The North Carolina General Assembly 2017–18 was the 153rd State legislature that first convened on January 11, 2017. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected on November 7, 2016. This legislature was in session from January 11, 2017, through June 30, 2017. Additional sessions were held on August 3, August 18–25, August 28–31, and October 4–17 in 2017. The 2018 session was held from January 10, 2018, through July 4, 2018.
Legislation This legislature created 360 session laws (146 in 2018, 214 in 2017). Some of the session laws included an act to amend the Constitution of North Carolina to require photo identification in order to vote (H1092), an act to amend the constitution to establish a bipartisan board of ethics and elections enforcement (H4), and several acts dealing with Hurricane Florence recovery.
House of Representatives
House leadership
The General Assembly House of Representatives consisted of representatives from the 120 State districts in North Carolina.
House members
The 120 members of the State House of Representatives for 2017–2018 included 75 Republicans, 45 Democrats, 30 women, 24 African Americans, one Native American (Charles Graham), and 25 new members.
DistrictRepresentativePartyResidenceCounties representedFirst elected 1stBob Steinburg Republican Edenton Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell 2012 2ndLarry Yarborough Republican Roxboro Granville, Person 2014 3rd Michael Speciale Republican New Bern Beaufort, Craven, Pamlico 2012 4th Jimmy Dixon Republican Warsaw Duplin, Wayne 2010 5th Howard Hunter III Democratic Ahoskie Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank 2014 6th Beverly Boswell Republican Kill Devil Hills Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Washington 2016 7th Bobbie Richardson Democratic Louisburg Franklin, Nash 2012 8th Susan Martin Republican Wilson Pitt, Wilson 2012 9th Greg Murphy Republican Greenville Pitt 2015↑ 10th John Bell Republican Goldsboro Craven, Greene, Lenoir, Wayne 2012 11th Duane Hall Democratic Raleigh Wake 2012 12th George Graham Democratic Kinston Craven, Greene, Lenoir 2012 13th Pat McElraft Republican Emerald Isle Carteret, Jones 2006 14th George Cleveland Republican Jacksonville Onslow 2004 15th Phil Shepard Republican Jacksonville Onslow 2010 16th Chris Millis*Resigned 9/15/17. Republican Hampstead Onslow, Pender 2012 Bob Muller*Bob Muller appointed 9/26/17. Republican Hampstead 2017↑ 17th Frank Iler Republican Oak Island Brunswick 2009↑ 18th Susi Hamilton*Resigned 1/26/17. Democratic Wilmington Brunswick, New Hanover 2010 Deb Butler*Appointed 2/6/17. Democratic Wilmington 2017↑ 19th Ted Davis Jr. Republican Wilmington New Hanover 2012↑ 20th Holly Grange Republican Wilmington New Hanover 2016↑ 21st Larry Bell Democratic Clinton Duplin, Sampson, Wayne 2000 22nd William Brisson*Changed party affiliation to Republican 10/25/17. Republican Dublin Bladen, Johnston, Sampson 2006 23rd Shelly Willingham Democratic Rocky Mount Edgecombe, Martin 2014 24th Jean Farmer-Butterfield Democratic Wilson Pitt, Wilson 2002 25th Jeff Collins Republican Rocky Mount Franklin, Nash 2010 26th Donna McDowell White Republican Clayton Johnston 2016 27th Michael Wray Democratic Gaston Halifax, Northampton 2004 28th Larry Strickland Republican Pine Level Johnston 2016 29th Larry Hall*Resigned 1/16/17. Democratic Durham Durham 2006↑ MaryAnn Black*Appointed 2/15/17. Democratic Durham 2017↑ 30th Philip Lehman*Resigned 3/30/17. Democratic Durham Durham 2016↑ Marcia Morey*Appointed 4/5/17. Democratic Durham 2017↑ 31st Mickey Michaux Democratic Durham Durham 1984 32nd Terry Garrison Democratic Henderson Granville, Vance, Warren 2016 33rd Rosa Gill Democratic Raleigh Wake 2009↑ 34th Grier Martin Democratic Raleigh Wake 2013↑ 35th Chris Malone Republican Wake Forest Wake 2012 36th Nelson Dollar Republican Cary Wake 2004 37th Linda Hunt Williams*Resigned 8/31/18. Republican Holly Springs Wake 2016 John Adcock*Appointed 9/21/18. Republican Holly Springs 2018↑ 38th Yvonne Lewis Holley Democratic Raleigh Wake 2012 39th Darren Jackson Democratic Raleigh Wake 2009↑ 40th Joe John Democratic Raleigh Wake 2016 41st Gale Adcock Democratic Cary Wake 2014 42nd Marvin Lucas Democratic Spring LakeCumberland 2000 43rd Elmer Floyd Democratic Fayetteville Cumberland 2008 44th Billy Richardson Democratic Fayetteville Cumberland 2015↑ 45th John Szoka Republican Fayetteville Cumberland 2012 46th Brenden Jones Republican Tabor City Bladen, Columbus, Robeson 2016 47th Charles Graham Democratic Lumberton Robeson 2010 48th Garland Pierce Democratic Wagram Hoke, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland 2004 49th Cynthia Ball Democratic Raleigh Wake 2016 50th Graig Meyer Democratic Hillsborough Durham, Orange 2013↑ 51st John Sauls Republican Sanford Harnett, Lee 2016 52nd Jamie Boles Republican Southern Pines Moore 2008 53rd David Lewis Republican Dunn Harnett 2002 54th Robert Reives Democratic Goldston Chatham, Lee 2014↑ 55th Mark Brody Republican Monroe Anson, Union 2012 56th Verla Insko Democratic Chapel Hill Orange 1996 57th Pricey Harrison Democratic Greensboro Guilford 2004 58th Amos Quick Democratic Greensboro Guilford 2016 59th Jon Hardister Republican Whitsett Guilford 2012 60th Cecil Brockman Democratic High Point Guilford 2014 61st John Faircloth Republican High Point Guilford 2010 62nd John Blust Republican Greensboro Guilford 2000 63rd Stephen Ross Republican Burlington Alamance 2012 64th Dennis Riddell Republican Snow Camp Alamance 2012 65th Bert Jones Republican Reidsville Caswell, Rockingham 2010 66th Ken Goodman Democratic Rockingham Hoke, Montgomery, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland 2010 67th Justin Burr Republican Albemarle Montgomery, Stanly 2008 68th Craig Horn Republican Matthews Union 2010 69th Dean Arp Republican Monroe Union 2012 70th Pat Hurley Republican Asheboro Randolph 2006 71st Evelyn Terry Democratic Winston-Salem Forsyth 2012 72nd Ed Hanes*Resigned August 7, 2018. Democratic Winston-Salem Forsyth 2012 Derwin MontgomeryAppointed August 15, 2018.Winston-Salem Journal Democratic Winston-Salem 2018↑ 73rd Lee Zachary Republican Yadkinville Alexander, Wilkes, Yadkin 2014 74th Debra Conrad Republican Winston-Salem Forsyth 2012 75th Donny Lambeth Republican Winston-Salem Forsyth 2012 76th Carl Ford Republican China Grove Cabarrus, Rowan 2012 77th Harry Warren Republican Salisbury Rowan 2010 78th Allen McNeill Republican Asheboro Moore, Randolph 2012↑ 79th Julia C. Howard Republican Mocksville Davie, Forsyth 1988 80th Sam Watford Republican Thomasville Davidson 2014 81st Larry Potts Republican Lexington Davidson 2016 82nd Larry Pittman Republican Concord Cabarrus 2011↑ 83rd Linda Johnson Republican Kannapolis Cabarrus 2000 84th Rena Turner Republican Olin Iredell 2012 85th Josh Dobson Republican Nebo Avery, McDowell, Mitchell 2013↑ 86th Hugh Blackwell Republican Valdese Burke 2008 87th Destin Hall Republican Lenoir Caldwell 2016 88th Mary BelkDemocratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 2016 89th Mitchell Setzer Republican Catawba Catawba 1998 90th Sarah Stevens Republican Mt. Airy Surry, Wilkes 2008 91st Kyle Hall Republican King Rockingham, Stokes 2015↑ 92nd Chaz Beasley Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 2016 93rd Jonathan Jordan Republican Jefferson Ashe, Watauga 2010 94th Jeffrey Elmore Republican North Wilkesboro Alleghany, Wilkes 2012 95th John Fraley Republican Troutman Iredell 2014 96th Jay Adams Republican Hickory Catawba 2014 97th Jason Saine Republican Lincolnton Lincoln 2011↑ 98th John Bradford Republican Cornelius Mecklenburg 2014 99th Rodney Moore Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 2010 100th John Autry Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 2016 101st Beverly Earle Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 1994 102nd Becky Carney Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 2002 103rd Bill Brawley Republican Matthews Mecklenburg 2010 104th Andy Dulin Republican Charlotte Mecklenburg 2016 105th Scott Stone Republican Charlotte Mecklenburg 2016↑ 106th Carla Cunningham Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 2012 107th Kelly Alexander Democratic Charlotte Mecklenburg 2009↑ 108th John Torbett Republican Stanley Gaston 2010 109th Dana Bumgardner Republican Gastonia Gaston 2012 110th Kelly Hastings Republican Cherryville Cleveland, Gaston 2010 111th Tim Moore Republican Kings Mountain Cleveland 2002 112th David Rogers Republican Rutherfordton Burke, Rutherford 2016↑ 113th Cody Henson Republican Brevard Henderson, Polk, Transylvania 2016 114th Susan Fisher Democratic Asheville Buncombe 2004↑ 115th John Ager Democratic Fairview Buncombe 2014 116th Brian Turner Democratic Asheville Buncombe 2014 117th Chuck McGrady Republican Hendersonville Henderson 2010 118th Michele Presnell Republican Burnsville Haywood, Madison, Yancey 2012 119th Mike Clampitt Republican Bryson City Haywood, Jackson, Swain 2016 120th Kevin Corbin Republican Franklin Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon 2016
Notes:
Senate
Senate leadership The Senate leadership is as follows, as was shown on the North Carolina Legislature web page in 2017.
Membership