 101st Beverly M. EarleDemocratic Charlotte 102nd Becky Carney Democratic Charlotte 103rd William M. Brawley Republican Matthews 104th Ruth Samuelson Republican Charlotte 105th Ric Killian Republican Charlotte 106th Martha B. Alexander Democratic Charlotte 107th Kelly Alexander Democratic Charlotte 108th John Torbett Republican Stanley 109th William Current Republican Gastonia 110th Kelly Hastings Republican Cherryville 111th Tim Moore Republican Kings Mountain 112th Mike Hager Republican Rutherfordton 113th David Guice (until January 1, 2012) Republican Brevard Trudi Walend (from January 4, 2012) Republican Brevard 114th Susan C. Fisher Democratic Asheville 115th Patsy Keever Democratic Asheville 116th Tim Moffitt Republican Asheville 117th Chuck McGrady Republican Hendersonville 118th Ray Rapp Democratic Mars Hill 119th R. Phillip Haire Democratic Sylva 120th Roger West Republican Marble
State Senate The state Senate, during the 2011–12 session, consisted of 31 Republicans and 19 Democrats. The senate members included six females and six African-Americans, as well as 15 attorneys and three small business owners.
Senate leaders
Senate leadership included the following
Senate members The following table lists the Senators, their party, city of residence, and the district and counties they represented: District Senator Party Residence Counties represented First elected1st Marc Basnight Democratic ManteoBeaufort, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrrell, Washington 1984 Stan WhiteWhite was appointed to replace Sen. Marc Basnight, who resigned January 25, 2011. Democratic Nags Head 2011↑ 2nd Jean Preston Republican Emerald Isle Carteret, Craven, Pamlico 2006 3rd Clark Jenkins Democratic Tarboro Edgecombe, Martin, Pitt 2002 4th Edward Jones Democratic Enfield Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, Perquimans 2007↑ 5th Louis M. Pate Jr. Republican Mount Olive Greene, Pitt, Wayne 2010 6th Harry Brown Republican Jacksonville Jones, Onslow 2004 7th Doug Berger Democratic Youngsville Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren 2004 8th Bill Rabon Republican Winnabow Brunswick, Columbus, Pender 2010 9th Thom Goolsby Republican Wilmington New Hanover 2010 10th Brent Jackson Republican Autryville Duplin, Lenoir, Samson 2010 11th Buck Newton Republican Wilson Nash, Wilson 2010 12th David Rouzer Republican Benson Johnston, Wayne 2008 13th Michael P. Walters Democratic Fairmont Hoke, Robeson 2009↑ 14th Dan Blue Democratic Raleigh Wake 2009↑ 15th Neal Hunt Republican Raleigh Wake 2004 16th Josh Stein Democratic Raleigh Wake 200817th Richard Y. Stevens until Sept. 2012 (resignation), Republican CaryWake 2002 Tamara P. Barringer Republican Cary 2012↑ 18th Bob Atwater Democratic Chapel Hill Chatham, Durham, Lee 2004 19th Wesley Meredith Republican Fayetteville Bladen, Cumberland 2010 20th Floyd McKissick Jr. Democratic Durham Durham 2007↑ 21st Eric L. Mansfield Democratic Fayetteville Cumberland 2010 22nd Harris Blake Republican Pinehurst Harnett, Moore 2002 23rd Eleanor Kinnaird Democratic Carrboro Orange, Person 1996 24th Rick Gunn Republican Burlington Alamance, Caswell 2010 25th William R. Purcell Democratic Laurinburg Anson, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly 1997↑ 26th Phil Berger Republican Eden Guilford, Rockingham 2000 27th Don Vaughan Democratic Greensboro Guilford 2008 28th Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Greensboro Guilford 2010 29th Jerry W. Tillman Republican Archdale Montgomery, Randolph 2002 30th Don W. East until Oct. 22, 2012 (death), Republican Pilot Mountain Alleghany, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin 2004 31st Peter S. Brunstetter Republican Lewisville Forsyth 2006 32nd Linda Garrou Democratic Winston-Salem Forsyth 1998 33rd Stan Bingham Republican Denton Davidson, Guilford 2000 34th Andrew C. Brock Republican Mocksville Davie, Rowan 2002 35th Tommy Tucker Republican Waxhaw Mecklenburg, Union 2010 36th Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Republican Concord Cabarrus, Iredell 1990 37th Dan Clodfelter Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 1998 38th Charlie Dannelly Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 1994 39th Bob Rucho Republican Matthews Mecklenburg 2008↑ 40th Malcolm Graham Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 200441st James Forrester until October 31, 2011 (death) Republican Stanley,Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln 1990Chris Carney from December 20, 2011 RepublicanMooresville 2011↑ 42nd Austin M. Allran Republican Hickory Catawba, Iredell 1986 43rd Kathy Harrington Republican Gastonia Gaston 2010 44th Warren Daniel Republican Morganton Burke, Caldwell 2010 45th Dan Soucek Republican Boone Alexander, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes 201046th Debbie Clary until January 2012 (resignation), Republican ShelbyCleveland, Rutherford 2008 Wes Westmoreland from January 2012 Republican Shelby 2012↑ 47th Ralph Hise Republican Spruce Pine Avery, Haywood, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey 2010 48th Tom Apodaca Republican Hendersonville Buncombe, Henderson, Polk 2002 49th Martin Nesbitt Democratic Asheville Buncombe 2004↑ 50th Jim Davis Republican Franklin Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania 2010 ↑: Member was originally appointed to fill the remainder of an unexpired term.
See also List of North Carolina state legislatures
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External links of the Legislature