North Carolina General Assembly of 2009–10

149th North Carolina General Assembly 2009–10

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Overview

Legislative body

North Carolina General Assembly

Jurisdiction

North Carolina, United States

Meeting place

State Legislative Building in Raleigh

Term

2009–10

Website

House Senate

North Carolina Senate

Members

50 senators

President pro tempore

Marc Basnight (Dem)

Majority Leader

Tony Rand (Dem)
Jan. 2009 – Nov. 2009,
Martin Nesbitt (Dem)
Nov. 2009 – Jan. 2011

Minority Leader

Phil Berger (Rep)

Party control

Democratic Party

North Carolina House of Representatives

Members

120 representatives

Speaker

Joe Hackney (Dem)

Majority Leader

L. Hugh Holliman (Dem)

Minority Leader

Paul Stam (Rep)

Party control

Democratic Party

The North Carolina General Assembly 2009–10 was the 149th North Carolina General Assembly. The 50 members of the North Carolina Senate and 120 members of the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected on November 6, 2008. It first convened in January 2009.^[1]^[2]

State House of Representatives

The North Carolina state House of Representatives, during the 2009–10 session, consisted of 120 members—68 Democrats and 52 Republicans.^[1]^[2]

Leaders

North Carolina House officers
Position	Name	Party
Speaker pro tempore	William L. Wainwright	Democratic
Majority Leader	L. Hugh Holliman	Democratic
Majority Whips	Larry M. Bell	Democratic
	Jean Farmer-Butterfield	Democratic
	Deborah K. Ross	Democratic
	D. Bruce Goforth	Democratic
	Larry Hall	Democratic
Minority Whip	Thom Tillis	Republican
Deputy Minority Whips	Carolyn H. Justice	Republican
	Fred F. Steen II	Republican
	Nelson Dollar	Republican
Freshman Leaders	Jane Whilden	Democratic
	Kelly Alexander	Democratic
	Justin Burr	Republican

Clerk (appointed by the house): Denise Weeks

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: Annie Mobley (Dem) – Bertie, Hertford, Northampton
District 6: Arthur J. Williams (Dem) – Beaufort, Hyde, Washington
District 7: 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: Efton Sager (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); Resigned, replaced by Frank Iler (Rep) – Brunswick, New Hanover
District 18: Sandra Spaulding Hughes (Dem) – 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: Randy Stewart (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); Resigned to accept Senate appointment, replaced by Rosa Gill (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 K. Ross (Dem) – Wake
District 39: Linda Coleman (Dem); Resigned, replaced by Darren Jackson (Dem) – Wake
District 40: Marilyn Avila (Rep) – Wake
District 41: Ty Harrell (Dem); Resigned, replaced by Chris Heagarty (Dem) – Wake
District 42: Marvin W. Lucas (Dem) – Cumberland,
District 43: Elmer Floyd (Dem) – Cumberland
District 44: Margaret H. Dickson (Dem); resigned to accept appointment to Senate, replaced by Diane Parfitt (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); resigned to accept seat on the state Utilities Commission, replaced by John May (Dem) – Franklin, Halifax, Nash
District 50: Bill Faison (Dem) – Caswell, Orange
District 51: Jimmy L. Love Sr. (Dem) – Harnett, Lee,
District 52: James L. Boles Jr. (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); Resigned, replaced by Dan Ingle (Rep) – Alamance
District 65: E. Nelson Cole (Dem) – Rockingham
District 66: Melanie Wade Goodwin (Dem) – Montgomery, Richmond
District 67: Justin Burr (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: Hugh Blackwell (Rep) – 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: Sarah Stevens (Rep) – Alleghany, Surry
District 91: Bryan R. Holloway (Rep) – Stokes, Rockingham
District 92: Darrell McCormick (Rep) – Forsyth, Yadkin
District 93: Cullie Tarleton (Dem) – Ashe, Watauga
District 94: Shirley Randleman (Rep) – Wilkes
District 95: Grey Mills (Rep) – Catawba, Iredell
District 96: Mark K. Hilton (Rep) – Catawba
District 97: Johnathan Rhyne Jr. (Rep) – Lincoln
District 98: Thom Tillis (Rep) – Mecklenburg
District 99: Nick Mackey (Dem) – Mecklenburg
District 100: 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: Kelly Alexander (Dem) – Mecklenburg
District 108: Wil Neumann (Rep) – Gaston
District 109: William A. Current (Rep) – Gaston
District 110: Pearl Burris-Floyd (Rep) – Cleveland, Gaston
District 111: Tim Moore (Rep) – Cleveland
District 112: Bobby F. England (Dem) – Cleveland, Rutherford
District 113: W. David Guice (Rep) – Henderson, Polk, Transylvania
District 114: Susan C. Fisher (Dem) – Buncombe
District 115: D. Bruce Goforth (Dem); resigned, replaced by Patsy Keever (Dem) – Buncombe
District 116: Jane Whilden (Dem) – 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

State Senate

The state Senate, during the 2009–10 session, consisted of 30 Democrats and 20 Republicans.

Leaders

North Carolina Senate officers
Position	Name	Party
President Pro Tem	Marc Basnight	Democratic
Deputy President Pro Tempore	Charlie Smith Dannelly	Democratic
Majority Leader	Tony Rand Jan. 2009 – Nov. 2009	Democratic
Majority Leader	Martin Nesbitt Nov. 2009 – Jan. 2011	Democratic
Majority Whip	Katie G. Dorsett	Democratic
Deputy Minority Leaders	Harry Brown	Republican
	Peter Brunstetter	Republican
	Neal Hunt	Republican
Minority Whip	Jerry W. Tillman	Republican

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)

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: Edward Jones (Dem) – Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, Bertie, Chowan, Perquimans
District 5: Don Davis (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: David Rouzer (Rep) – Johnston, Wayne
District 13: David F. Weinstein (Dem); resigned, replaced by Michael P. Walters (Dem) – Hoke, Robeson
District 14: Vernon Malone (Dem); died, replaced by Dan Blue (Dem) – Wake
District 15: Neal Hunt (Rep) – Wake
District 16: Josh Stein (Dem) – Wake
District 17: Richard Y. Stevens (Rep) – Wake
District 18: Bob Atwater (Dem) – Durham, Chatham, Lee
District 19: Tony Rand (Dem); resigned Dec. 31, 2009, replaced by Margaret Dickson (Dem)^[3] – Bladen, Cumberland
District 20: 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: Don Vaughan (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: 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: Debbie Clary (Rep) – 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

References

^ ^a ^b "2009-2010 North Carolina House Documents". NC Legislature. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b "2009-2010 North Carolina Senate Documents". NC Legislature. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
^ News & Observer: Dickson will take Rand's seat Archived 2010-04-19 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Official website of the current North Carolina legislature

North Carolina General Assemblies by year convened and order

List of North Carolina state legislatures
Senate
President pro tempore of the Senate
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Speakers of the House of Representatives (see Note)

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152 (2015)
153 (2017)
154 (2019)
155 (2021)
156 (2023)

Other

Executive Branch: Governor of North Carolina (List), Lieutenant Governor (since 1868), Cabinets, Council of State, Attorney General

Conventions

Hillsborough Convention of 1788, Fayetteville Convention of 1789

Provincial Congresses and Constitution

North Carolina Provincial Congress (1774–1776: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th), Constitution of North Carolina (1776, 1835 Convention, 1861 Convention, 1868 redraft, 1875 Convention, Constitution of 1971)

Notes: Prior to the Constitution of 1868: the lower house of the North Carolina Legislature was known as the House of Commons and the leader of the Senate was called the Speaker of the Senate.