North Carolina General Assembly of 2015–16

The North Carolina General Assembly of 2015–2016 was the state legislature that was first convened in Raleigh, North Carolina on January 14, 2015 and concluded in December 2016. This was the 151st meeting of the North Carolina General Assembly. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected on November 4, 2014. Republicans controlled the Senate and Democrats controlled the House of Representatives.[1][2]

152nd North Carolina General Assembly 2015–2016
← 2013–2014 2017–2018 →
North Carolina Legislative Building
Overview
Legislative body	North Carolina General Assembly
Jurisdiction	North Carolina, United States
Meeting place	State Legislative Building, Raleigh
Term	2015–2016
Website	House, Senate
North Carolina Senate
Members	50 Senators
President pro tempore	Philip E. Berger
Majority Leader	Harry Brown
Minority Leader	Dan Blue
Party control	Republican Party
North Carolina House of Representatives
Members	120 Representatives
Speaker	Tim Moore
Majority Leader	Mike Hager
Minority Leader	Larry Dwight Hall
Party control	Democratic Party

Legislation

The legislature passed 123 Session laws during regular sessions. There were four additional sessions dealing with elections and redistricting in which six additional session laws were passed. One particularly controversial session law was Senate Bill 2 (North Carolina General Assembly, 2015 Session) that dealt with an anti-LGBT law and allowed magistrates, assistant registers of deeds, and deputy registers of deeds to recuse themselves from performing duties related to marriage ceremonies due to sincerely held religious objection.[3]

Pat McCrory was the Governor of North Carolina and Dan Forest was Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina and President of the Senate during these sessions of the general assembly. Both were Republicans.

House of Representatives

House Leadership

Speaker Tim Moore

Speaker Pro Tempore Paul Stam

Majority Leader Michael Hager

Deputy Majority Leader Marilyn Avila

Majority Whip J. R. Bell, IV

Minority Leader Larry Hall

Deputy Minority Leader Susan C. Fisher

House of Representatives[1] Officers
Position	Name	Party
Speaker	Tim Moore	Republican
Speaker Pro Tempore	Paul Stam	Republican
Majority Leader	Mike Hager	Republican
Deputy Majority Leader	Marilyn Avila	Republican
Majority Whip	John R. Bell IV	Republican
Deputy Majority Whips	Dean Arp	Republican
	James L. Boles Jr.	Republican
Conference Chair	Charles Jeter	Republican
Joint Caucus Leader	Pat B. Hurley	Republican
Majority Freshman Leader	John A. Fraley	Republican
Majority Freshman Whip	John R. Bradford III	Republican
Minority Leader	Larry D. Hall	Democratic
Deputy Minority Leader	Susan C. Fisher	Democratic
Secretary	Bobbie Richardson	Democratic
Executive Liaisons	Henry M. Michaux, Jr	Democratic
	Michael H. Wray	Democratic
Democratic Conference Chairs	Grier Martin	Democratic
	Garland E. Pierce	Democratic
Freshman Caucus Co-Chairs	Graig R. Meyer	Democratic
	Robert T. Reives II	Democratic

Members of the House

The House of Representatives consisted of members representing the 120 Districts established from population numbers in the 2010 Census. The house members included 26 women, 22 African-Americans, and one Native American. There were 74 Republicans, 45 Democrats and one Independent Representatives from the 120 Districts in North Carolina.[4][5]

The following table lists the Districts and representatives:[1]

District	Representative	Party	Residence City, County	Counties Represented
1	Bob Steinburg	Republican	Edenton. Chowan	Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank (Part), Perquimans, and Tyrrell.
2	Larry Yarborough	Republican	Roxboro, Person	Granville (Part) and Person.
3	Michael Speciale	Republican	New Bern, Craven	Beaufort (Part), Craven (Part), and Pamlico.
4	Jimmy Dixon	Republican	Warsaw, Duplin	Duplin (Part) and Wayne (Part).
5	Howard J. Hunter III	Democratic	Ahoskie, Hertford	Bertie, Gates, Hertford, and Pasquotank (Part).
6	Paul Tine	Independent	Kitty Hawk, Dare	Beaufort (Part), Dare, Hyde, and Washington.
7	Bobbie Richardson	Democratic	Louisburg, Franklin	Franklin (Part) and Nash (Part).
8	Susan Martin	Republican	Wilson, Wilson	Pitt (Part) and Wilson (Part).
9	Gregory F. Murphy, MD[lower-alpha 1]	Republican	Greenville, Pitt	Pitt (Part).
10	John R. Bell, IV	Republican	Raleigh, Wayne	Craven (Part), Greene (Part), Lenoir (Part), and Wayne (Part).
11	Duane Hall	Democratic	Raleigh, Wake	Wake (Part).
12	George Graham	Democratic	Kinston, Lenoir	Craven (Part), Greene (Part), and Lenoir (Part).
13	Pat McElraft	Republican	Emerald Isle, Carteret	Carteret and Jones.
14	George G. Cleveland	Republican	Jacksonville, Onslow	Onslow (Part).
15	Phil Shepard	Republican	Jacksonville, Onslow	Onslow (Part).
16	Chris Millis	Republican	Hampstead, Pender	Onslow (Part), and Pender.
17	Frank Iler	Republican	Oak Island, Brunswick	Brunswick (Part).
18	Susi H. Hamilton	Democratic	Wilmington, New Hanover	Brunswick (Part) and New Hanover (Part).
19	Ted Davis, Jr.	Republican	Wilmington, New Hanover	New Hanover (Part).
20	Holly Grange[lower-alpha 2]	Republican	Wilmington, New Hanover	New Hanover (Part).
21	Larry M. Bell	Democratic	Clinton, Sampson	Duplin (Part), Sampson (Part), and Wayne (Part).
22	William D. Brisson	Democratic	Dublin, Bladen	Bladen (Part), Johnston (Part), and Sampson (Part).
23	Shelly Willingham	Democratic	Rocky Mount, Edgecombe	Edgecombe and Martin.
24	Jean Farmer-Butterfield	Democratic	Wilson, Wilson	Pitt (Part) and Wilson (Part).
25	Jeff Collins	Republican	Rocky Mount, Nash	Franklin (Part) and Nash (Part).
26	N. Leo Daughtry	Republican	Smithfield, Johnston	Johnston (Part).
27	Michael H. Wray	Democratic	Gaston, Northampton	Halifax and Northampton.
28	James H. Langdon, Jr.	Republican	Angier, Johnston	Johnston (Part).
29	Larry D. Hall	Democratic	Durham, Durham	Durham (Part).
30	Philip A. Lehman[lower-alpha 3]	Democratic	Durham, Durham	Durham (Part).
31	Henry M. Michaux, Jr.	Democratic	Durham, Durham	Durham (Part).
32	Nathan Baskerville	Democratic	Henderson, Vance	Granville (Part), Vance, and Warren.
33	Rosa U. Gill	Democratic	Raleigh, Wake	Wake (Part).
34	Grier Martin	Democratic	Raleigh, Wake	Wake (Part).
35	Chris Malone	Republican	Wake Forest, Wake	Wake (Part).
36	Nelson Dollar	Republican	Cary, Wake	Wake (Part).
37	Paul Stam	Republican	Apex, Wake	Wake (Part).
38	Yvonne Lewis Holley	Democratic	Raleigh, Wake	Wake (Part).
39	Darren G. Jackson	Democratic	Raleigh, Wake	Wake (Part).
40	Marilyn Avila	Republican	Raleigh, Wake	Wake (Part).
41	Gale Adcock	Democratic	Cary, Wake	Wake (Part).
42	Marvin W. Lucas	Democratic	Spring Lake, Cumberland	Cumberland (Part).
43	Elmer Floyd	Democratic	Fayetteville, Cumberland	Cumberland (Part).
44	William O. Richardson[lower-alpha 4]	Democratic	Fayetteville, Cumberland	Cumberland (Part).
45	John Szoka	Republican	Fayetteville, Cumberland	Cumberland (Part).
46	Ken Waddell	Democratic	Chadbourn, Columbus	Bladen (Part), Columbus, and Robeson (Part).
47	Charles Graham	Democratic	Lumberton, Robeson	Robeson (Part).
48	Garland E. Pierce	Democratic	Wagram, Scotland	Hoke (Part), Richmond (Part), Robeson (Part), and Scotland (Part).
49	Brig Gen Gary H. Pendelton	Republican	Raleigh, Wake	Wake (Part).
50	Graig R. Meyer	Democratic	Hillsborough, Orange	Durham (Part) and Orange (Part).
51	Brad Salmon	Democratic	Mamers, Harnett	Harnett (Part) and Lee (Part).
52	James L. Boles, Jr.	Republican	Southern Pines, Moore	Moore (Part).
53	David R. Lewis	Republican	Dunn, Harnett	Harnett (Part).
54	Robert T. Reives, II	Democratic	Sanford, Lee	Chatham and Lee (Part).
55	Mark Brody	Republican	Monroe, Union	Anson and Union (Part).
56	Verla Insko	Democratic	Chapel Hill, Orange	Orange (Part).
57	Pricey Harrison	Democratic	Greensboro, Guilford	Guilford (Part).
58	Chris Sgro[lower-alpha 5]	Democratic	Raleigh, Guilford	Guilford (Part).
59	Jon Hardister	Republican	Greensboro, Guilford	Guilford (Part).
60	Cecil Brockman	Democratic	High Point, Guilford	Guilford (Part).
61	John Faircloth	Republican	High Point, Guilford	Guilford (Part).
62	John M. Blust	Republican	Greensboro, Guilford	Guilford (Part).
63	Stephen M. Ross	Republican	Burlington, Alamance	Alamance (Part).
64	Dennis Riddell	Republican	Snow Camp, Alamance	Alamance (Part).
65	Bert Jones	Republican	Reidsville, Rockingham	Caswell and Rockingham (Part).
66	Ken Goodman	Democratic	Rockingham, Richmond	Hoke (Part), Montgomery (Part), Richmond (Part), Robeson (Part), and Scotland (Part).
67	Justin P. Burr	Republican	Albemarle, Stanly	Montgomery (Part) and Stanly.
68	D. Craig Horn	Republican	Weddington, Union	Union (Part).
69	Dean Arp	Republican	Monroe, Union	Union (Part).
70	Pat B. Hurley	Republican	Asheboro, Randolph	Randolph (Part).
71	Evelyn Terry	Democratic	Winston-Salem, Forsyth	Forsyth (Part).
72	Edward Hanes Jr.	Democratic	Winston-Salem, Forsyth	Forsyth (Part).
73	Lee Zachary	Republican	Yadkinville, Yadkin	Alexander, Wilkes (Part), and Yadkin.
74	Debra Conrad	Republican	Winston-Salem, Forsyth	Forsyth (Part).
75	Donny Lambeth	Republican	Winston-Salem, Forsyth	Forsyth (Part).
76	Carl Ford	Republican	China Grove, Rowan	Cabarrus (Part) and Rowan (Part).
77	Harry Warren	Republican	Salisbury, Rowan	Rowan (Part).
78	Allen McNeill	Republican	Asheboro, Randolph	Moore (Part) and Randolph (Part).
79	Julia C. Howard	Republican	Mocksville, Davie	Davie and Forsyth (Part).
80	Sam Watford	Republican	Thomasville, Davidson	Davidson (Part).
81	Rayne Brown	Republican	Lexington, Davidson	Davidson (Part).
82	Larry G. Pittman	Republican	Concord, Cabarrus	Cabarrus (Part).
83	Linda P. Johnson	Republican	Kannapolis, Cabarrus	Cabarrus (Part).
84	Rena W. Turner	Republican	Olin, Iredell	Iredell (Part).
85	Josh Dobson	Republican	Nebo, McDowell	Avery, McDowell, and Mitchell.
86	Hugh Blackwell	Republican	Valdese, Burke	Burke (Part).
87	George S. Robinson	Republican	Lenoir, Caldwell	Caldwell.
88	Rob Bryan	Republican	Charlotte, Mecklenburg	Mecklenburg (Part).
89	Mitchell S. Setzer	Republican	Catawba, Catawba	Catawba (Part).
90	Sarah Stevens	Republican	Mount Airy, Surry	Surry and Wilkes (Part).
91	Kyle Hall[lower-alpha 6]	Republican	King, Stokes	Rockingham (Part) and Stokes.
92	Justin Moore[lower-alpha 7]	Republican	Huntersville, Mecklenburg	Mecklenburg (Part).
93	Jonathan C. Jordan	Republican	Jefferson, Ashe	Ashe and Watauga
94	Jeffrey Elmore	Republican	North Wilkesboro, Wilkes	Alleghany and Wilkes (Part).
95	John A. Fraley	Republican	Mooresville, Iredell	Iredell (Part).
96	Jay Adams	Republican	Hickory, Catawba	Catawba (Part).
97	Jason Saine	Republican	Lincolnton, Lincoln	Lincoln.
98	John R. Bradford, III	Republican	Cornelius, Mecklenburg	Mecklenburg (Part).
99	Rodney W. Moore	Democratic	Charlotte, Mecklenburg	Mecklenburg (Part).
100	Tricia Ann Cotham	Democratic	Matthews, Mecklenburg	Mecklenburg (Part).
101	Beverly M. Earle	Democratic	Charlotte, Mecklenburg	Mecklenburg (Part).
102	Becky Carney	Democratic	Charlotte, Mecklenburg	Mecklenburg (Part).
103	William Brawley	Republican	Matthews, Mecklenburg	Mecklenburg (Part).
104	Dan Bishop	Republican	Charlotte, Mecklenburg	Mecklenburg (Part).
105	Scott Stone[lower-alpha 8]	Republican	Charlotte, Mecklenburg	Mecklenburg (Part).
106	Carla D. Cunningham	Democratic	Charlotte, Mecklenburg	Mecklenburg (Part).
107	Kelly M. Alexander, Jr.	Democratic	Charlotte, Mecklenburg	Mecklenburg (Part).
108	John A. Torbett	Republican	Stanley, Gaston	Gaston (Part).
109	Dana Bumgardner	Republican	Gastonia, Gaston	Gaston (Part).
110	Kelly E. Hastings	Republican	Cherryville, Gaston	Cleveland (Part) and Gaston (Part).
111	Tim Moore	Republican	Kings Mountain, Cleveland	Cleveland (Part).
112	David Rogers[lower-alpha 9]	Republican	Rutherfordton, Rutherford	Burke (Part) and Rutherford.
113	Chris Whitmire	Republican	Rosman, Transylvania	Henderson (Part), Polk, and Transylvania.
114	Susan C. Fisher	Democratic	Asheville, Buncombe	Buncombe (Part).
115	John Ager	Democratic	Fairview, Buncombe	Buncombe (Part).
116	Brian Turner	Democratic	Asheville, Buncombe	Buncombe (Part).
117	Chuck McGrady	Republican	Hendersonville, Henderson	Henderson (Part).
118	Michele D. Presnell	Republican	Burnsville, Yancey	Haywood (Part), Madison, and Yancey.
119	Joe Sam Queen	Democratic	Waynesville, Haywood	Haywood (Part), Jackson, and Swain.
120	Roger West	Republican	Marble, Cherokee	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, and Macon.

Senate

Senate Leadership

President of the Senate Dan Forest

President Pro Tempore Phil Berger

Majority Leader Harry Brown

Majority Whip Jerry Tillman

Minority Leader Dan Blue

Minority Whip Terry Van Duyn

North Carolina Senate[2] Officers
Position	Name	Party
Lieutenant Governor / President of the Senate	Dan Forest	Republican
President Pro Tempore	Philip E. Berger	Republican
Deputy President Pro Tempore	Louis M. Pate Jr.	Republican
Majority Leader	Harry Brown	Republican
Majority Whip	Jerry W. Tillman	Republican
Majority Caucus Leader	Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr.	Republican
Minority Leader	Dan Blue	Democratic
Minority Whip	Terry Van Duyn	Democratic
Minority Caucus Secretary	Ben Clark	Democratic

Members of the Senate

The Senate consisted of 50 members including 13 female, 11 African-American, 34 Republican, 16 Democrat, 10 new, and 40 returning senators. Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. was the most senior senator with 13 terms in the Senate.[6][7]

District	Full Name of Senator	Party	Residence	Counties Represented
1	Bill Cook	Republican	Chocowinity	Beaufort*, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans
2	Norman W. Sanderson	Republican	Minnesott Beach	Carteret, Craven, Pamlico*
3	Erica Smith-Ingram	Democratic	Gaston	Bertie, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hertford, Martin, Northampton*, Tyrrell, Washington
4	Angela R. Bryant	Democratic	Rocky Mount	Halifax, Nash (part)*, Vance, Warren, Wilson (part)
5	Donald G. Davis	Democratic	Greenville	Greene*, Lenoir (part), Pitt (part), Wayne (part)
6	Harry Brown	Republican	Jacksonville	Jones, Onslow*
7	Louis Pate	Republican	Mounty Olive	Lenoir (part), Pitt (part), Wayne (part)*
8	Bill Rabon	Republican	Southport	Bladen, Brunswick*, New Hanover (part), Pender
9	Michael V. Lee	Republican	Wilmington	New Hanover (part)*
10	W. Brent Jackson	Republican	Autryville	Duplin, Johnston (part), Sampson*
11	E.S. "Buck" Newton	Republican	Wilson	Johnston (part), Nash (part), Wilson (part)*
12	Ronald J. Rabin	Republican	Spring Lake	Harnett*, Johnston (part), Lee
13	Jane W. Smith	Democratic	Lumberton	Columbus, Robeson*
14	Dan Blue	Democratic	Raleigh	Wake (part)*
15	John M. Alexander Jr.	Republican	Raleigh	Wake (part)*
16	Jay J. Chaudhuri[lower-alpha 10]	Democratic	Raleigh	Wake (part)*
17	Tamara P. Barringer	Republican	Cary	Wake (part)*
18	John Chadwick "Chad" Barefoot	Republican	Wake Forest	Franklin, Wake (part)*
19	Wesley Meredith	Democratic	Fayetteville	Cumberland (part)*
20	Floyd Bixler McKissick, Jr.	Democratic	Durham	Durham (part)*, Granville
21	Ben Clark	Democratic	Raeford	Cumberland (part), Hoke*
22	Mike Woodard	Democratic	Durham	Caswell, Durham (part)*, Person
23	Valerie P. Foushee	Democratic	Hillsborough	Chatham, Orange*
24	Rick Gunn	Republican	Burlington	Alamance*, Randolph (part)
25	Tom Moses McInnis	Republican	Ellerbe	Anson, Richmond*, Rowan (part), Scotland, Stanly
26	Philip E. Berger	Republican	Eden	Guilford (part), Rockingham*
27	Trudy Wade	Republican	Jamestown	Guilford (part)*
28	Gladys A. Robinson	Democratic	Greensboro	Guilford (part)*
29	Jerry W. Tillman	Republican	Archdale	Moore, Randolph (part)*
30	Shirley B. Randleman	Republican	Wilkesboro	Stokes, Surry, Wilkes*
31	Joyce Krawiec	Republican	Kernersville	Forsyth (part)*, Yadkin
32	Paul A. Lowe Jr.	Democratic	Winston-Salem	Forsyth (part)*
33	Stan Bingham	Republican	Denton	Davidson*, Montgomery
34	Andrew C. Brock	Republican	Mocksville	Davie*, Iredell (part), Rowan (part)
35	Thomas "Tommy" Tucker	Republican	Indian Trail, North Carolina	Union (part)*
36	Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr.	Republican	Concord	Cabarrus*, Union (part)
37	Jeff Jackson	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg (part)*
38	Joel D. M. Ford	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg (part)*
39	Robert A. Rucho	Republican	Matthews	Mecklenburg (part)*
40	Joyce Waddell	Democratic	Charlotte	Mecklenburg (part)*
41	Jeff Tarte	Republican	Cornelius	Mecklenburg (part)*
42	Andy Wells	Republican	Hickory	Alexander, Catawba*
43	Kathy Harrington	Republican	Gastonia	Gaston (part)*
44	David L. Curtis	Republican	Lincolnto	Gaston (part), Iredell (part), Lincoln*
45	Deanna Ballard[lower-alpha 11]	Republican	Blowing Rock	Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Watauga*
46	Warren Daniel	Republican	Morganton	Burke*, Cleveland
47	Ralph Hise	Republican	Spruce Pine	Madison, McDowell, Mitchell*, Polk, Rutherford, Yancey
48	Chuck Edwards[lower-alpha 12]	Republican	Flat Rock	Buncombe (part), Henderson*, Transylvania
49	Terry Van Duyn	Democratic	Asheville	Buncombe (part)*
50	Jim Wayland Davis	Republican	Franklin	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon*, Swain

Note: * Senator's county of residence

See also

• 2014 North Carolina Senate election
• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

Notes

1. appointed October 19, 2015
2. appointed August 29, 2016.
3. appointed November 10, 2016
4. appointed September 15, 2015
5. appointed April 13, 2016
6. appointed November 23, 2015.
7. appointed August 23, 2016
8. appointed May 12, 2016
9. appointed August 19, 2016
10. Appointed April 19, 2016
11. Appointed April 26, 2016
12. Appointed August 19, 2016, replaced Tom Apodaca.

References

1. "2015-2016 Session Documents, House". NC Legislature.gov. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
2. "2015-2016 Session Documents, Senate". NC Legislature.gov. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
3. "Session Laws". NCLeg.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
4. "House Demographics, 2015-2016" (PDF). NCLeg.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
5. "2015-2016 House Changes" (PDF). NCLeg.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
6. "Senate Demographics, 2015-2016 Session" (PDF). NCLeg.gov. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
7. "Senate Seniority for the 2015-2016 Session" (PDF). NCLeg.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

External links

• Official website (current legislature)
• Documents of the Senate, 2015-2016 Session
• Documents of the House, 2015-2016 Session