North Carolina General Assembly of 2009–10


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.

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.

Leaders

  • Clerk : '''Denise Weeks'''

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: Annie Mobley – Bertie, Hertford, NorthamptonDistrict 6: Arthur J. Williams – Beaufort, Hyde, WashingtonDistrict 7: Angela Bryant – Halifax, NashDistrict 8: Edith D. Warren – Greene, Martin, Pitt District 9: Marian N. McLawhorn – Pitt District 10: Van Braxton – Duplin, LenoirDistrict 11: Efton Sager – 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 ; Resigned, replaced by Frank Iler – Brunswick, New Hanover District 18: Sandra Spaulding Hughes – 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: Randy Stewart – 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 ; Resigned to accept Senate appointment, replaced by Rosa Gill – Wake District 34: Grier Martin – Wake District 35: Jennifer Weiss – Wake District 36: Nelson Dollar – Wake District 37: Paul Stam – Wake District 38: Deborah K. Ross – Wake District 39: Linda Coleman ; Resigned, replaced by Darren Jackson – Wake District 40: Marilyn Avila – Wake District 41: Ty Harrell ; Resigned, replaced by Chris Heagarty – Wake District 42: Marvin W. Lucas – Cumberland, District 43: Elmer Floyd – CumberlandDistrict 44: Margaret H. Dickson ; resigned to accept appointment to Senate, replaced by Diane Parfitt – 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 ; resigned to accept seat on the state Utilities Commission, replaced by John May – Franklin, Halifax, Nash District 50: Bill Faison – Caswell, Orange District 51: Jimmy L. Love Sr. – Harnett, LeeDistrict 52: James L. Boles Jr. – 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 ; Resigned, replaced by Dan Ingle – Alamance District 65: E. Nelson Cole – RockinghamDistrict 66: Melanie Wade Goodwin – Montgomery, RichmondDistrict 67: Justin Burr – 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: Hugh Blackwell – BurkeDistrict 87: Edgar V. Starnes – Alexander, Caldwell District 88: T. Raymond Warren – Alexander, CatawbaDistrict 89: Mitchell S. Setzer – CatawbaDistrict 90: Sarah Stevens – Alleghany, SurryDistrict 91: Bryan R. Holloway – Stokes, RockinghamDistrict 92: Darrell McCormick – Forsyth, YadkinDistrict 93: Cullie Tarleton – Ashe, WataugaDistrict 94: Shirley Randleman – WilkesDistrict 95: Grey Mills – Catawba, IredellDistrict 96: Mark K. Hilton – CatawbaDistrict 97: Johnathan Rhyne Jr. – LincolnDistrict 98: Thom Tillis – Mecklenburg District 99: Nick Mackey – Mecklenburg District 100: 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: Kelly Alexander – Mecklenburg District 108: Wil Neumann – GastonDistrict 109: William A. Current – GastonDistrict 110: Pearl Burris-Floyd – Cleveland, GastonDistrict 111: Tim Moore – Cleveland District 112: Bobby F. England – Cleveland, RutherfordDistrict 113: W. David Guice – Henderson, Polk, TransylvaniaDistrict 114: Susan C. Fisher – Buncombe District 115: D. Bruce Goforth ; resigned, replaced by Patsy Keever – Buncombe District 116: Jane Whilden – 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''

State Senate

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

Leaders

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: Edward Jones – Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, Bertie, Chowan, PerquimansDistrict 5: Don Davis – 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: David Rouzer – Johnston, WayneDistrict 13: David F. Weinstein ; resigned, replaced by Michael P. Walters – Hoke, RobesonDistrict 14: Vernon Malone ; died, replaced by Dan Blue – WakeDistrict 15: Neal Hunt – WakeDistrict 16: Josh Stein – WakeDistrict 17: Richard Y. Stevens – WakeDistrict 18: Bob Atwater – Durham, Chatham, LeeDistrict 19: Tony Rand ; resigned Dec. 31, 2009, replaced by Margaret Dickson – Bladen, CumberlandDistrict 20: 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: Don Vaughan – 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: 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: Debbie Clary – 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''