North Carolina General Assembly of 2023–24 explained

156th North Carolina General Assembly 2023–24
Country:United States
Term:2023–24
Membership1:50 senators
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President pro tempore of the Senate
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:Majority Leader
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:Minority Leader
Membership2:120 representatives
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker of the House
Chamber2 Leader2 Type:Majority Leader
Chamber2 Leader3 Type:Minority Leader
Chamber2 Leader3:Robert Reives

The North Carolina General Assembly 2023–24 session was the state legislature that first convened in January 2023 and will conclude in December 2024. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected in November 2022.

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives leadership and members are listed below.[1]

House members

The following table shows the district, party, counties represented, and date first elected of members of the House of Representatives.[2] The representatives were elected in new districts districts passed by the General Assembly in 2022 (House Bill 980 of the 2021–2022 session) to account for population changes following the 2020 census.[3]

District Representative ImageParty Residence Counties represented First elected
1stdata-sort-value="Goodwin, Ed"Ed GoodwinRepublicanEdentonCurrituck, Dare (part), Tyrrell, Washington, Chowan, Perquimans2018
2nddata-sort-value="Jeffers, Ray"Ray JeffersDemocraticRoxboroPerson, Durham (part)2022
3rddata-sort-value="Tyson, Steve"Steve TysonRepublicanNew BernCraven (part)2020
4thdata-sort-value="Dixon, Jimmy"Jimmy DixonRepublicanMount OliveDuplin, Wayne (part)2010
5thdata-sort-value="Ward, Bill"Bill WardRepublicanElizabeth CityHertford, Gates, Pasquotank, Camden2022
6thdata-sort-value="Pike, Joe"Joe PikeRepublicanSanfordHarnett (part)2022
7thdata-sort-value="Winslow, Matthew"Matthew WinslowRepublicanYoungsvilleFranklin, Granville (part)2020
8thdata-sort-value="Brown, Gloristine"Gloristine BrownDemocraticBethelPitt (part)2022
9thdata-sort-value="Reeder, Timothy"Tim ReederRepublicanAydenPitt (part)2022
10thdata-sort-value="Bell, John"John BellRepublicanGoldsboroWayne (part)2012
11thdata-sort-value="Dahle, Allison"Allison DahleDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2018
12thdata-sort-value="Humphrey, Chris"Chris HumphreyRepublicanLa GrangeGreene, Lenoir, Jones2018
13thdata-sort-value="Cairns, Celeste"Celeste CairnsRepublicanEmerald IsleCarteret, Craven (part)2022
14thdata-sort-value="Cleveland, George"George ClevelandRepublicanJacksonvilleOnslow (part)2004
15thdata-sort-value="Shepard, Phil,"Phil ShepardRepublicanJacksonvilleOnslow (part)2010
16thdata-sort-value="Smith, Carson"Carson SmithRepublicanHampsteadPender, Onslow (part)2018
17thdata-sort-value="Iler,Frank"Frank IlerRepublicanShallotteBrunswick (part)2009↑
18thdata-sort-value="Butler, Deb"Deb ButlerDemocraticWilmingtonNew Hanover (part)2017↑
19thdata-sort-value="Miller, Charlie"Charlie MillerRepublicanSouthportBrunswick (part), New Hanover (part)2020
20thdata-sort-value="Davis, Ted Jr."Ted Davis Jr.RepublicanWilmingtonNew Hanover (part)2012↑
21stdata-sort-value="Liu, Guangya"Ya LiuDemocraticCaryWake (part)2022
22nddata-sort-value="Brisson, William"William BrissonRepublicanDublinBladen, Sampson2006
23rddata-sort-value="Willingham, Shelly"Shelly WillinghamDemocraticRocky MountEdgecombe, Martin, Bertie2014
24thdata-sort-value="Fontenot, Ken"Ken FontenotRepublicanWilsonWilson, Nash (part)2022
25thdata-sort-value="Chesser, Allen"Allen ChesserRepublicanMiddlesexNash (part)2022
26thdata-sort-value="White, Donna McDowell"Donna McDowell WhiteRepublicanClaytonJohnston (part)2016
27thdata-sort-value="Wray, Michael"Michael WrayDemocraticGastonWarren, Halifax, Northampton2004
28thdata-sort-value="Strickland, Larry"Larry StricklandRepublicanPine LevelJohnston (part)2016
29thdata-sort-value="Alston, Vernetta"Vernetta AlstonDemocraticDurhamDurham (part)2020↑
30thdata-sort-value="Morey, Marcia"Marcia MoreyDemocraticDurhamDurham (part)2017↑
31stdata-sort-value="Forde-Hawkins, Zack"Zack Forde-HawkinsDemocraticDurhamDurham (part)2018
32nddata-sort-value="Sossamon, Frank"Frank SossamonRepublicanHendersonVance, Granville (part)2022
33rddata-sort-value="Gill, Rosa"Rosa GillDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2009↑
34thdata-sort-value="Longest, Tim"Tim LongestDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2022
35thdata-sort-value="Everitt, Terence"Terence EverittDemocraticWake ForestWake (part)2018
36thdata-sort-value="von Haefen, Julie"Julie von HaefenDemocraticApexWake (part)2018
37thdata-sort-value="Paré, Erin"Erin ParéRepublicanHolly SpringsWake (part)2020
38thdata-sort-value="Jones, Abe"Abe JonesDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2020
39thdata-sort-value="Roberson, James"James RobersonDemocraticKnightdaleWake (part)2021↑
40thdata-sort-value="John, Joe"Joe JohnDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2016
41stdata-sort-value="Cervania, Maria"Maria CervaniaDemocraticCaryWake (part)2022
42nddata-sort-value="Lucas, Marvin"Marvin LucasDemocraticSpring LakeCumberland (part)2000
43rddata-sort-value="Wheatley, Diane"Diane WheatleyRepublicanLindenCumberland (part)2020
44thdata-sort-value="Smith, Charles"Charles SmithDemocraticFayettevilleCumberland (part)2022
45thdata-sort-value="Jackson, Frances"Frances JacksonDemocraticFayettevilleCumberland (part)2022
46thdata-sort-value="Jones, Brenden"Brenden JonesRepublicanTabor CityColumbus, Robeson (part)2016
47thdata-sort-value="Lowery, Jarrod"Jarrod LoweryRepublicanPembrokeRobeson (part)2022
48thdata-sort-value="Pierce, Garland"Garland PierceDemocraticWagramHoke, Scotland2004
49thdata-sort-value="Ball, Cynthia"Cynthia BallDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2016
50thdata-sort-value="Price, Renee"Renee PriceDemocraticHillsboroughCaswell, Orange (part)2022
51stdata-sort-value="Sauls, John"John SaulsRepublicanSanfordLee, Moore (part)2016
52nddata-sort-value="Moss, Ben"Ben MossRepublicanRockinghamRichmond, Moore (part)2020
53rddata-sort-value="Penny, Howard Jr."Howard Penny Jr.RepublicanCoatsHarnett (part), Johnston (part)2020↑
54thdata-sort-value="Reives, Robert"Robert ReivesDemocraticGoldstonChatham, Randolph (part)2014↑
55thdata-sort-value="Brody, Mark"Mark BrodyRepublicanMonroeAnson, Union (part)2012
56thdata-sort-value="Buansi, Allen"Allen BuansiDemocraticChapel HillOrange (part)2022↑
57thdata-sort-value="Clemmons, Ashton"Ashton ClemmonsDemocraticGreensboroGuilford (part)2018
58thdata-sort-value="Quick, Amos"Amos QuickDemocraticGreensboroGuilford (part)2016
59thdata-sort-value="Hardister, Jon"Jon HardisterRepublicanWhitsettGuilford (part)2012
60thdata-sort-value="Brockman, Cecil"Cecil BrockmanDemocraticHigh PointGuilford (part)2014
61stdata-sort-value="Harrison, Pricey"Pricey HarrisonDemocraticGreensboroGuilford (part)2004
62nddata-sort-value="Faircloth, John"John FairclothRepublicanHigh PointGuilford (part)2010
63rddata-sort-value="Ross, Stephen"Stephen RossRepublicanBurlingtonAlamance (part)2022 (2012–2020)
64thdata-sort-value="Riddell, Dennis"Dennis RiddellRepublicanSnow CampAlamance (part)2012
65thdata-sort-value="Pyrtle, Reece"Reece PyrtleRepublicanStonevilleRockingham2021
66thdata-sort-value="Crawford, Sarah"Sarah CrawfordDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2022
67thdata-sort-value="Sasser, Wayne"Wayne SasserRepublicanAlbemarleStanly, Montgomery2018
68thdata-sort-value="Willis, David"David WillisRepublicanWaxhawUnion (part)2020
69thdata-sort-value="Arp, Dean"Dean ArpRepublicanMonroeUnion (part)2012
70thdata-sort-value="Biggs, Brian"Brian BiggsRepublicanTrinityRandolph (part)2022
71stdata-sort-value="Brown, Kanika"Kanika BrownDemocraticWinston-SalemForsyth (part)2022
72nddata-sort-value="Baker, Amber"Amber BakerDemocraticWinston-SalemForsyth (part)2020
73rddata-sort-value="Staton-Williams, Diamond"Diamond Staton-WilliamsDemocraticHarrisburgCabarrus (part)2022
74thdata-sort-value="Zenger, Jeff"Jeff ZengerRepublicanLewisvilleForsyth (part)2020
75thdata-sort-value="Lambeth, Donny"Donny LambethRepublicanWinston-SalemForsyth (part)2012
76thdata-sort-value="Warren, Harry"Harry WarrenRepublicanSalisburyRowan (part)2010
77thdata-sort-value="Howard, Julia Craven"Julia C. HowardRepublicanMocksvilleYadkin, Davie, Rowan (part)1988
78thdata-sort-value="Jackson, Neal"Neal JacksonRepublicanRobbinsMoore (part), Randolph (part)2022
79thdata-sort-value="Kidwell, Keith"Keith KidwellRepublicanChocowinityDare (part), Hyde, Beaufort, Pamlico2018
80thdata-sort-value="Watford, Sam"Sam WatfordRepublicanThomasvilleDavidson (part)2020 (2014-2018)
81stdata-sort-value="Potts, Larry"Larry PottsRepublicanLexingtonDavidson (part)2016
82nddata-sort-value="Baker, Kristin"Kristin BakerRepublicanConcordCabarrus (part)2020↑
83rddata-sort-value="Crutchfield, Kevin"Kevin CrutchfieldRepublicanMidlandCabarrus (part), Rowan (part)2022
84thdata-sort-value="McNeely, Jeffrey"Jeffrey McNeelyRepublicanStony PointIredell (part)2019↑
85thdata-sort-value="Greene, Dudley"Dudley GreeneRepublicanMarionAvery, Mitchell, Yancey, McDowell (part)2020
86thdata-sort-value="Blackwell, Hugh"Hugh BlackwellRepublicanValdeseBurke2008
87thdata-sort-value="Hall, Destin"Destin HallRepublicanGranite FallsCaldwell, Watauga (part)2016
88thdata-sort-value="Belk, Mary"Mary BelkDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2016
89thdata-sort-value="Setzer, Mitchell"Mitchell SetzerRepublicanCatawbaCatawba (part), Iredell (part)1998
90thdata-sort-value="Stevens, Sarah"Sarah StevensRepublicanMount AirySurry, Wilkes (part)2008
91stdata-sort-value="Hall, Kyle"Kyle HallRepublicanKingStokes, Forsyth (part)2016
92nddata-sort-value="Brown, Terry"Terry BrownDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2020
93rddata-sort-value="Pickett, Ray"Ray PickettRepublicanBlowing RockAlleghany, Ashe, Watauga (part)2020
94thdata-sort-value="Elmore, Jeffrey"Jeffrey ElmoreRepublicanNorth WilkesboroAlexander, Wilkes (part)2012
95thdata-sort-value="Mills, Grey"Grey MillsRepublicanMooresvilleIredell (part)2020 (2008-2012)
96thdata-sort-value="Adams, Jay"Jay AdamsRepublicanHickoryCatawba (part)2014
97thdata-sort-value="Saine, Jason"Jason SaineRepublicanLincolntonLincoln2011↑
98thdata-sort-value="Bradford, John"John BradfordRepublicanCorneliusMecklenburg (part)2020 (2014-2018)
99thdata-sort-value="Majeed, Nasif"Nasif MajeedDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2018
100thdata-sort-value="Autry, John"John AutryDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2016
101stdata-sort-value="Logan, Carolyn"Carolyn LoganDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2018
102nddata-sort-value="Carney, Becky"Becky CarneyDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2002
103rddata-sort-value="Budd, Laura"Laura BuddDemocraticMatthewsMecklenburg (part)2022
104thdata-sort-value="Lofton, Brandon"Brandon LoftonDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2018
105thdata-sort-value="Harris, Wesley"Wesley HarrisDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2018
106thdata-sort-value="Cunningham, Carla"Carla CunninghamDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2012
107thdata-sort-value="Alexander, Kelly"Kelly AlexanderDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2008
108thdata-sort-value="Torbett, John"John TorbettRepublicanStanleyGaston (part)2010
109thdata-sort-value="Loftis, Donnie"Donnie LoftisRepublicanGastoniaGaston (part)2021↑
110thdata-sort-value="Hastings, Kelly"Kelly HastingsRepublicanCherryvilleGaston (part), Cleveland (part)2010
111thdata-sort-value="Moore, Tim"Tim MooreRepublicanKings MountainCleveland (part), Rutherford (part)2002
112thdata-sort-value="Cotham, Tricia"Tricia CothamRepublicanMint HillMecklenburg (part)2022 (2007-2017)
113thdata-sort-value="Johnson, Jake"Jake JohnsonRepublicanSaludaHenderson (part), Polk, Rutherford (part), McDowell (part)2019↑
114thdata-sort-value="Ager, J. Eric"Eric AgerDemocraticFairviewBuncombe (part)2022
115thdata-sort-value="Prather, Lindsey"Lindsey PratherDemocraticEnkaBuncombe (part)2022
116thdata-sort-value="Rudow, Caleb"Caleb RudowDemocraticAshevilleBuncombe (part)2022
117thdata-sort-value="Balkcom, Jennifer Capps"Jennifer BalkcomRepublicanHendersonvilleHenderson (part)2022
118thdata-sort-value="Pless, Mark"Mark PlessRepublicanCanton2020
119thdata-sort-value="Clampitt, Mike"Mike ClampittRepublicanBryson CityTransylvania, Jackson, Swain2020 (2016-2018)
120thdata-sort-value="Gillespie, Karl"Karl GillespieRepublicanFranklinMacon, Graham, Cherokee, Clay2020

Source: NC General Assembly official site

Senate

The North Carolina Senate leadership and members are listed below.[4]

Members of the Senate

The district, party, home residence, counties represented, and date first elected is listed below for the members of the Senate..[5] The representatives were elected in new districts passed by the General Assembly in 2022 (Senate Bill 744 of the 2021–2022 session) to account for population changes following the 2020 census.[6]

District Senator ImageParty Residence Counties representedFirst elected
1stdata-sort-value="Sanderson, Norman W."Norman W. SandersonRepublicanMinnesott BeachPasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Washington,
Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, Carteret
2012
2nddata-sort-value="Perry, Jim"Jim PerryRepublicanKinstonLenoir, Craven, Beaufort2019↑
3rddata-sort-value="Hanig, Bobby"Bobby HanigRepublican 2022↑
4thdata-sort-value="Newton, Buck"Buck NewtonRepublicanWilsonWilson, Wayne, Greene2022 (2010–2016)
5thdata-sort-value="Smith, Kandie"Kandie SmithDemocraticGreenvilleEdgecombe, Pitt2022
6thdata-sort-value="Lazzara, Michael"Michael LazzaraRepublicanJacksonvilleOnslow2020
7thdata-sort-value="Lee, Michael"Michael LeeRepublicanWilmingtonNew Hanover (part)2020 (2014–2018)
8thdata-sort-value="Rabon, Bill"Bill RabonRepublicanSouthportColumbus, Brunswick, New Hanover (part)2010
9thdata-sort-value="Jackson, Brent"Brent JacksonRepublicanBladen, Sampson (part), Pender, Duplin,
Jones
2010
10thdata-sort-value="Sawrey, Benton"Benton SawreyRepublican Johnston2022
11thdata-sort-value="Barnes, Lisa Stone"Lisa Stone BarnesRepublican Spring HopeVance, Franklin, Nash2020
12thdata-sort-value="Burgin, Jim"Jim BurginRepublican AngierLee, Harnett, Sampson (part)2018
13thdata-sort-value="Grafstein, Lisa"DemocraticWake (part)2022
14thdata-sort-value="Blue, Dan"Dan BlueDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2009↑
15thdata-sort-value="Chaudhuri, Jay"Jay ChaudhuriDemocraticRaleighWake (part)2016↑
16thdata-sort-value="Adcock, Gale"Gale AdcockDemocraticCaryWake (part)2022
17thdata-sort-value="Batch, Sydney"Sydney BatchDemocraticApexWake (part)2021↑
18thdata-sort-value="Bode, Mary Wills"Mary Wills BodeDemocratic OxfordGranville, Wake (part)2022
19thdata-sort-value="Applewhite, Val"Val ApplewhiteDemocraticFayettevilleCumberland (part)2022
20thdata-sort-value="Murdock, Natalie"Natalie MurdockDemocratic DurhamChatham, Durham (part)2020↑
21stdata-sort-value="McInnis, Tom"Tom McInnisRepublicanPinehurstMoore, Cumberland (part)2014
22nddata-sort-value="Woodard, Mike"Mike WoodardDemocraticDurhamDurham (part)2012
23rddata-sort-value="Meyer, Graig"Graig MeyerDemocraticHillsboroughCaswell, Person, Orange2022
24thdata-sort-value="Britt, Danny"Danny BrittRepublicanHoke, Scotland, Robeson2016
25thdata-sort-value="Galey, Amy"Amy GaleyRepublican BurlingtonAlamance, Randolph (part)2020
26thdata-sort-value="Berger, Phil"Phil BergerRepublicanEdenRockingham, Guilford (part)2000
27thdata-sort-value="Garrett, Michael"Michael GarrettDemocraticGreensboroGuilford (part)2018
28thdata-sort-value="Robinson, Gladys A."Gladys A. RobinsonDemocraticGreensboroGuilford (part)2010
29thdata-sort-value="Craven, Dave"Republican AsheboroRandolph (part), Montgomery, Richmond, Anson,
Union (part)
2020↑
30thdata-sort-value="Jarvis, Steve"Steve JarvisRepublican LexingtonDavie, Davidson2020
31stdata-sort-value="Krawiec, Joyce"Joyce KrawiecRepublicanKernersvilleStokes, Forsyth (part)2014↑
32nddata-sort-value="Lowe, Paul A. Jr."Paul A. Lowe Jr.DemocraticWinston-SalemForsyth (part)2015↑
33rddata-sort-value="Ford, Carl"Carl FordRepublicanRowan, Stanly2018
34thdata-sort-value="Newton, Paul"Paul NewtonRepublican Cabarrus (part)2016
35thdata-sort-value="Johnson, Todd"Todd JohnsonRepublicanMonroeCabarrus (part), Union (part)2018
36thdata-sort-value="Settle, Eddie"Eddie SettleRepublicanElkinAlexander, Wilkes, Surry, Yadkin2022
37thdata-sort-value="Sawyer, Vickie"Vickie SawyerRepublicanMooresvilleIredell, Mecklenburg (part)2018↑
38thdata-sort-value="Mohammed, Mujtaba"Mujtaba MohammedDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2018
39thdata-sort-value="Salvador, DeAndrea"DeAndrea SalvadorDemocratic Mecklenburg (part)2020
40thdata-sort-value="Waddell, Joyce"Joyce WaddellDemocraticMecklenburg (part)2014
41stdata-sort-value="Marcus, Natasha"Natasha MarcusDemocraticDavidsonMecklenburg (part)2018
42nddata-sort-value="Hunt, Rachel"Rachel HuntDemocraticCharlotteMecklenburg (part)2022
43rddata-sort-value="Overcash, Brad"Brad OvercashRepublicanGaston (part)2022
44thdata-sort-value="Alexander, Ted"Ted AlexanderRepublicanShelbyCleveland, Lincoln, Gaston (part)2018
45thdata-sort-value="Proctor, Dean"Dean ProctorRepublican HickoryCatawba, Caldwell (part)2020↑
46thdata-sort-value="Daniel, Warren"Warren DanielRepublicanMorgantonBurke, McDowell, Buncombe (part)2010
47thdata-sort-value="Hise, Ralph"Ralph HiseRepublicanSpruce PineAlleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Caldwell (part),
Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison,
Haywood (part)
2010
48thdata-sort-value="Moffitt, Tim"Tim MoffittRepublican Henderson, Polk, Rutherford2022
49thdata-sort-value="Mayfield, Julie"Julie MayfieldDemocraticAshevilleBuncombe (part)2020
50thdata-sort-value="Corbin, Kevin"Kevin CorbinRepublicanHaywood (part), Transylvania, Jackson, Swain,
Macon, Graham, Cherokee, Clay
2020

Senate legislative activity

The North Carolina Senate in May 2024, in a 30–15 vote, approved a bill banning all public wearing of masks for health reasons; the bill was only supported by Senate Republicans and only opposed by Senate Democrats.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Carolina House Leadership 2023–2024 Session. North Carolina General Assembly. January 20, 2023.
  2. Web site: North Carolina Representatives 2023–2024 Session. North Carolina General Assembly. January 20, 2023.
  3. Web site: S.L. 2022-4 House. North Carolina General Assembly. November 1, 2022.
  4. Web site: North Carolina Senate Leadership 2023–2024 Session. North Carolina General Assembly. January 20, 2023.
  5. Web site: North Carolina Senators 2023–2024 Session. North Carolina General Assembly. January 20, 2023.
  6. Web site: S.L. 2022-2 Senate. North Carolina General Assembly. February 23, 2022.
  7. News: Doran . Will . NC Senate votes to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons . May 17, 2024 . . May 16, 2024.