North Carolina House of Representatives

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The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120 member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the state senate. Joe Hackney (D-Orange) is the current Speaker.

In 2005-2006, the Democratic Party held a 63-57 majority over the Republican Party in the House. Based on the results of the November 2006 election, the House has a 68-52 Democratic majority in the 2007-2008 session.

The qualifications to be a member of the House are found in the state Constitution: "Each Representative, at the time of his election, shall be a qualified voter of the State, and shall have resided in the district for which he is chosen for one year immediately preceding his election." Elsewhere, the constitution specifies that no elected official shall be under twenty-one years of age, and that no elected officials may deny the existence of God, although the latter provision is not enforced because it violates the no religious test clause of the United States Constitution.

Prior to the Constitution of 1868, the lower house of the North Carolina Legislature was known as the North Carolina House of Commons.

Current Membership[1]

See also: Category:North Carolina General Assembly by session

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	68[2]
	Republican Party	52
Total		120
Democratic Majority		16

Current Leadership

Position	Name	Party
Speaker of the House	Joe Hackney	Democratic
Speaker Pro Tempore	William L. Wainwright	Democratic
Assistant to the Speaker	W. Pete Cunningham	Democratic
Majority Leader	Hugh Holliman	Democratic
Majority Whip	Larry M. Bell	Democratic
Majority Whip	Jean Farmer-Butterfield	Democratic
Majority Whip	Deborah K. Ross	Democratic
Democratic Freshman Chair	Larry D. Hall	Democratic
Minority Leader	Paul Stam	Republican
Minority Whip	William C. McGee	Republican
Deputy Minority Whip	Carolyn H. Justice	Republican
Republican Joint Caucus Leader	Dale Folwell	Republican
Republican Freshman Chair	Ric Killian	Republican

[edit] See also

• North Carolina Senate

[edit] External links

• Official House site
• Project Vote Smart - State House of North Carolina

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