# North Carolina General Assembly of 2011–12

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:
North Carolina House officers :
| Position | Name | Party |
| Speaker pro tempore | Dale Folwell | Republican |
| Majority Leader | Paul Stam | Republican |
| Majority Whip | Ruth Samuelson | Republican |
| Deputy Majority Whips | Pat McElraft | Republican |
| Deputy Majority Whips | Jonathan Jordan | Republican |
| Deputy Minority Leader | William L. Wainwright (until his death on July 17, 2012) | Democratic |
| Republican Freshman Leader | Mike Hager | Republican |
| Joint Caucus Leader | Marilyn Avila | Republican |
| Minority Whips | Rick Glazier | Democratic |
| Minority Whips | Larry Hall | Democratic |
| Minority Whips | Ray Rapp | Democratic |
| Minority Whips | Deborah Ross | Democratic |
| Minority Whips | Michael H. Wray | Democratic |

### House members

The following were the members of the House of Representatives during 2011–2012:
| District | Representative | Party | Residence |
| 1st | William C. Owens Jr. | Democratic | Elizabeth City |
| 2nd | Timothy 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 | Kinston |
| 10th | Karen Kozel (from August 29, 2012) | Republican | Kinston |
| 11th | Efton Sager | Republican | Goldsboro |
| 12th | William L. Wainwright (until July 17, 2012) | Democratic | Havelock |
| 12th | 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 |
| 19th | 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 |
| 65th | Bert Jones | Republican | Reidsville |
| 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 |
| 69th | 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 |
| 73rd | 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 |
| 78th | 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 |
| 82nd | 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 |
| 97th | 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. Earle | Democratic | 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 |
| 113th | 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
North Carolina Senate officers :
| Position | Name | Party |
| Deputy President Pro Tempore | James Forrester (until his death on October 31, 2011); Harris Blake (from January 4, 2012) | Republican |
| Majority Leader | Harry Brown | Republican |
| Majority Whip | Jerry W. Tillman | Republican |
| Minority Leader | Martin Nesbitt | Democratic |
| Deputy Minority Leaders | Linda Garrou | Democratic |
| Deputy Minority Leaders | Floyd McKissick Jr. | Democratic |
| Deputy Minority Leaders | Don Vaughan | Democratic |
| Minority Whip | Josh Stein | Democratic |

### 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 elected |
| 1st | Marc Basnight | Democratic | Manteo | Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrrell, Washington | 1984 |
| 1st | Stan White | Democratic | Nags Head | Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrrell, Washington | 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 | 2008 |
| 17th | Richard Y. Stevens until Sept. 2012 (resignation) | Republican | Cary | Wake | 2002 |
| 17th | Tamara P. Barringer | Republican | Cary | Wake | 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 | 2004 |
| 41st | James Forrester until October 31, 2011 (death) | Republican | Stanley | Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln | 1990 |
| 41st | Chris Carney from December 20, 2011 | Republican | Mooresville | Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln | 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 | 2010 |
| 46th | Debbie A. Clary until January 2012 (resignation) | Republican | Shelby | Cleveland, Rutherford | 2008 |
| 46th | Wes Westmoreland from January 2012 | Republican | Shelby | Cleveland, Rutherford | 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.