North Carolina Senate

North Carolina State Senate
North Carolina General Assembly

Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 9, 2013
Leadership
Lieutenant Governor	Dan Forest (R) Since January 7, 2013
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Phil Berger (R) Since January 26, 2011
Majority Leader	Harry Brown (R) Since January 26, 2011
Minority Leader	Daniel T. Blue, Jr. (D) Since March 5, 2014^[1]
Structure
Seats	50

Political groups	Governing party Republican (34) Opposition party Democratic (16)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article II, North Carolina Constitution
Salary	$13,951/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (50 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016 (50 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control, No Gubernatorial Veto
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber North Carolina State Legislative Building Raleigh, North Carolina
Website
www.ncga.state.nc.us/senate/Senate.html

The North Carolina Senate is the upper house of the bicameral North Carolina General Assembly. It has 50 members.

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 Lt. Governor has very limited powers and only votes to break a tie. Before the office of Lt. Governor was created in 1868, the Senate was presided over by a "Speaker." After the 1988 election of James Carson Gardner, the first Republican Lt. Governor since Reconstruction, Democrats in control of the Senate shifted most of the power held by the Lt. 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 a trial, as in the federal system. If the Governor or Lt. 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."

2015–2016 Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	17	33	50	0

Begin	16	34	50	0
January 28, 2015^[2]	15	49	1
January 30, 2015^[3]	16	50	0
Latest voting share	7001320000000000000♠32%	7001680000000000000♠68%

Leadership

North Carolina Senate^[4] Officers
Position	Name	Party
Lieutenant Governor / President of the Senate	Dan Forest	Republican
President Pro Tempore	Phil Berger	Republican
Deputy President Pro Tempore	Louis Pate	Republican
Majority Leader	Harry Brown	Republican
Majority Whip	Jerry W. Tillman	Republican
Majority Caucus Secretary	Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr.	Republican
Joint Majority Caucus Leader	Andrew C. Brock	Republican
Minority Leader	Daniel T. Blue, Jr.	Democratic
Deputy Minority Leaders	Clark Jenkins	Democratic
	Floyd McKissick, Jr.	Democratic
	Gladys A. Robinson	Democratic
Minority Whip	Terry Van Duyn	Democratic
Minority Caucus Secretary	Ben Clark	Democratic
Minority Caucus Co-Chairs	Vacant	Democratic
Minority Caucus Co-Chairs	Vacant	Democratic

Membership

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

References

↑ WRAL.com
↑ Democrat Earline Parmon (District 32) resigned from office effective January 28 2015.
↑ Democrat Paul A. Lowe, Jr. (District 32) was appointed to the seat effective January 30, 2015.
↑ North Carolina Senate Leadership
↑ North Carolina General Assembly - Senator Paul A. Lowe, Jr. (Democrat, 2015-2016 Session)

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Members of the North Carolina State Senate

President of the Senate: Dan Forest (R) President pro Tempore: Phil Berger (R) Majority Leader: Harry Brown (R) Minority Leader: Dan Blue (D)

Bill Cook (R) Norm Sanderson (R) Erica Smith-Ingram (D) Angela Bryant (D) Don Davis (D) Harry Brown (R) Louis Pate (R) Bill Rabon (R) Michael V. Lee (R) Brent Jackson (R) E. S. (Buck) Newton (R) Ronald J. Rabin (R) Jane W. Smith (D) Dan Blue (D) John M. Alexander Jr. (R) Josh Stein (D) Tamara Barringer (R) Chad Barefoot (R) Wesley Meredith (R) Floyd McKissick Jr. (D) Ben Clark (D) Mike Woodard (D) Valerie Foushee (D) Rick Gunn (R) Tom McInnis (R) Phil Berger (R) Trudy Wade (R) Gladys A. Robinson (D) Jerry W. Tillman (R) Shirley B. Randleman (R) Joyce Krawiec (R) Paul Lowe (D) Stan Bingham (R) Andrew C. Brock (R) Tommy Tucker (R) Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. (R) Jeff Jackson (D) Joel D. M. Ford (D) Bob Rucho (R) Joyce Waddell (D) Jeff Tarte (R) Andy Wells (R) Kathy Harrington (R) David L. Curtis (R) Dan Soucek (R) Warren Daniel (R) Ralph Hise (R) Tom Apodaca (R) Terry Van Duyn (D) Jim Davis (R)

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