North Carolina General Assembly of 2007–08


The North Carolina General Assembly of 2007–08 consisted of the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina Senate that met in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2007 and 2008. Members of the House and Senate were elected on November 7, 2006. This legislature first convened in January 2007. In addition to its regular sessions, the legislature met in special session in March 2008 to consider expelling Representative Thomas E. Wright.

House of Representatives

The North Carolina state House of Representatives, during the 2007–08 session, consisted of 68 Democrats and 52 Republicans.

House leaders

  • Clerk : '''Denise Weeks'''

House members

District 1: William C. Owens Jr. – Camden, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank District 2: Timothy L. Spear – Chowan, Dare, Gates, Perquimans, Tyrrell District 3: Alice Graham Underhill – Craven, Pamlico District 4: Russell E. Tucker – Craven, Martin, Pitt District 5: Howard J. Hunter Jr., died, replaced by Annie Mobley – Bertie, Hertford, NorthamptonDistrict 6: Arthur J. Williams – Beaufort, Hyde, WashingtonDistrict 7: Edward Jones, appointed to Senate, replaced by Angela Bryant – Halifax, NashDistrict 8: Edith D. Warren – Greene, Martin, Pitt District 9: Marian N. McLawhorn – Pitt District 10: Van Braxton – Duplin, LenoirDistrict 11: Louis M. Pate Jr. – Wayne District 12: William L. Wainwright – Craven, Jones, LenoirDistrict 13: Pat McElraft – Carteret, Onslow District 14: George G. Cleveland – Onslow District 15: W. Robert Grady – Onslow District 16: Carolyn H. Justice – New Hanover, PenderDistrict 17: Bonner L. Stiller – Brunswick, New Hanover District 18: Thomas E. Wright, expelled on March 20, 2008, replaced by Sandra Spaulding Hughes – Brunswick, Columbus, New HanoverDistrict 19: Daniel F. McComas – New Hanover District 20: Dewey L. Hill – Brunswick, ColumbusDistrict 21: Larry M. Bell – Duplin, Sampson, WayneDistrict 22: William Brisson – Bladen, SampsonDistrict 23: Joe P. Tolson – Edgecombe, Wilson District 24: Jean Farmer-Butterfield – Edgecombe, Wilson District 25: William G. Daughtridge Jr. – NashDistrict 26: N. Leo Daughtry – Johnston, Wayne District 27: Michael H. Wray – Granville, Vance, Warren District 28: James Langdon Jr. – Johnston District 29: Larry Hall – DurhamDistrict 30: Paul Luebke – Durham District 31: Mickey Michaux – Durham District 32: James W. Crawford Jr. – Durham, Granville, VanceDistrict 33: Dan Blue – Wake District 34: Grier Martin – Wake District 35: Jennifer Weiss – Wake District 36: Nelson Dollar – Wake District 37: Paul Stam – Wake District 38: Deborah Ross – Wake District 39: Linda Coleman – Wake District 40: Marilyn Avila – Wake District 41: Ty Harrell – Wake District 42: Marvin W. Lucas – Cumberland, District 43: Mary E. McAllister – CumberlandDistrict 44: Margaret H. Dickson – CumberlandDistrict 45: Rick Glazier – CumberlandDistrict 46: Douglas Y. Yongue – Hoke, Robeson, ScotlandDistrict 47: Ronnie N. Sutton – Hoke, Robeson District 48: Garland E. Pierce – Hoke, Robeson, Scotland District 49: Lucy T. Allen – Franklin, Halifax, Nash District 50: Bill Faison – Caswell', Orange District 51: Jimmy L. Love Sr. – Harnett, Lee District 52: Joe Boylan – MooreDistrict 53: David R. Lewis – HarnettDistrict 54: Joe Hackney – Chatham, Orange, MooreDistrict 55: Winkie Wilkins – Durham, PersonDistrict 56: Verla C. Insko – OrangeDistrict 57: Pricey Harrison – Guilford District 58: Alma S. Adams – Guilford District 59: Maggie Jeffus – Guilford District 60: Earl Jones – Guilford District 61: Laura I. Wiley – Guilford District 62: John M. Blust – Guilford District 63: Alice L. Bordsen – Alamance District 64: Cary D. Allred – Alamance District 65: E. Nelson Cole – RockinghamDistrict 66: Melanie Wade Goodwin – Montgomery, RichmondDistrict 67: David Almond, resigned July 12, 2007, replaced by Kenny Furr – Montgomery, Stanly, UnionDistrict 68: J. Curtis Blackwood Jr. – UnionDistrict 69: Pryor A. Gibson III – Anson, Montgomery, UnionDistrict 70: Pat B. Hurley – RandolphDistrict 71: Larry W. Womble – Forsyth District 72: Earline W. Parmon – ForsythDistrict 73: Larry R. Brown – ForsythDistrict 74: Dale Folwell – ForsythDistrict 75: William C. McGee – ForsythDistrict 76: Fred F. Steen II – RowanDistrict 77: Lorene T. Coates – RowanDistrict 78: Harold J. Brubaker – RandolphDistrict 79: Julia C. Howard – Davidson, Davie, IredellDistrict 80: Jerry C. Dockham – Davidson District 81: L. Hugh Holliman – Davidson District 82: Jeff Barnhart – CabarrusDistrict 83: Linda P. Johnson – CabarrusDistrict 84: Phillip D. Frye – Avery, Caldwell, Mitchell District 85: Mitch Gillespie – Burke, Caldwell, McDowellDistrict 86: Walter G. Church Sr. – BurkeDistrict 87: Edgar V. Starnes – Alexander, Caldwell District 88: T. Raymond Warren – Alexander, CatawbaDistrict 89: Mitchell S. Setzer – CatawbaDistrict 90: James A. Harrell III – Alleghany, SurryDistrict 91: Bryan R. Holloway – Stokes, RockinghamDistrict 92: George M. Holmes – Forsyth, YadkinDistrict 93: Cullie Tarleton – Ashe, WataugaDistrict 94: R. Tracy Walker – WilkesDistrict 95: Karen B. Ray – Catawba, IredellDistrict 96: Mark K. Hilton – CatawbaDistrict 97: Joe L. Kiser – LincolnDistrict 98: Thom Tillis – Mecklenburg District 99: Drew P. Saunders – Mecklenburg District 100: James B. Black ; resigned, replaced by Tricia Cotham – Mecklenburg District 101: Beverly M. Earle – Mecklenburg District 102: Becky Carney – Mecklenburg District 103: Jim Gulley – Mecklenburg District 104: Ruth Samuelson – MecklenburgDistrict 105: Ric Killian – MecklenburgDistrict 106: Martha B. Alexander – Mecklenburg District 107: W. Pete Cunningham, resigned December 31, 2007, replaced by Kelly Alexander – Mecklenburg District 108: Wil Neumann – GastonDistrict 109: William A. Current – GastonDistrict 110: Debbie A. Clary – Cleveland, GastonDistrict 111: Tim Moore – Cleveland District 112: Bobby F. England – Cleveland, RutherfordDistrict 113: Trudi Walend – Henderson, Polk, TransylvaniaDistrict 114: Susan C. Fisher – Buncombe District 115: D. Bruce Goforth – Buncombe District 116: Charles C. Thomas – Buncombe District 117: Carolyn K. Justus – Henderson, TransylvaniaDistrict 118: Ray Rapp – Haywood, Madison, YanceyDistrict 119: R. Phillip Haire – Haywood, Jackson, Macon, SwainDistrict 120: Roger West – ''Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon''

Senate

The North Carolina state Senate, during the 2007–08 session, consisted of 31 Democrats and 19 Republicans.

Senate leaders

Senate members

District 1: Marc Basnight – Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrrell, Washington District 2: Jean R. Preston – Carteret, Craven, PamlicoDistrict 3: Clark Jenkins – Edgecombe, Martin, PittDistrict 4: Robert Lee Holloman, died, replaced by Edward Jones – Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, Bertie, Chowan, PerquimansDistrict 5: John H. Kerr III – Greene, Pitt, WayneDistrict 6: Harry Brown – Jones, OnslowDistrict 7: Doug Berger – Franklin, Granville, Vance, WarrenDistrict 8: R. C. Soles Jr. – Brunswick, Columbus, PenderDistrict 9: Julia Boseman – New HanoverDistrict 10: Charles W. Albertson – Duplin, Harnett, SampsonDistrict 11: A. B. Swindell – Franklin, Nash, VanceDistrict 12: Fred Smith – Johnston, WayneDistrict 13: David F. Weinstein – Hoke, RobesonDistrict 14: Vernon Malone – WakeDistrict 15: Neal Hunt – WakeDistrict 16: Janet Cowell – WakeDistrict 17: Richard Y. Stevens – WakeDistrict 18: Bob Atwater – Durham, Chatham, LeeDistrict 19: Tony Rand – Bladen, CumberlandDistrict 20: Jeanne Hopkins Lucas, died March 9, 2007, replaced by Floyd McKissick Jr. – DurhamDistrict 21: Larry Shaw – CumberlandDistrict 22: Harris Blake – Harnett, Lee, MooreDistrict 23: Eleanor Kinnaird – Chatham, Orange, PersonDistrict 24: Anthony Foriest – Alamance, CaswellDistrict 25: William R. Purcell – Anson, Richmond, Scotland, StanlyDistrict 26: Phil Berger – Guilford, RockinghamDistrict 27: Kay Hagan – GuilfordDistrict 28: Katie G. Dorsett – GuilfordDistrict 29: Jerry W. Tillman – Montgomery, RandolphDistrict 30: Donald East – Stokes, Surry, YadkinDistrict 31: Peter Brunstetter – ForsythDistrict 32: Linda Garrou – ForsythDistrict 33: Stan Bingham – Davidson, GuilfordDistrict 34: Andrew C. Brock – Davie, Rowan, YadkinDistrict 35: W. Edward Goodall – Mecklenburg, UnionDistrict 36: Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. – Cabarrus, RowanDistrict 37: Daniel G. Clodfelter – MecklenburgDistrict 38: Charlie Smith Dannelly – MecklenburgDistrict 39: Robert Pittenger, resigned, replaced by Bob Rucho – MecklenburgDistrict 40: Malcolm Graham – MecklenburgDistrict 41: James Forrester – Alexander, IredellDistrict 42: Austin M. Allran – Catawba, Gaston, LincolnDistrict 43: David W. Hoyle – GastonDistrict 44: Jim Jacumin – Burke, CaldwellDistrict 45: Steve Goss – Alexander, Ashe, Watauga, WilkesDistrict 46: Walter H. Dalton – Cleveland, RutherfordDistrict 47: Joe Sam Queen – Avery, Haywood, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, YanceyDistrict 48: Tom Apodaca – Buncombe, Henderson, PolkDistrict 49: Martin Nesbitt – BuncombeDistrict 50: John J. Snow Jr. – ''Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania''