The North Carolina General Assembly of 2015–16 was the state legislature that was first convened in Raleigh, North Carolina on January 14, 2015, and concluded in December 2016. This was the 151st meeting of the North Carolina General Assembly. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected on November 4, 2014. Republicans controlled the Senate and Democrats controlled the House of Representatives.
Legislation The legislature passed 123 session laws during regular sessions. There were four additional sessions dealing with elections and redistricting in which six additional session laws were passed. One particularly controversial session law was Senate Bill 2 (North Carolina General Assembly, 2015 Session) that dealt with an anti-LGBT law and allowed magistrates, assistant registers of deeds, and deputy registers of deeds to recuse themselves from performing duties related to marriage ceremonies due to sincerely held religious objection.
Pat McCrory was the Governor of North Carolina and Dan Forest was Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina and President of the Senate during these sessions of the general assembly. Both were Republicans.
House of Representatives
House leadership
Members of the House The House of Representatives consisted of members representing the 120 districts established from population numbers in the 2010 census. The house members included 26 women, 22 African Americans, and one Native American. There were 74 Republicans, 45 Democrats and one Independent Representatives from the 120 districts in North Carolina.
The following table lists the districts and representatives: DistrictRepresentativePartyResidenceCounties represented 1stBob SteinburgRepublican Edenton Tyrrell, Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank (part), Perquimans, and Chowan 2ndLarry YarboroughRepublican Roxboro Person and Granville (part) 3rdMichael SpecialeRepublican New Bern Pamlico, Beaufort (part), and Craven (part) 4thJimmy DixonRepublican Warsaw Duplin (part) and Wayne (part) 5thHoward Hunter IIIDemocratic Ahoskie Bertie, Hertford, Gates, and Pasquotank (part) 6thPaul TineIndependent Kitty Hawk Dare, Hyde, Washington, and Beaufort (part) 7thBobbie RichardsonDemocratic Louisburg Nash (part) and Franklin (part) 8thSusan MartinRepublican Wilson Wilson (part) and Pitt (part) 9thBrian BrownRepublican Greenville Pitt (part)Greg MurphyRepublican Greenville 10thJohn BellRepublican Goldsboro Wayne (part), Greene (part), Lenoir (part), and Craven (part) 11thDuane HallDemocratic Raleigh Wake (part) 12thGeorge GrahamDemocratic Kinston Greene (part), Lenoir (part), and Craven (part) 13thPat McElraftRepublican Emerald Isle Carteret and Jones 14thGeorge ClevelandRepublican Jacksonville Onslow (part) 15thPhil ShepardRepublican Jacksonville Onslow (part) 16thChris MillisRepublican Hampstead Pender and Onslow (part) 17thFrank IlerRepublican Oak Island Brunswick (part) 18thSusi HamiltonDemocratic Wilmington Brunswick (part) and New Hanover (part) 19thTed Davis Jr.Republican Wilmington New Hanover (part) 20thRick CatlinRepublican Wilmington New Hanover (part)Holly GrangeRepublican Wilmington 21stLarry BellDemocratic Clinton Wayne (part), Sampson (part), and Duplin (part) 22ndWilliam BrissonDemocratic Dublin Bladen (part), Sampson (part), and Johnston (part) 23rdShelly WillinghamDemocratic Rocky Mount Edgecombe and Martin 24thJean Farmer-ButterfieldDemocratic Wilson Wilson (part) and Pitt (part) 25thJeff CollinsRepublican Rocky Mount Nash (part) and Franklin (part) 26thLeo DaughtryRepublican Smithfield Johnston (part) 27thMichael WrayDemocratic Gaston Halifax and Northampton 28thJames Langdon Jr.Republican Angier Johnston (part) 29thLarry HallDemocratic Durham Durham (part) 30thPaul LuebkeDemocratic Durham Durham (part)Philip LehmanDemocratic Durham 31stMickey MichauxDemocratic Durham Durham (part) 32ndNathan BaskervilleDemocratic Henderson Warren, Vance, and Granville (part) 33rdRosa GillDemocratic Raleigh Wake (part) 34thGrier MartinDemocratic Raleigh Wake (part) 35thChris MaloneRepublican Wake Forest Wake (part) 36thNelson DollarRepublican Cary Wake (part) 37thPaul StamRepublican Apex Wake (part) 38thYvonne Lewis HolleyDemocratic Raleigh Wake (part) 39thDarren JacksonDemocratic Raleigh Wake (part) 40thMarilyn AvilaRepublican Raleigh Wake (part) 41stGale AdcockDemocratic Cary Wake (part) 42ndMarvin LucasDemocratic Spring Lake Cumberland (part) 43rdElmer FloydDemocratic Fayetteville Cumberland (part) 44thRick GlazierDemocratic Fayetteville Cumberland (part)Billy RichardsonDemocratic Fayetteville 45thJohn SzokaRepublican Fayetteville Cumberland (part) 46thKen WaddellDemocratic Chadbourn Columbus, Robeson (part), and Bladen (part) 47thCharles GrahamDemocratic Lumberton Robeson (part) 48thGarland PierceDemocratic Wagram Robeson (part), Hoke (part), Scotland (part), and Richmond (part) 49thGary PendeltonRepublican Raleigh Wake (part) 50thGraig MeyerDemocratic Hillsborough Durham (part) and Orange (part) 51stBrad SalmonDemocratic Mamers Harnett (part) and Lee (part) 52ndJames BolesRepublican Whispering Pines Moore (part) 53rdDavid LewisRepublican Dunn Harnett (part) 54thRobert ReivesDemocratic Sanford Chatham and Lee (part) 55thMark BrodyRepublican Monroe Anson and Union (part) 56thVerla InskoDemocratic Chapel Hill Orange (part) 57thPricey HarrisonDemocratic Greensboro Guilford (part) 58thRalph JohnsonDemocratic Greensboro Guilford (part)Chris SgroDemocratic Greensboro 59thJon HardisterRepublican Greensboro Guilford (part) 60thCecil BrockmanDemocratic High Point Guilford (part) 61stJohn FairclothRepublican High Point Guilford (part) 62ndJohn BlustRepublican Greensboro Guilford (part) 63rdStephen RossRepublican Burlington Alamance (part) 64thDennis RiddellRepublican Snow Camp Alamance (part) 65thBert JonesRepublican Reidsville Caswell and Rockingham (part) 66thKen GoodmanDemocratic Rockingham Robeson (part), Hoke (part), Scotland (part), Richmond (part), and Montgomery (part) 67thJustin BurrRepublican Albemarle Stanly and Montgomery (part) 68thCraig HornRepublican Weddington Union (part) 69thDean ArpRepublican Monroe Union (part) 70thPat HurleyRepublican Asheboro Randolph (part) 71stEvelyn TerryDemocratic Winston-Salem Forsyth (part) 72ndEd HanesDemocratic Winston-Salem Forsyth (part) 73rdLee ZacharyRepublican Yadkinville Yadkin, Wilkes (part), and Alexander 74thDebra ConradRepublican Winston-Salem Forsyth (part) 75thDonny LambethRepublican Winston-Salem Forsyth (part) 76thCarl FordRepublican China Grove Rowan (part) and Cabarrus (part) 77thHarry WarrenRepublican Salisbury Rowan (part) 78thAllen McNeillRepublican Asheboro Randolph (part) and Moore (part) 79thJulia C. HowardRepublican Mocksville Davie and Forsyth (part) 80thSam WatfordRepublican Thomasville Davidson (part) 81stRayne BrownRepublican Lexington Davidson (part) 82ndLarry PittmanRepublican Concord Cabarrus (part) 83rdLinda JohnsonRepublican Kannapolis Cabarrus (part) 84thRena TurnerRepublican Olin Iredell (part) 85thJosh DobsonRepublican Nebo Avery, Mitchell, and McDowell 86thHugh BlackwellRepublican Valdese Burke (part) 87thGeorge RobinsonRepublican Lenoir Caldwell 88thRob BryanRepublican Charlotte Mecklenburg (part) 89thMitchell SetzerRepublican Catawba Catawba (part) 90thSarah StevensRepublican Mount Airy Surry and Wilkes (part) 91stBryan HollowayRepublican King Stokes and Rockingham (part)Kyle HallRepublican King 92ndCharles JeterRepublican Huntersville Mecklenburg (part)Justin MooreRepublican Huntersville 93rdJonathan JordanRepublican Jefferson Ashe and Watauga 94thJeffrey ElmoreRepublican North Wilkesboro Alleghany and Wilkes (part) 95thJohn FraleyRepublican Mooresville Iredell (part) 96thJay AdamsRepublican Hickory Catawba (part) 97thJason SaineRepublican Lincolnton Lincoln 98thJohn BradfordRepublican Cornelius Mecklenburg (part) 99thRodney MooreDemocratic Charlotte Mecklenburg (part) 100thTricia CothamDemocratic Matthews Mecklenburg (part) 101stBeverly EarleDemocratic Charlotte Mecklenburg (part) 102ndBecky CarneyDemocratic Charlotte Mecklenburg (part) 103rdBill BrawleyRepublican Matthews Mecklenburg (part) 104thDan BishopRepublican Charlotte Mecklenburg (part) 105thJacqueline SchafferRepublican Charlotte Mecklenburg (part)Scott StoneRepublican Charlotte 106thCarla CunninghamDemocratic Charlotte Mecklenburg (part) 107thKelly AlexanderDemocratic Charlotte Mecklenburg (part) 108thJohn TorbettRepublican Stanley Gaston (part) 109thDana BumgardnerRepublican Gastonia Gaston (part) 110thKelly HastingsRepublican Cherryville Gaston (part) and Cleveland (part) 111thTim MooreRepublican Kings Mountain Cleveland (part) 112thMike HagerRepublican Rutherfordton Rutherford and Burke (part)David RogersRepublican Rutherfordton 113thChris WhitmireRepublican Rosman Polk, Henderson (part), and Transylvania 114thSusan FisherDemocratic Asheville Buncombe (part) 115thJohn AgerDemocratic Fairview Buncombe (part) 116thBrian TurnerDemocratic Asheville Buncombe (part) 117thChuck McGradyRepublican Hendersonville Henderson (part) 118thMichele PresnellRepublican Burnsville Yancey, Madison, and Haywood (part) 119thJoe Sam QueenDemocratic Waynesville Haywood (part), Jackson, and Swain 120thRoger WestRepublican Marble Graham, Cherokee, Clay, and Macon
Senate
Senate leadership
Members of the Senate The Senate consisted of 50 members including 13 female, 11 African-American, 34 Republican, 16 Democrat, 10 new, and 40 returning senators. Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. was the most senior senator with 13 terms in the Senate.