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The North Carolina General Assembly of 2003–04 was the 146th session of the North Carolina General General Assembly. The assembly is a bicameral body including a House of Representatives and Senate. They both met in Raleigh, North Carolina , in 2003 and 2004. Members of this North Carolina General Assembly were elected on November 5, 2002 . The 2002 legislative elections were conducted under an interim redistricting map following the 2000 census ; a more permanent redistricting map was passed in November 2003 for use through 2010.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
House of Representatives [ edit ]
The North Carolina State House, during the 2003–04 session, consisted of 60 Democrats and 60 Republicans ; consequently, Democratic and Republican co-speakers shared leadership of the body. The representatives included 29 women, 18 African Americans , one Native American , and one Hispanic and Latino American .[ 4]
Note: Rep. Michael P. Decker changed party affiliation September 16, 2003. Rep. Alex Warner changed party affiliation August 20, 2004.
Permanent Democratic Caucus Chair: Edd Nye (22nd district)
North Carolina House members 2003–04
District
Representative
Party
Residence
Counties represented
1st
William C. Owens Jr.
Democratic
Elizabeth City
Camden , Currituck , Gates , Pasquotank
2nd
William T. Culpepper III
Democratic
Edenton
Chowan , Dare , Gates , Perquimans , Tyrrell
3rd
Michael A. Gorman
Republican
Trent Woods
Craven , Pamlico
4th
Charles Elliott Johnson
Democratic
Greenville
Craven , Martin , Pitt
5th
Howard J. Hunter Jr.
Democratic
Ahoskie
Bertie , Hertford , Northampton
6th
Arthur J. Williams
Democratic
Washington
Beaufort , Hyde , Washington
7th
John D. Hall
Democratic
Scotland Neck
Halifax , Nash
8th
Edith D. Warren
Democratic
Farmville
Greene , Martin , Pitt
9th
Marian N. McLawhorn
Democratic
Grifton
Pitt
10th
Stephen A. LaRoque
Republican
Kinston
Duplin , Lenoir
11th
Louis M. Pate Jr.
Republican
Mount Olive
Wayne
12th
William L. Wainwright
Democratic
Havelock
Craven , Jones , Lenoir
13th
Jean R. Preston
Republican
Emerald Isle
Carteret , Onslow
14th
Keith P. Williams
Republican
Hubert
Onslow
15th
W. Robert Grady
Republican
Jacksonville
Onslow
16th
Carolyn Justice
Republican
Hampstead
New Hanover , Pender
17th
Bonner L. Stiller
Republican
Oak Island
Brunswick , New Hanover
18th
Thomas E. Wright
Democratic
Wilmington
Brunswick , Columbus , New Hanover
19th
Danny McComas
Republican
Wilmington
New Hanover
20th
Dewey Hill
Democratic
Whiteville
Brunswick
21st
Larry Bell
Democratic
Clinton
Duplin , Sampson , Wayne
22nd
Edd Nye
Democratic
Elizabethtown
Bladen , Sampson
23rd
Joe Tolson
Democratic
Pinetops
Edgecombe , Wilson
24th
Jean Farmer-Butterfield
Democratic
Wilson
Edgecombe , Wilson
25th
William G. Daughtridge Jr.
Republican
Rocky Mount
Nash
26th
Billy J. Creech
Republican
Clayton
Johnston , Wayne
27th
Stanley H. Fox
Democratic
Oxford
Granville , Vance , Warren
28th
Leo Daughtry
Republican
Smithfield
Johnston
29th
Paul Miller
Democratic
Durham
Durham
30th
Paul Luebke
Democratic
Durham
Durham
31st
Mickey Michaux
Democratic
Durham
Durham
32nd
Jim Crawford
Democratic
Oxford
Durham , Granville , Vance
33rd
Bernard Allen
Democratic
Raleigh
Wake
34th
Don Munford
Republican
Raleigh
Wake
35th
Jennifer Weiss
Democratic
Cary
Wake
36th
David Miner
Republican
Wake
37th
Paul Stam
Republican
Apex
Wake
38th
Deborah Ross
Democratic
Raleigh
Wake
39th
Sam Ellis
Republican
Raleigh
Wake
40th
Rick Eddins
Republican
Raleigh
Wake
41st
Margaret Dickson
Democratic
Fayetteville
Cumberland , Harnett
42nd
Marvin Lucas
Democratic
Spring Lake
Cumberland , Harnett
43rd
Mary McAllister
Democratic
Fayetteville
Cumberland
44th
Rick Glazier
Democratic
Fayetteville
Cumberland
45th
Alex Warner [ H 1]
Democratic
Hope Mills
Cumberland
46th
Douglas Yongue
Democratic
Laurinburg
Hoke , Robeson , Scotland
47th
Ronnie Sutton
Democratic
Pembroke
Hoke , Robeson
48th
Donald Bonner
Democratic
Rowland
Hoke , Robeson , Scotland
49th
Lucy Allen
Democratic
Louisburg
Franklin , Halifax , Warren
50th
Russell Capps
Republican
Raleigh
Wake
51st
John Sauls
Republican
Sanford
Harnett , Lee , Moore
52nd
Richard Morgan
Republican
Pinehurst
Moore
53rd
David Lewis
Republican
Dunn
Harnett
54th
Joe Hackney
Democratic
Chapel Hill
Chatham , Orange
55th
Gordon Allen
Democratic
Roxboro
Orange , Person
56th
Verla Insko
Democratic
Chapel Hill
Orange
57th
Joanne Bowie
Republican
Greensboro
Guilford
58th
Alma Adams
Democratic
Greensboro
Guilford
59th
Maggie Jeffus
Democratic
Greensboro
Guilford
60th
Earl Jones
Democratic
Greensboro
Guilford
61st
Stephen Wood
Republican
Guilford
62nd
John Blust
Republican
Greensboro
Guilford
63rd
Alice Bordsen
Democratic
Mebane
Alamance
64th
Cary Allred
Republican
Burlington
Alamance
65th
Nelson Cole
Democratic
Reidsville
Rockingham
66th
Wayne Sexton
Republican
Eden
Forsyth , Rockingham
67th
Arlie Culp
Republican
Ramseur
Randolph
68th
Wayne Goodwin
Democratic
Hamlet
Richmond , Stanly
69th
Pryor Gibson
Democratic
Wadesboro
Anson , Montgomery , Union
70th
Bobby Barbee
Republican
Locust
Stanly , Union
71st
Larry Womble
Democratic
Winston-Salem
Forsyth
72nd
Earline Parmon
Democratic
Winston-Salem
Forsyth
73rd
Curtis Blackwood
Republican
Matthews
Union
74th
Linda Johnson
Republican
Kannapolis
Cabarrus
75th
Jeff Barnhart
Republican
Concord
Cabarrus
76th
Gene McCombs [ H 2] Fred Steen II [ H 3]
Republican
Faith Landis
Rowan
77th
Lorene Coates
Democratic
Salisbury
Rowan
78th
Harold Brubaker
Republican
Asheboro
Randolph
79th
Julia Craven Howard
Republican
Mocksville
Davidson , Davie , Iredell
80th
Jerry Dockham
Republican
Denton
Davidson
81st
Hugh Holliman
Democratic
Lexington
Davidson
82nd
Gene Wilson
Republican
Boone
Ashe , Watauga
83rd
Tracy Walker
Republican
Wilkesboro
Wilkes
84th
Phillip Frye
Republican
Spruce Pine
Avery , Caldwell , Mitchell
85th
Mitch Gillespie
Republican
Marion
Burke , Caldwell , McDowell
86th
Walt Church
Democratic
Valdese
Burke
87th
Edgar Starnes
Republican
Granite Falls
Alexander , Caldwell
88th
Mark Hilton
Republican
Conover
Catawba
89th
Mitchell Setzer
Republican
Catawba
Catawba
90th
Jim Harrell
Democratic
Elkin
Alleghany , Surry
91st
Rex Baker
Republican
King
Forsyth , Stokes , Surry
92nd
George Holmes
Republican
Hamptonville
Forsyth , Yadkin
93rd
Bill McGee
Republican
Clemmons
Forsyth
94th
Michael Decker [ H 4]
Republican
Walkertown
Forsyth
95th
Karen Ray
Republican
Mooresville
Catawba , Iredell
96th
Frank Mitchell
Republican
Olin
Iredell
97th
Joe Kiser
Republican
Vale
Lincoln
98th
John Rhodes
Republican
Huntersville
Mecklenburg
99th
Drew Saunders
Democratic
Huntersville
Mecklenburg
100th
Jim Black
Democratic
Matthews
Mecklenburg
101st
Beverly Earle
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
102nd
Becky Carney
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
103rd
Jim Gulley
Republican
Matthews
Mecklenburg
104th
Connie Wilson
Republican
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
105th
Ed McMahan
Republican
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
106th
Martha Alexander
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
107th
Pete Cunningham
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
108th
John Rayfield
Republican
Gaston
109th
Patrick McHenry
Republican
Cherryville
Gaston
110th
Debbie Clary
Republican
Cherryville
Cleveland , Gaston
111th
Tim Moore
Republican
Kings Mountain
Cleveland
112th
Bob England
Democratic
Ellenboro
Cleveland
113th
Trudi Walend
Republican
Brevard
Henderson , Polk , Transylvania
114th
Martin Nesbitt [ H 5] Susan Fisher [ H 6]
Democratic
Asheville Asheville
Buncombe
115th
Bruce Goforth
Democratic
Asheville
Buncombe
116th
Wilma Sherrill
Republican
Asheville
Buncombe
117th
Carolyn Justus
Republican
Hendersonville
Henderson , Transylvania
118th
Ray Rapp
Democratic
Mars Hill
Haywood , Madison , Yancey
119th
Phil Haire
Democratic
Silva
Haywood , Jackson , Macon , Swain
120th
Roger West
Republican
Marble
Cherokee , Clay , Graham , Macon
^ Rep. Alex Warner changed party affiliation August 20, 2004
^ Died January 20, 2004.
^ Appointed February 16, 2004.
^ Changed party affiliation September 16, 2003.
^ Appointed to NC Senate, February 6, 2004.
^ Replaced Nesbitt.
The North Carolina State Senate, during the 2003–04 session, consisted of 28 Democrats and 22 Republicans .
[ 5] [ 6]
District
Senator
Party
Residence
Counties represented
First elected
1st
Marc Basnight
Democratic
Manteo
Chowan , Perquimans , Pasquotank , Camden , Currituck , Dare , Hyde , Beaufort
1984
2nd
Scott Thomas
Democratic
New Bern
Carteret , Craven , Pamlico
2000
3rd
Clark Jenkins
Democratic
Tarboro
Edgecombe , Pitt (part), Martin , Bertie , Washington , Tyrrell
2002
4th
Robert Holloman
Democratic
Ahoskie
Vance (part), Warren , Halifax , Northampton , Hertford , Gates
2002
5th
Tony Moore
Democratic
Winterville
Pitt (part), Wilson
2002
Republican[ S 1]
6th
Cecil Hargett
Democratic
Richlands
Onslow , Jones
2002
7th
John Kerr
Democratic
Goldsboro
Wayne (part), Lenoir , Greene
1992
8th
R. C. Soles Jr.
Democratic
Tabor City
Columbus , Brunswick , Pender
1976
9th
Patrick Ballantine
Republican
Wilmington
New Hanover
1994
Woody White
Republican
Wilmington
2004↑
10th
Charles Albertson
Democratic
Beulaville
Harnett (part), Sampson , Duplin
1992
11th
A. B. Swindell
Democratic
Nashville
Vance (part), Franklin , Nash
2000
12th
Fred Smith
Republican
Clayton
Johnston , Wayne (part)
2002
13th
David Weinstein
Democratic
Lumberton
Robeson , Hoke
1996
14th
Vernon Malone
Democratic
Raleigh
Wake (part)
2002
15th
John Carrington
Republican
Raleigh
Wake (part)
1994
16th
Eric Miller Reeves
Democratic
Raleigh
Wake (part)
1996
17th
Richard Stevens
Republican
Cary
Wake (part)
2002
18th
Wib Gulley
Democratic
Durham
Granville , Person , Durham (part)
1992
19th
Tony Rand
Democratic
Fayetteville
Bladen , Cumberland (part)
1994
20th
Jeanne Hopkins Lucas
Democratic
Durham
Durham (part)
1992
21st
Larry Shaw
Democratic
Fayetteville
Cumberland (part)
1996
22nd
Harris Blake
Republican
Pinehurst
Moore , Lee , Harnett (part)
2002
23rd
Eleanor Kinnaird
Democratic
Carrboro
Orange , Chatham
1996
24th
Hugh Webster
Republican
Burlington
Alamance , Caswell
1994
25th
Bill Purcell
Democratic
Laurinburg
Stanly , Anson , Richmond , Scotland
1997↑
26th
Phil Berger
Republican
Eden
Rockingham , Guilford (part)
2000
27th
Kay Hagan
Democratic
Greensboro
Guilford (part)
1998
28th
Katie Dorsett
Democratic
Greensboro
Guilford (part)
2002
29th
Jerry Tillman
Republican
Archdale
Randolph , Montgomery
2002
30th
John Garwood
Republican
North Wilkesboro
Stokes , Surry , Wilkes (part)
1994
31st
Hamilton C. Horton Jr.
Republican
Winston-Salem
Forsyth (part)
1994
32nd
Linda Garrou
Democratic
Winston-Salem
Forsyth (part)
1998
33rd
Stan Bingham
Republican
Denton
Davidson , Guilford (part)
2000
34th
Andrew Brock
Republican
Mocksville
Rowan (part), Davie , Yadkin
2002
35th
Fern Shubert
Republican
Marshville
Union , Mecklenburg (part)
2002
36th
Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr.
Republican
Concord
Cabarrus , Rowan (part)
1990
37th
Dan Clodfelter
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg (part)
1998
38th
Charlie Dannelly
Democratic
Charlotte
Mecklenburg (part)
1994
39th
Bob Rucho
Republican
Matthews
Mecklenburg (part)
1996
40th
Robert Pittenger
Republican
Charlotte
Mecklenburg (part)
2002
41st
R. B. Sloan Jr.
Republican
Mooresville
Iredell , Alexander
2002
42nd
James Forrester
Republican
Stanley
Catawba (part), Lincoln , Gaston (part)
1990
43rd
David Hoyle
Democratic
Dallas
Gaston (part)
1992
44th
Austin Allran
Republican
Hickory
Burke , Catawba (part)
1986
45th
Virginia Foxx
Republican
Banner Elk
Alleghany , Ashe , Wilkes (part), Watauga , Caldwell
1994
46th
Walter Dalton
Democratic
Rutherfordton
Cleveland , Rutherford
1996
47th
Joe Sam Queen
Democratic
Waynesville
Haywood (part), Madison , Yancey , McDowell , Mitchell , Avery
2002
48th
Tom Apodaca
Republican
Hendersonville
Buncombe (part), Henderson , Polk
2002
49th
Steve Metcalf [ S 2]
Democratic
Asheville
Buncombe (part)
1998
Martin Nesbitt [ S 3]
Democratic
Asheville
2004↑
50th
Bob Carpenter
Republican
Franklin
Clay , Cherokee , Graham , Macon , Haywood , Swain , Jackson , Transylvania , Haywood (part)
1988
↑: Member was first appointed to office.
^ Switched parties during term.
^ Resigned February 2, 2004.
^ Appointed February 6, 2004.
List of North Carolina state legislatures Senate President pro tempore of the Senate House of Commons House of Representatives Speakers of the House of Representatives (see Note)Other Conventions Provincial Congresses and Constitution North Carolina Provincial Congress (1774–1776:
1st ,
2nd ,
3rd ,
4th ,
5th ),
Constitution of North Carolina (1776,
1835 Convention , 1861 Convention, 1868 redraft, 1875 Convention, Constitution of 1971)
Notes: Prior to the Constitution of 1868: the lower house of the North Carolina Legislature was known as the House of Commons and the leader of the Senate was called the Speaker of the Senate.