The North Carolina General Assembly of 2005–06 was the legislature that was elected on November 2, 2004, by voters in North Carolina. Members of the House of Representatives and Senate met in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2005 and 2006. These were the first elections for the state legislature under a new redistricting plan approved in 2003. This General Assembly will perhaps be best remembered as the assembly that approved North Carolina's first state lottery. It also approved new ethics laws for government officials and increased the state's minimum wage.
House of Representatives The North Carolina State House, during the 2005–06 session, consisted of 63 Democrats and 57 Republicans. Several Republicans, Richard T. Morgan most prominent among them, continued to support the Democratic majority on some issues, as they had in the previous legislature (when the house was evenly divided by party).
House leaders
House members District 1: William C. Owens Jr. (Dem) – Camden, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank District 2: William T. Culpepper III (Dem); resigned January 3, 2006; replaced by Timothy L. Spear (Dem) – Chowan, Dare, Gates, Perquimans, Tyrrell District 3: Alice Graham Underhill (Dem) – Craven, Pamlico District 4: Russell E. Tucker (Dem) – Craven, Martin, Pitt District 5: Howard J. Hunter Jr. (Dem) – Bertie, Hertford, Northampton District 6: Arthur J. Williams (Dem) – Beaufort, Hyde, Washington District 7: John D. Hall (Dem); died March 17, 2005; replaced by Edward Jones – Halifax, Nash District 8: Edith D. Warren (Dem) – Greene, Martin, Pitt District 9: Marian N. McLawhorn (Dem) – Pitt District 10: Stephen A. LaRoque (Rep) – Duplin, Lenoir District 11: Louis M. Pate Jr. (Rep) – Wayne District 12: William L. Wainwright (Dem) – Craven, Jones, Lenoir District 13: Jean R. Preston (Rep) – Carteret, Onslow District 14: George G. Cleveland (Rep) – Onslow District 15: W. Robert Grady (Rep) – Onslow District 16: Carolyn H. Justice (Rep) – New Hanover, Pender District 17: Bonner L. Stiller (Rep) – Brunswick, New Hanover District 18: Thomas E. Wright (Dem) – Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover District 19: Daniel F. McComas (Rep) – New Hanover District 20: Dewey L. Hill (Dem) – Brunswick, Columbus District 21: Larry M. Bell (Dem) – Duplin, Sampson, Wayne District 22: Edd Nye (Dem) – Bladen, Sampson District 23: Joe P. Tolson (Dem) – Edgecombe, Wilson District 24: Jean Farmer-Butterfield (Dem) – Edgecombe, Wilson District 25: William G. Daughtridge Jr. (Rep) – Nash District 26: N. Leo Daughtry (Rep) – Johnston, Wayne District 27: Michael H. Wray (Dem) – Granville, Vance, Warren District 28: James Langdon Jr. (Rep) – Johnston District 29: Paul Miller (Dem); resigned 2006; replaced by Larry D. Hall – Durham District 30: Paul Luebke (Dem) – Durham District 31: Mickey Michaux (Dem) – Durham District 32: James W. Crawford Jr. (Dem) – Durham, Granville, Vance District 33: Bernard Allen (Dem); died October 2006; replaced by Dan Blue – Wake District 34: Grier Martin (Dem) – Wake District 35: Jennifer Weiss (Dem) – Wake District 36: Nelson Dollar (Rep) – Wake District 37: Paul Stam (Rep) – Wake District 38: Deborah K. Ross (Dem) – Wake District 39: Linda Coleman (Dem) – Wake District 40: Rick L. Eddins (Rep) – Wake District 41: J. Russell Capps (Rep) – Wake District 42: Marvin W. Lucas (Dem) – Cumberland, District 43: Mary E. McAllister (Dem) – Cumberland District 44: Margaret H. Dickson (Dem) – Cumberland District 45: Rick Glazier (Dem) – Cumberland District 46: Douglas Y. Yongue (Dem) – Hoke, Robeson, Scotland District 47: Ronnie N. Sutton (Dem) – Hoke, Robeson District 48: Garland E. Pierce (Dem) – Hoke, Robeson, Scotland District 49: Lucy T. Allen (Dem) – Franklin, Halifax, Nash District 50: Bill Faison (Dem) – Caswell, Orange District 51: John I. Sauls (Rep) – Harnett, Lee District 52: Richard T. Morgan (Rep) – Moore District 53: David R. Lewis (Rep) – Harnett District 54: Joe Hackney (Dem) – Chatham, Orange, Moore District 55: Winkie Wilkins (Dem) – Durham, Person District 56: Verla C. Insko (Dem) – Orange District 57: Pricey Harrison (Dem) – Guilford District 58: Alma S. Adams (Dem) – Guilford District 59: Maggie Jeffus (Dem) – Guilford District 60: Earl Jones (Dem) – Guilford District 61: Laura I. Wiley (Rep) – Guilford District 62: John M. Blust (Rep) – Guilford District 63: Alice L. Bordsen (Dem) – Alamance District 64: Cary D. Allred (Rep) – Alamance District 65: E. Nelson Cole (Dem) – Rockingham District 66: Melanie Wade Goodwin (Dem) – Montgomery, Richmond District 67: David Almond (Rep) – Montgomery, Stanly, Union District 68: J. Curtis Blackwood Jr. (Rep) – Union District 69: Pryor A. Gibson III (Dem) – Anson, Montgomery, Union District 70: Arlie F. Culp (Rep) – Randolph District 71: Larry W. Womble (Dem) – Forsyth District 72: Earline W. Parmon (Dem) – Forsyth District 73: Larry R. Brown (Rep) – Forsyth District 74: Dale R. Folwell (Rep) – Forsyth District 75: William C. McGee (Rep) – Forsyth District 76: Fred F. Steen II (Rep) – Rowan District 77: Lorene T. Coates (Dem) – Rowan District 78: Harold J. Brubaker (Rep) – Randolph District 79: Julia C. Howard (Rep) – Davidson, Davie, Iredell District 80: Jerry C. Dockham (Rep) – Davidson District 81: L. Hugh Holliman (Dem) – Davidson District 82: Jeff Barnhart (Rep) – Cabarrus District 83: Linda P. Johnson (Rep) Cabarrus District 84: Phillip D. Frye (Rep) – Avery, Caldwell, Mitchell District 85: Mitch Gillespie (Rep) – Burke, Caldwell, McDowell District 86: Walter G. Church, Sr. (Dem) – Burke District 87: Edgar V. Starnes (Rep) – Alexander, Caldwell District 88: Mark W. Hollo (Rep) – Alexander, Catawba District 89: Mitchell S. Setzer (Rep) – Catawba District 90: James A. Harrell III (Dem) – Alleghany, Surry District 91: Bryan R. Holloway (Rep) – Stokes, Rockingham District 92: George M. Holmes (Rep) – Forsyth, Yadkin District 93: W. Eugene Wilson (Rep) – Ashe, Watauga District 94: R. Tracy Walker (Rep) – Wilkes District 95: Karen B. Ray (Rep) – Catawba, Iredell District 96: Mark K. Hilton (Rep) – Catawba District 97: Joe L. Kiser (Rep) – Lincoln District 98: John W. Rhodes (Rep) – Mecklenburg District 99: Drew P. Saunders (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 100: James B. Black (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 101: Beverly M. Earle (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 102: Becky Carney (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 103: Jim Gulley (Rep) – Mecklenburg District 104: W. Edwin McMahan (Rep) – Mecklenburg District 105: Doug Vinson (Rep) – Mecklenburg District 106: Martha B. Alexander (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 107: W. Pete Cunningham (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 108: John M. Rayfield (Rep) – Gaston District 109: William A. Current (Rep) – Gaston District 110: Debbie Clary (Rep) – Cleveland, Gaston District 111: Tim Moore (Rep) – Cleveland District 112: Bobby F. England (Dem) – Cleveland, Rutherford District 113: Trudi Walend (Rep) – Henderson, Polk, Transylvania District 114: Susan C. Fisher (Dem) – Buncombe District 115: D. Bruce Goforth (Dem) – Buncombe District 116: Wilma M. Sherrill (Rep) – Buncombe District 117: Carolyn K. Justus (Rep) – Henderson, Transylvania District 118: Ray Rapp (Dem) – Haywood, Madison, Yancey District 119: R. Phillip Haire (Dem) – Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain District 120: Roger West (Rep) – Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon
Senate
The North Carolina State Senate, during the 2005–06 session, consisted of 29 Democrats and 21 Republicans.
Senate leaders
Permanent Democratic Caucus Chair: R. C. Soles Jr. (8th district) Democratic Caucus Secretary: Charles W. Albertson (10th district)
Senate members District 1: Marc Basnight (Dem) – Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans District 2: Scott Thomas (Dem); resigned; replaced by C. W. Bland – Carteret, Craven, Pamlico District 3: Clark Jenkins (Dem) – Bertie, Edgecombe, Martin, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington District 4: Robert Lee Holloman (Dem) – Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton District 5: John H. Kerr III (Dem) – Pitt, Wilson, Wayne District 6: Harry Brown (Rep) – Jones, Onslow District 7: Doug Berger (Dem) – Granville, Vance, Warren, Franklin District 8: R. C. Soles Jr. (Dem) – Brunswick, Columbus, Pender District 9: Julia Boseman (Dem) – New Hanover District 10: Charles W. Albertson (Dem) – Duplin, Harnett, Sampson District 11: A. B. Swindell (Dem) – Franklin, Nash, Vance District 12: Fred Smith (Rep) – Johnston, Wayne District 13: David F. Weinstein (Dem) – Hoke, Robeson District 14: Vernon Malone (Dem) – Wake District 15: Neal Hunt (Rep) – Wake District 16: Janet Cowell (Dem) – Wake District 17: Richard Stevens (Rep) – Wake District 18: Bob Atwater (Dem) – Durham, Granville, Person District 19: Tony Rand (Dem) – Bladen, Cumberland District 20: Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (Dem) – Durham District 21: Larry Shaw (Dem) – Cumberland District 22: Harris Blake (Rep) – Harnett, Lee, Moore District 23: Eleanor Kinnaird (Dem) – Chatham, Orange District 24: Hugh Webster (Rep) – Alamance, Caswell District 25: William R. Purcell (Dem) – Anson, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly District 26: Phil Berger (Rep) – Guilford, Rockingham District 27: Kay Hagan (Dem) – Guilford District 28: Katie G. Dorsett (Dem) – Guilford District 29: Jerry W. Tillman (Rep) – Montgomery, Randolph District 30: Don W. East (Rep) – Stokes, Surry, Yadkin District 31: Hamilton C. Horton Jr. (Rep); died; replaced by Peter S. Brunstetter – Forsyth District 32: Linda Garrou (Dem) – Forsyth District 33: Stan Bingham (Rep) – Davidson, Guilford District 34: Andrew C. Brock (Rep) – Davie, Rowan, Yadkin District 35: W. Edward Goodall (Rep) – Mecklenburg, Union District 36: Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. (Rep) – Cabarrus, Rowan District 37: Daniel G. Clodfelter (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 38: Charlie Smith Dannelly (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 39: Robert Pittenger (Rep) – Mecklenburg District 40: Malcolm Graham (Dem) – Mecklenburg District 41: James Forrester (Rep) – Alexander, Iredell District 42: Austin M. Allran (Rep) – Catawba, Gaston, Lincoln District 43: David W. Hoyle (Dem) – Gaston District 44: Jim Jacumin (Rep) – Burke, Caldwell District 45: John Garwood (Rep) – Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Watauga, Wilkes District 46: Walter Dalton (Dem) – Cleveland, Rutherford District 47: Keith Presnell (Rep) – Avery, Haywood, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey District 48: Tom Apodaca (Rep) – Buncombe, Henderson, Polk District 49: Martin Nesbitt (Dem) – Buncombe District 50: John J. Snow Jr. (Dem) – Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania
See also List of North Carolina state legislatures
References