North Carolina General Assembly of 2013–14

North Carolina General Assembly 2013–2014
North Carolina General Assembly of 2011–2012

North Carolina Legislative Building
Legislative body North Carolina General Assembly
Jurisdiction North Carolina, United States
Meeting place North Carolina State Legislative Building
Term 2013–2014
Website www.ncleg.net
North Carolina Senate
Members 50 Senators
President pro tempore of the Senate Phil Berger (Rep)
Majority Leader Harry Brown (Rep)
Minority Leader Dan Blue (Dem)
Party control Republican Party[1]
North Carolina House of Representatives
Members 120 Representatives
Speaker of the House Thom Tillis (Rep)
Majority Leader Edgar V. Starnes (Rep)
Minority Leader Larry D. Hall (Dem)
Party control Republican Party[2]

The North Carolina General Assembly 2013–2014 session is the state legislature that first convened in January 2013 and concluded (adjourned sine die)[3] on August 20, 2014. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected in November 2012, when the Republican Party increased the size of its majorities in both the North Carolina Senate and House of Representative to exceed the three-fifths number of elected members required for a super-majority.

House of Representatives

At the beginning of the session 2013-2014 session, the North Carolina House of Representatives consisted of 77 Republicans and 43 Democrats. Accounting for vacancies and appointments to date, as of January 12, 2014, there are 77 Republicans and 42 Democrats in office. As of January 12, 2014, there is one unfilled vacancy, created by the resignation of Rep. Deb McManus (D) on December 11, 2013. McManus represented the 54th House District, which includes all of Chatham County and parts of Lee County.[4]

Senate

At the beginning of the session 2013-2014 session, the North Carolina Senate consisted of 33 Republicans and 17 Democrats. Accounting for vacancies and appointments to date, as of April 8, 2014, there are 33 Republicans and 15 Democrats in office. In December, there was one vacancy, created by the resignation of Sen. Peter S. Brunstetter (R) on December 15, 2013. Brunstetter represented he 31st Senate District, which consists of parts of Forsyth County and all of Yadkin County.[5] The seat was filled by appointee Joyce Krawiec, former vice chairwoman of the state GOP. There is now a vacancy in the late Sen. Martin Nesbitt's (D) seat, 49th Senate District (Buncombe County), since his passing on March 6, 2014. Additionally, there is a vacancy for Dan Clodfelter's (D) seat after he resigned on 9 April 2014 due to be appointed Mayor of Charlotte by the City Council after the resignation of Patrick Cannon on 26 March 2014.

See also

References

  1. North Carolina General Assembly - Senate Leadership. North Carolina General Assembly, n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
  2. North Carolina General Assembly - House Leadership. North Carolina General Assembly, n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
  3. "North Carolina General Assembly". Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  4. North Carolina General Assembly - NC House of Representatives Members (2013-2014 Session). North Carolina General Assembly, n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
  5. North Carolina General Assembly - NC Senate Members (2013-2014 Session). North Carolina General Assembly, n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.

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