# North Carolina General Assembly of 2017–18

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.
North Carolina House officers :
| Position | Name | Party |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Sarah Stevens | Republican |
| Majority Leader | John R. Bell IV | Republican |
| Deputy Majority Leader | Brenden H. Jones | Republican |
| Majority Whip | Jon Hardister | Republican |
| Deputy Minority Leader | Robert T. Reives II | Democratic |
| Minority Whips | Cynthia Ball | Democratic |
| Minority Whips | Garland E. Pierce | Democratic |
| Minority Whips | Deb Butler | Democratic |
| Minority Whips | Carla Cunningham | Democratic |
| Minority Whips | Amos Quick | Democratic |

### 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.
| District | Representative | Party | Residence | Counties represented | First elected |
| 1st | Bob Steinburg | Republican | Edenton | Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell | 2012 |
| 2nd | Larry 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 | Republican | Hampstead | Onslow, Pender | 2012 |
| 16th | Bob Muller | Republican | Hampstead | Onslow, Pender | 2017↑ |
| 17th | Frank Iler | Republican | Oak Island | Brunswick | 2009↑ |
| 18th | Susi Hamilton | Democratic | Wilmington | Brunswick, New Hanover | 2010 |
| 18th | Deb Butler | Democratic | Wilmington | Brunswick, New Hanover | 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 | 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 | Democratic | Durham | Durham | 2006↑ |
| 29th | MaryAnn Black | Democratic | Durham | Durham | 2017↑ |
| 30th | Philip Lehman | Democratic | Durham | Durham | 2016↑ |
| 30th | Marcia Morey | Democratic | Durham | 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 | Republican | Holly Springs | Wake | 2016 |
| 37th | John Adcock | Republican | Holly Springs | Wake | 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 Lake | Cumberland | 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 | Democratic | Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 2012 |
| 72nd | Derwin Montgomery | Democratic | Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 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 Belk | Democratic | 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:
* ↑ Resigned 9/15/17.
* ↑ Bob Muller appointed 9/26/17.
* ↑ Resigned 1/26/17.
* ↑ Appointed 2/6/17.
* ↑ Changed party affiliation to Republican 10/25/17.
* ↑ Resigned 1/16/17.
* ↑ Appointed 2/15/17.
* ↑ Resigned 3/30/17.
* ↑ Appointed 4/5/17.
* ↑ Resigned 8/31/18.
* ↑ Appointed 9/21/18.
* ↑ Resigned August 7, 2018.
* ↑ Appointed August 15, 2018.Winston-Salem Journal

## Senate
### Senate leadership

The Senate leadership is as follows, as was shown on the North Carolina Legislature web page in 2017.
North Carolina Senate officers :
| Position | Name | Party |
| President Pro Tempore | Phil Berger | Republican |
| Deputy President Pro Tempore | Louis M. Pate Jr. | Republican |
| Majority Leader | Harry Brown | Republican |
| Majority Whip | Jerry W. Tillman | Republican |
| Majority Whip | Wesley Meredith | Republican |
| Majority Caucus Secretary | Vacant | Republican |
| Joint Majority Caucus Leader | Norman W. Sanderson | Republican |
| Floyd McKissick Jr. | Democratic |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic |
| Minority Whip | Terry Van Duyn | Democratic |
| Minority Caucus Secretary | Ben Clark | Democratic |
| Minority Caucus Co-Chairs | Vacant | Democratic |
| Minority Caucus Co-Chairs | Vacant | Democratic |

### Membership

| District | Senator | Party | Residence | Counties represented | First elected |
| 1st | Bill Cook | Republican | Chocowinity | Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 2012 |
| 2nd | Norman W. Sanderson | Republican | Minnesott Beach | Carteret, Craven, Pamlico | 2012 |
| 3rd | Erica Smith | Democratic | Henrico | Bertie, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hertford, Martin, Northampton, Tyrrell, Washington | 2014 |
| 4th | Angela Bryant | Democratic | Rocky Mount | Halifax, Nash, Vance, Warren, Wilson | 2013↑ |
| 4th | Toby Fitch | Democratic | Wilson | Halifax, Nash, Vance, Warren, Wilson | 2018↑ |
| 5th | Don Davis | Democratic | Greenville | Greene, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne | 2012 |
| 6th | Harry Brown | Republican | Jacksonville | Jones, Onslow | 2004 |
| 7th | Louis M. Pate Jr. | Republican | Mount Olive | Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne | 2010 |
| 8th | Bill Rabon | Republican | Winnabow | Bladen, Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 2010 |
| 9th | Michael Lee | Republican | Wilmington | New Hanover | 2014↑ |
| 10th | Brent Jackson | Republican | Autryville | Duplin, Johnston, Samson | 2010 |
| 11th | Rick Horner | Republican | Bailey | Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 2016 |
| 12th | Ronald Rabin | Republican | Spring Lake | Harnett, Johnston, Lee | 2012 |
| 13th | Danny Britt | Republican | Lumberton | Columbus, Robeson | 2016 |
| 14th | Dan Blue | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake | 2009↑ |
| 15th | John Alexander | Republican | Raleigh | Wake | 2014 |
| 16th | Jay Chaudhuri | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake | 2016↑ |
| 17th | Tamara Barringer | Republican | Cary | Wake | 2012↑ |
| 18th | Chad Barefoot | Republican | Wake Forest | Franklin, Wake | 2012 |
| 19th | Wesley Meredith | Republican | Fayetteville | Cumberland | 2010 |
| 20th | Floyd McKissick Jr. | Democratic | Durham | Durham, Granville | 2007↑ |
| 21st | Ben Clark | Democratic | Raeford | Cumberland, Hoke | 2012 |
| 22nd | Mike Woodard | Democratic | Durham | Caswell, Durham, Person | 2012 |
| 23rd | Valerie Foushee | Democratic | Hillsborough | Chatham, Orange | 2013↑ |
| 24th | Rick Gunn | Republican | Burlington | Alamance, Randolph | 2010 |
| 25th | Tom McInnis | Republican | Ellerbe | Anson, Richmond, Rowan, Scotland, Stanly | 2014 |
| 26th | Phil Berger | Republican | Eden | Guilford, Rockingham | 2000 |
| 27th | Trudy Wade | Republican | Greensboro | Guilford | 2012 |
| 28th | Gladys Robinson | Democratic | Greensboro | Guilford | 2010 |
| 29th | Jerry W. Tillman | Republican | Archdale | Moore, Randolph | 2002 |
| 30th | Shirley B. Randleman | Republican | Wilkesboro | Stokes, Surry, Wilkes | 2012 |
| 31st | Joyce Krawiec | Republican | Kernersville | Forsyth, Yadkin | 2014↑ |
| 32nd | Paul Lowe Jr. | Democratic | Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 2015↑ |
| 33rd | Cathy Dunn | Republican | Southmont | Davidson, Montgomery | 2016 |
| 34th | Andrew Brock | Republican | Mocksville | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 2002 |
| 34th | Dan Barrett | Republican | Advance | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 2017↑ |
| 35th | Tommy Tucker | Republican | Waxhaw | Union | 2010 |
| 36th | Paul Newton | Republican | Concord | Cabarrus, Union | 2016 |
| 37th | Jeff Jackson | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 2014↑ |
| 38th | Joel Ford | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 2012 |
| 39th | Dan Bishop | Republican | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 2016 |
| 40th | Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 2014 |
| 41st | Jeff Tarte | Republican | Cornelius | Mecklenburg | 2012 |
| 42nd | Andy Wells | Republican | Hickory | Alexander, Catawba | 2014 |
| 43rd | Kathy Harrington | Republican | Gastonia | Gaston | 2010 |
| 44th | David Curtis | Republican | Lincolnton | Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln | 2012 |
| 44th | Vickie Sawyer | Republican | Mooresville | Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln | 2018↑ |
| 45th | Deanna Ballard | Republican | Blowing Rock | Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Watauga | 2016↑ |
| 46th | Warren Daniel | Republican | Morganton | Burke, Cleveland | 2010 |
| 47th | Ralph Hise | Republican | Spruce Pine | Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Yancey | 2010 |
| 48th | Chuck Edwards | Republican | Flat Rock | Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania | 2016↑ |
| 49th | Terry Van Duyn | Democratic | Asheville | Buncombe | 2014↑ |
| 50th | Jim Davis | Republican | Franklin | Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 2010 |
* ↑: Member was first appointed to office.
Notes:
* ↑ Appointed Archived 2018-03-31 at the Wayback Machine to replace Angela Bryant, who resigned in 2018.