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North Carolina General Assembly of 2011–12

Field	Value
name	150th North Carolina General Assembly 2011–12
image	T-73-2-1LegBldgbyClayNolan (8271463337).jpg
image_size	250px
caption	North Carolina Legislative Building
body	North Carolina General Assembly
country	United States
state	North Carolina
meeting_place	State Legislative Building, Raleigh
term	2011–12
before	2009–10
after	2013–14
website	House Senate
chamber1	North Carolina Senate
membership1	50 senators
control1	Republican Party
chamber1_leader1_type	President pro tempore
chamber1_leader1	Phil Berger (Rep)
chamber1_leader2_type	Majority Leader
chamber1_leader2	Harry Brown (Rep)
chamber1_leader3_type	Minority Leader
chamber1_leader3	Martin Nesbitt (Dem)
chamber2	North Carolina House of Representatives
membership2	120 representatives
control2	Republican Party
chamber2_leader1_type	Speaker
chamber2_leader1	Thom Tillis (Rep)
chamber2_leader2_type	Majority Leader
chamber2_leader2	Paul Stam (Rep)
chamber2_leader3_type	Minority Leader
chamber2_leader3	Joe Hackney (Dem)

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
William C. Owens Jr.		Democratic	Elizabeth City
Timothy L. Spear		Democratic	Creswell
Norman W. Sanderson		Republican	Arapahoe
Jimmy Dixon		Republican	Calypso
Annie Mobley		Democratic	Ahoskie
Bill Cook		Republican	Chocowinity
Angela Bryant		Democratic	Rocky Mount
Edith D. Warren		Democratic	Farmville
Marian N. McLawhorn		Democratic	Grifton
Stephen A. LaRoque (until August 1, 2012)		Republican	Kinston
Karen Kozel (from August 29, 2012)		Republican	Kinston
Efton Sager		Republican	Goldsboro
William L. Wainwright (until July 17, 2012)		Democratic	Havelock
Barbara Lee (from August 6, 2012)		Democratic	Havelock
Pat McElraft		Republican	Emerald Isle
George G. Cleveland		Republican	Jacksonville
Phil Shepard		Republican	Jacksonville
Carolyn H. Justice		Republican	Hampstead
Frank Iler		Republican	Oak Island
Susi Hamilton		Democratic	Wilmington
Daniel F. McComas (until September 2, 2012)		Republican	Wilmington
Ted Davis Jr. (from September 26, 2012)		Republican	Wilmington
Dewey L. Hill		Democratic	Whiteville
Larry M. Bell		Democratic	Clinton
William Brisson		Democratic	Dublin
Joe P. Tolson		Democratic	Pinetops
Jean Farmer-Butterfield		Democratic	Wilson
Jeff Collins		Republican	Rocky Mount
N. Leo Daughtry		Republican	Smithfield
Michael H. Wray		Democratic	Gaston
James Langdon Jr.		Republican	Angier
Larry Hall		Democratic	Durham
Paul Luebke		Democratic	Durham
Mickey Michaux		Democratic	Durham
James W. Crawford Jr.		Democratic	Oxford
Rosa Gill		Democratic	Raleigh
Grier Martin		Democratic	Raleigh
Jennifer Weiss		Democratic	Raleigh
Nelson Dollar		Republican	Cary
Paul Stam		Republican	Apex
Deborah Ross		Democratic	Raleigh
Darren Jackson		Democratic	Raleigh
Marilyn Avila		Republican	Raleigh
Tom Murry		Republican	Morrisville
Marvin W. Lucas		Democratic	Spring Lake
Elmer Floyd		Democratic	Fayetteville
Diane Parfitt		Democratic	Fayetteville
Rick Glazier		Democratic	Fayetteville
G. L. Pridgenn		Republican	Lumberton
Charles Graham		Democratic	Lumberton
Garland E. Pierce		Democratic	Wagram
Glen Bradley		Republican	Youngsville
Bill Faison		Democratic	Durham
Mike C. Stone		Republican	Sanford
James L. Boles Jr.		Republican	Southern Pines
David R. Lewis		Republican	Dunn
Joe Hackney		Democratic	Chapel Hill
Winkie Wilkins		Democratic	Roxboro
Verla C. Insko		Democratic	Chapel Hill
Pricey Harrison		Democratic	Greensboro
Alma Adams		Democratic	Greensboro
Maggie Jeffus		Democratic	Greensboro
Marcus Brandon		Democratic	Greensboro
John Faircloth		Republican	High Point
John Blust		Republican	Greensboro
Alice L. Bordsen		Democratic	Mebane
Dan Ingle		Republican	Burlington
Bert Jones	Independent	Reidsville
	Republican
Ken Goodman		Democratic	Rockingham
Justin Burr		Republican	Albemarle
D. Craig Horn		Republican	Weddington
Pryor A. Gibson III (until March 3, 2011)		Democratic	Wadesboro
Frank McGuirt (from March 7, 2011)		Democratic	Wingate
Pat Hurley		Republican	Asheboro
Larry W. Womble		Democratic	Winston-Salem
Earline Parmon		Democratic	Winston-Salem
Larry R. Brown (until August 16, 2012)		Republican	Kernersville
Joyce Krawiec (from October 10, 2012)		Republican	Kernersville
Dale Folwell		Republican	Winston-Salem
William C. McGee		Republican	Clemmons
Fred F. Steen II		Republican	Landis
Harry J. Warren		Republican	Salisbury
Harold J. Brubaker (until July 12, 2012)		Republican	Asheboro
Allen McNeill (from August 13, 2012)		Republican	Asheboro
Julia C. Howard		Republican	Mocksville
Jerry Dockham		Republican	Denton
Rayne Brown		Republican	Lexington
Jeffrey L. Barnhart (until September 30, 2011)		Republican	Concord
Larry Pittman (from October 10, 2011)		Republican	Concord
Linda P. Johnson		Republican	Kannapolis
Phillip D. Frye		Republican	Spruce Pine
Mitch Gillespie		Republican	Marion
Hugh Blackwell		Republican	Valdese
Edgar V. Starnes		Republican	Hickory
Mark Hollo		Republican	Taylorsville
Mitchell S. Setzer		Republican	Catawba
Sarah Stevens		Republican	Mt. Airy
Bryan R. Holloway		Republican	King
Darrell McCormick		Republican	Winston-Salem
Jonathan Jordan		Republican	Jefferson
Shirley B. Randleman		Republican	Wilkesboro
Grey Mills		Republican	Mooresville
Mark K. Hilton		Republican	Conover
Johnathan Rhyne Jr. (until August 15, 2011)		Republican	Lincolnton
Jason Saine (from August 24, 2011)		Republican	Denver
Thom Tillis		Republican	Cornelius
Rodney W. Moore		Democratic	Charlotte
Tricia Cotham		Democratic	Charlotte
Beverly M. Earle		Democratic	Charlotte
Becky Carney		Democratic	Charlotte
William M. Brawley		Republican	Matthews
Ruth Samuelson		Republican	Charlotte
Ric Killian		Republican	Charlotte
Martha B. Alexander		Democratic	Charlotte
Kelly Alexander		Democratic	Charlotte
John Torbett		Republican	Stanley
William Current		Republican	Gastonia
Kelly Hastings		Republican	Cherryville
Tim Moore		Republican	Kings Mountain
Mike Hager		Republican	Rutherfordton
David Guice (until January 1, 2012)		Republican	Brevard
Trudi Walend (from January 4, 2012)		Republican	Brevard
Susan C. Fisher		Democratic	Asheville
Patsy Keever		Democratic	Asheville
Tim Moffitt		Republican	Asheville
Chuck McGrady		Republican	Hendersonville
Ray Rapp		Democratic	Mars Hill
R. Phillip Haire		Democratic	Sylva
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 Harris Blake (from January 4, 2012)

Senate members

The following table lists the Senators, their party, city of residence, and the district and counties they represented:

District	Party	Residence	Counties represented	First elected
Marc Basnight	Democratic	Manteo	Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrrell, Washington	1984
Stan White	Democratic	Nags Head	2011↑
Jean Preston	Republican	Emerald Isle	Carteret, Craven, Pamlico	2006
Clark Jenkins	Democratic	Tarboro	Edgecombe, Martin, Pitt	2002
Edward Jones	Democratic	Enfield	Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, Perquimans	2007↑
Louis M. Pate Jr.	Republican	Mount Olive	Greene, Pitt, Wayne	2010
Harry Brown	Republican	Jacksonville	Jones, Onslow	2004
Doug Berger	Democratic	Youngsville	Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren	2004
Bill Rabon	Republican	Winnabow	Brunswick, Columbus, Pender	2010
Thom Goolsby	Republican	Wilmington	New Hanover	2010
Brent Jackson	Republican	Autryville	Duplin, Lenoir, Samson	2010
Buck Newton	Republican	Wilson	Nash, Wilson	2010
David Rouzer	Republican	Benson	Johnston, Wayne	2008
Michael P. Walters	Democratic	Fairmont	Hoke, Robeson	2009↑
Dan Blue	Democratic	Raleigh	Wake	2009↑
Neal Hunt	Republican	Raleigh	Wake	2004
Josh Stein	Democratic	Raleigh	Wake	2008
Richard Y. Stevens until Sept. 2012 (resignation)	Republican	Cary	Wake	2002
Tamara P. Barringer	Republican	Cary	2012↑
Bob Atwater	Democratic	Chapel Hill	Chatham, Durham, Lee	2004
Wesley Meredith	Republican	Fayetteville	Bladen, Cumberland	2010
Floyd McKissick Jr.	Democratic	Durham	Durham	2007↑
Eric L. Mansfield	Democratic	Fayetteville	Cumberland	2010
Harris Blake	Republican	Pinehurst	Harnett, Moore	2002
Eleanor Kinnaird	Democratic	Carrboro	Orange, Person	1996
Rick Gunn	Republican	Burlington	Alamance, Caswell	2010
William R. Purcell	Democratic	Laurinburg	Anson, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly	1997↑
Phil Berger	Republican	Eden	Guilford, Rockingham	2000
Don Vaughan	Democratic	Greensboro	Guilford	2008
Gladys A. Robinson	Democratic	Greensboro	Guilford	2010
Jerry W. Tillman	Republican	Archdale	Montgomery, Randolph	2002
Don W. East until Oct. 22, 2012 (death)	Republican	Pilot Mountain	Alleghany, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin	2004
Peter S. Brunstetter	Republican	Lewisville	Forsyth	2006
Linda Garrou	Democratic	Winston-Salem	Forsyth	1998
Stan Bingham	Republican	Denton	Davidson, Guilford	2000
Andrew C. Brock	Republican	Mocksville	Davie, Rowan	2002
Tommy Tucker	Republican	Waxhaw	Mecklenburg, Union	2010
Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr.	Republican	Concord	Cabarrus, Iredell	1990
Dan Clodfelter	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	1998
Charlie Dannelly	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	1994
Bob Rucho	Republican	Matthews	Mecklenburg	2008↑
Malcolm Graham	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	2004
James Forrester until October 31, 2011 (death)	Republican	Stanley	Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln	1990
Chris Carney from December 20, 2011	Republican	Mooresville	2011↑
Austin M. Allran	Republican	Hickory	Catawba, Iredell	1986
Kathy Harrington	Republican	Gastonia	Gaston	2010
Warren Daniel	Republican	Morganton	Burke, Caldwell	2010
Dan Soucek	Republican	Boone	Alexander, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes	2010
Debbie A. Clary until January 2012 (resignation)	Republican	Shelby	Cleveland, Rutherford	2008
Wes Westmoreland from January 2012	Republican	Shelby	2012↑
Ralph Hise	Republican	Spruce Pine	Avery, Haywood, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey	2010
Tom Apodaca	Republican	Hendersonville	Buncombe, Henderson, Polk	2002
Martin Nesbitt	Democratic	Asheville	Buncombe	2004↑
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.

Notes

References

Smith, Barry. (January 26, 2011). "Republican majority takes center stage as General Assembly convenes". Shelby Star.
"House of Representative Documents, 2011–2012".
Binker, Mark. (September 21, 2011). "Rep. Jones now (officially) a Republican". Greensboro News & Record.
"Visualize the General Assembly". Civitas Institute.
Turbyfill, Diane. (August 17, 2011). "New guy in House describes himself as 'Reagan conservative'". Gaston Gazette.
"North Carolina Senate 2011-2012, Documents".
(January 4, 2012). "Harris Blake elected deputy NC Senate leader". WCNC-TV.
White was appointed to replace Sen. [[Marc Basnight]], who resigned January 25, 2011.
(September 10, 2012). "WRAL: Sen. Stevens resigns".
[https://archive.today/20130130050702/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/veteran_state_sen_don_east_has_died News & Observer: veteran state Sen. Don East has died], {{Dead link. (September 2019)
(December 21, 2011). "Successor to N.C. Sen. Forrester sworn in to office". The Virginian-Pilot.
Friedman, Corey. (January 29, 2012). "'Time to go to work' - Sen. Westmoreland takes office". Shelby Star.

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