North Carolina Senate
North Carolina Senate | |
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North Carolina General Assembly | |
Seal of the North Carolina Senate | |
Type | |
Type | Upper house |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 1, 2023 |
Leadership | |
Mark Robinson (R) since January 3, 2021 | |
Phil Berger (R) since January 26, 2011 | |
Majority Leader | Paul Newton (R) since January 1, 2023 |
Minority Leader | Dan Blue (D) since March 5, 2014 |
Structure | |
Seats | 50 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
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Length of term | 2 years |
Elections | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 (50 seats) |
Next election | November 5, 2024 (50 seats) |
Meeting place | |
Senate chamber North Carolina Legislative Building Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | |
Website | |
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Constitution | |
North Carolina Constitution |
The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina. The term of office for each senator is only two years.[1]
The Senate's prerogatives and powers are similar to those of the other house, the House of Representatives. Its members do, however, represent districts that are larger than those of their colleagues in the House. The president of the Senate is the lieutenant governor of North Carolina, but the lieutenant governor has very limited powers and only votes to break a tie. Before the office of lieutenant governor was created in 1868, the Senate was presided over by a "speaker." After the 1988 election of James Carson Gardner, the first Republican lieutenant governor since Reconstruction, Democrats in control of the Senate shifted most of the power held by the lieutenant governor to the senator who is elected president pro tempore (or pro-tem). The president pro tempore appoints members to standing committees of the Senate, and holds great sway over bills.
According to the state constitution, the Senate is also the "Court for the Trial of Impeachments". The House of Representatives has the power to impeach state officials, after which the Senate holds an impeachment trial, as in the federal system. If the governor or lieutenant governor is the official who has been impeached, the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court presides.
Qualifications
The qualifications to be a senator are found in the state Constitution: "Each Senator, at the time of his election, shall be not less than 25 years of age, shall be a qualified voter of the State, and shall have resided in the State as a citizen for two years and in the district for which he is chosen for one year immediately preceding his election."
2023–24 composition
Affiliation | Party (shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
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Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
End of (2019–20) legislature | 29 | 21 | 50 | 0 |
Beginning of previous (2021–22) legislature | 28 | 22 | 50 | 0 |
End of previous (2021–22) legislature | 28 | 22 | 50 | 0 |
Beginning of current (2023–24) legislature | 30 | 20 | 50 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 60% | 40% |
Leadership
North Carolina Senate[2] officers | ||
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Position | Name | Party |
President Pro Tempore | Phil Berger | Republican |
Deputy President Pro Tempore | Ralph Hise | Republican |
Majority Leader | Paul Newton | Republican |
Majority Whip | Jim Perry | Republican |
Tom McInnis | Republican | |
Joint Majority Caucus Leader | Carl Ford | Republican |
Minority Whip | Jay Chaudhuri | Democratic |
Minority Caucus Secretary | Julie Mayfield | Democratic |
Membership
District | Senator | Image | Party | Residence | Counties Represented | First elected |
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1st | Norman Sanderson | Republican | Minnesott Beach | Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Washington, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, Carteret | 2012 | |
2nd | Jim Perry | Republican | Kinston | Lenoir, Craven, Beaufort | 2019↑ | |
3rd | Bobby Hanig | Republican | Powells Point | Warren, Northampton, Halifax, Martin, Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Camden, Currituck, Tyrrell | 2022↑ | |
4th | Buck Newton | Republican | Wilson | Wilson, Wayne, Greene | 2022 (2010–2016) | |
5th | Kandie Smith | Democratic | Greenville | Edgecombe, Pitt | 2022 | |
6th | Michael Lazzara | Republican | Jacksonville | Onslow | 2020 | |
7th | Michael Lee | Republican | Wilmington | New Hanover (part) | 2020 (2014–2018) | |
8th | Bill Rabon | Republican | Southport | Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover (part) | 2010 | |
9th | Brent Jackson | Republican | Autryville | Bladen, Sampson (part), Pender, Duplin, Jones | 2010 | |
10th | Benton Sawrey | Republican | Clayton | Johnston | 2022 | |
11th | Lisa Stone Barnes | Republican | Spring Hope | Vance, Franklin, Nash | 2020 | |
12th | Jim Burgin | Republican | Angier | Lee, Harnett, Sampson (part) | 2018 | |
13th | Lisa Grafstein | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake (part) | 2022 | |
14th | Dan Blue | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake (part) | 2009↑ | |
15th | Jay Chaudhuri | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake (part) | 2016↑ | |
16th | Gale Adcock | Democratic | Cary | Wake (part) | 2022 | |
17th | Sydney Batch | Democratic | Apex | Wake (part) | 2021↑ | |
18th | Mary Wills Bode | Democratic | Oxford | Granville, Wake (part) | 2022 | |
19th | Val Applewhite | Democratic | Fayetteville | Cumberland (part) | 2022 | |
20th | Natalie Murdock | Democratic | Durham | Chatham, Durham (part) | 2020↑ | |
21st | Tom McInnis | Republican | Pinehurst | Moore, Cumberland (part) | 2014 | |
22nd | Mike Woodard | Democratic | Durham | Durham (part) | 2012 | |
23rd | Graig Meyer | Democratic | Hillsborough | Caswell, Person, Orange | 2022 | |
24th | Danny Britt | Republican | Lumberton | Hoke, Scotland, Robeson | 2016 | |
25th | Amy Galey | Republican | Burlington | Alamance, Randolph (part) | 2020 | |
26th | Phil Berger | Republican | Eden | Rockingham, Guilford (part) | 2000 | |
27th | Michael Garrett | Democratic | Greensboro | Guilford (part) | 2018 | |
28th | Gladys Robinson | Democratic | Greensboro | Guilford (part) | 2010 | |
29th | Dave Craven | Republican | Asheboro | Randolph (part), Montgomery, Richmond, Anson, Union (part) | 2020↑ | |
30th | Steve Jarvis | Republican | Lexington | Davie, Davidson | 2020 | |
31st | Joyce Krawiec | Republican | Kernersville | Stokes, Forsyth (part) | 2014↑ | |
32nd | Paul Lowe Jr. | Democratic | Winston-Salem | Forsyth (part) | 2015↑ | |
33rd | Carl Ford | Republican | China Grove | Rowan, Stanly | 2018 | |
34th | Paul Newton | Republican | Mount Pleasant | Cabarrus (part) | 2016 | |
35th | Todd Johnson | Republican | Monroe | Cabarrus (part), Union (part) | 2018 | |
36th | Eddie Settle | Republican | Elkin | Alexander, Wilkes, Surry, Yadkin | 2022 | |
37th | Vickie Sawyer | Republican | Mooresville | Iredell, Mecklenburg (part) | 2018↑ | |
38th | Mujtaba Mohammed | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2018 | |
39th | DeAndrea Salvador | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2020 | |
40th | Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2014 | |
41st | Natasha Marcus | Democratic | Davidson | Mecklenburg (part) | 2018 | |
42nd | Rachel Hunt | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (part) | 2022 | |
43rd | Brad Overcash | Republican | Belmont | Gaston (part) | 2022 | |
44th | Ted Alexander | Republican | Shelby | Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston (part) | 2018 | |
45th | Dean Proctor | Republican | Hickory | Catawba, Caldwell (part) | 2020↑ | |
46th | Warren Daniel | Republican | Morganton | Burke, McDowell, Buncombe (part) | 2010 | |
47th | Ralph Hise | Republican | Spruce Pine | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Caldwell (part), Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Haywood (part) | 2010 | |
48th | Tim Moffitt | Republican | Hendersonville | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 2022 | |
49th | Julie Mayfield | Democratic | Asheville | Buncombe (part) | 2020 | |
50th | Kevin Corbin | Republican | Franklin | Haywood (part), Transylvania, Jackson, Swain, Macon, Graham, Cherokee, Clay | 2020 |
- ↑: Member was originally appointed to fill the remainder of an unexpired term.
Past composition of the Senate
Coat of arms
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See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Project Vote Smart – State Senate of North Carolina
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- President of the Senate
- Mark Robinson (R)
- President pro tempore
- Phil Berger (R)
- Majority Leader
- Paul Newton (R)
- Minority Leader
- Dan Blue (D)
- ▌Norman Sanderson (R)
- ▌Jim Perry (R)
- ▌Bobby Hanig (R)
- ▌Buck Newton (R)
- ▌Kandie Smith (D)
- ▌Michael Lazzara (R)
- ▌Michael Lee (R)
- ▌Bill Rabon (R)
- ▌Brent Jackson (R)
- ▌Benton Sawrey (R)
- ▌Lisa Stone Barnes (R)
- ▌Jim Burgin (R)
- ▌Lisa Grafstein (D)
- ▌Dan Blue (D)
- ▌Jay Chaudhuri (D)
- ▌Gale Adcock (D)
- ▌Sydney Batch (D)
- ▌Mary Wills Bode (D)
- ▌Val Applewhite (D)
- ▌Natalie Murdock (D)
- ▌Tom McInnis (R)
- ▌Mike Woodard (D)
- ▌Graig Meyer (D)
- ▌Danny Britt (R)
- ▌Amy Galey (R)
- ▌Phil Berger (R)
- ▌Michael Garrett (D)
- ▌Gladys Robinson (D)
- ▌Dave Craven (R)
- ▌Steve Jarvis (R)
- ▌Joyce Krawiec (R)
- ▌Paul Lowe Jr. (D)
- ▌Carl Ford (R)
- ▌Paul Newton (R)
- ▌Todd Johnson (R)
- ▌Eddie Settle (R)
- ▌Vickie Sawyer (R)
- ▌Mujtaba Mohammed (D)
- ▌DeAndrea Salvador (D)
- ▌Joyce Waddell (D)
- ▌Natasha Marcus (D)
- ▌Rachel Hunt (D)
- ▌Brad Overcash (R)
- ▌Ted Alexander (R)
- ▌Dean Proctor (R)
- ▌Warren Daniel (R)
- ▌Ralph Hise (R)
- ▌Tim Moffitt (R)
- ▌Julie Mayfield (D)
- ▌Kevin Corbin (R)
- ▌Republican (30)
- ▌Democratic (20)
- North Carolina General Assembly
- North Carolina House of Representatives
- North Carolina Senate
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