North Carolina General Assembly of 2001–02
The North Carolina General Assembly of 2001–2002 met during 2001 and 2002 in the State capital of Raleigh, North Carolina. Members of the 2001–2002 House and Senate were elected on November 7, 2000. This session of the General Assembly was the last in which some house and senate districts elected multiple representatives to the state legislature.[1][2][3][4]
| 145th North Carolina General Assembly 2001–2002 | |||||
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 North Carolina Legislative Building | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | North Carolina General Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | North Carolina, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | State Legislative Building in Raleigh | ||||
| Term | 2001–02 | ||||
| North Carolina Senate | |||||
| Members | 49 Senators | ||||
| President of the Senate | Bev Perdue (Dem.) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Marc Basnight (Dem.) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
| North Carolina House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 119 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker of the House | James B. Black (Dem.) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
House
The house leadership was as follows:[2]
House leadership
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Speaker Pro Tempore Joe Hackney
| North Carolina House Officers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Party |
| Speaker | James B. Black | Democratic |
| Speaker pro tempore | Joe Hackney | Democratic |
House members
There were 62 Democrats and 58 Republicans in the House. Members represented 98 Districts and included 28 women, 18 African-Americans, one Native-American, and one Hispanic-American. Members are listed below with their District, party affiliation, home town, and counties they represented:[1][2]
| District | Representative | Party | Residence | Counties Represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William C. Owens Jr. | Democratic | Elizabeth City | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans |
| 2 | Zeno L. Edwards | Democratic | Washington | Beaufort, Craven (part), Hyde, Pitt (part) |
| 3 | Alice Graham Underhill | Democratic | New Bern | Craven (part), Pamlico |
| 4 | Ronald L. Smith | Democratic | Atlantic Beach | Carteret, Onslow (part) |
| Jean R. Preston | Republican | Emerald Isle | ||
| 5 | Howard J. Hunter Jr. | Democratic | Winton | Bertie (part), Gates, Hertford (part), Northampton |
| 6 | Gene Rogers | Democratic | Williamston | Bertie (part), Hertford (part), Martin (Part), Pitt (part), Washington |
| 7 | John D. Hall | Democratic | Scotland Neck | Edgecombe (part), Halifax (part), Martin (part), Nash (part) |
| 8 | Edith D. Warren | Democratic | Farmville | Edgecombe (part), Greene (part), Martin (part), Pitt (part) |
| 9 | Marian N. McLawhorn | Democratic | Grifton | Greene (part), Pitt (part) |
| 10 | Russell E. Tucker | Democratic | Pink Hill | Duplin, Jones, Onslow (part) |
| 11 | Phil Baddour | Democratic | Goldsboro | Lenoir, Wayne |
| 12 | Nurham O. Warwick | Democratic | Clinton | Onslow (part), Pender, Sampson (part) |
| 13 | Daniel F. McComas | Republican | Wilmington | New Hanover (part) |
| 14 | Dewey L. Hill | Democratic | Whiteville | Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover (part), Robeson (part) |
| E. David Redwine | Democratic | Ocean Isle Beach | ||
| 15 | J. Sam Ellis | Republican | Raleigh | Wake (part) |
| 16 | Douglas Y. Yongue | Democratic | Laurinburg | Cumberland (part), Hoke, Moore, Robeson (part), Scotland |
| 17 | Marvin W. Lucas | Democratic | Spring Lake | Cumberland (part) |
| Mary E. McAllister | Democratic | Fayetteville | ||
| 18 | John W. Hurley | Democratic | Fayetteville | Cumberland (part) |
| Mia Morris | Republican | Fayetteville | ||
| 19 | Leslie Cox | Democratic | Sanford | Harnett, Lee, Sampson (part) |
| Don Davis | Republican | Erwin | ||
| 20 | Billy J. Creech | Republican | Clayton | Franklin (part), Johnston, Nash (part) |
| 21 | Dan Blue | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake (part) |
| 22 | Gordon P. Allen | Democratic | Roxboro | Franklin (part), Granville, Halifax (part), Person, Vance, Warren |
| James W. Crawford Jr. | Democratic | Oxford | ||
| 23 | Mickey Michaux | Democratic | Durham | Durham |
| Paul Luebke | Democratic | Durham | ||
| Paul Miller | Democratic | Durham | ||
| 24 | Joe Hackney | Democratic | Chapel Hill | Chatham, Orange (part) |
| Verla C. Insko | Democratic | Chapel Hill | ||
| 25 | E. Nelson Cole | Democratic | Reidsville | Alamance, Caswell, Orange (part), Rockingham |
| Cary D. Allred | Republican | Burlington | ||
| W. B. Teague | Republican | Liberty | ||
| 26 | Alma S. Adams | Democratic | Greensboro | Guilford (Part) |
| 27 | John M. Blust | Republican | Greensboro | Davidson (Part), Guilford (Part) |
| 28 | Flossie Boyd-Mintyre | Democratic | Jamestown | Guilford (Part) |
| 29 | Joanne W. Bowie | Republican | Guilford County | Guilford (Part) |
| 30 | Arlie F. Culp | Republican | Ramseur | Chatham (Part), Guilford (Part) |
| 31 | Richard T. Morgan | Republican | Eagle Springs | Moore (Part) |
| 32 | G. Wayne Goodwin | Democratic | Rockingham | Montgomer (Part), Richmond, Scotland (Part) |
| 33 | Pryor A. Gibson III | Democratic | Troy | Anson, Montgomery (Part), Stanly (Part) |
| 34 | Fern Shubert | Republican | Marshville | Union (Part) |
| 35 | Lorene T. Coates | Republican | Salisbury | Rowan (Part) |
| 36 | James B. Black | Democratic | Matthews | Mecklenburg (Part) |
| 37 | L. Hugh Holliman | Democratic | Lexington | Davidson (Part) |
| 38 | Harold J. Brubaker | Republican | Asheboro | Guilford (Part), Randolph (Part) |
| 39 | Lyons Gray | Republican | Winston-Salem | Forsyth (Part) |
| 40 | Rex L. Baker | Republican | King | Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga |
| 40 | William S. Hiatt | Republican | Mt. Airy | Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga |
| 40 | W. Eugene Wilson | Republican | Boone | Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga |
| 41 | George M. Holmes | Republican | Hamptonville | Alexander (Part), Wilkes, Yadkin |
| 41 | R. Tracy Walker | Republican | Wilkesboro | |
| 42 | W. Franklin Mitchell | Republican | Olin | Iredell (Part) |
| 43 | Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Catawba | Catawba (Part), Iredell (Part) |
| 44 | Daniel W. Barefoot | Democratic | Lincoln | Gaston (Part), Lincoln (Part) |
| 45 | Mark K. Hilton | Republican | Conover | Catawba (Part), Gaston (Part), Lincoln (Part) |
| 45 | Joe L. Kiser | Republican | Vale | |
| 46 | Charles F. Buchanan | Republican | Green Mountain | Avery, Burke (Part), Caldwell (Part), Catawba (Part), Mitchell |
| 46 | Gregory J. Thompson | Republican | Spruce Pine | |
| 47 | Walter G. Church Sr. | Democratic | Valdese | Burke (Part) |
| 48 | Debbie A. Clary | Republican | Cherryville | Cleveland, Gaston (Part), Polk (Part), Rutherford |
| 48 | Andrew T. Dedmon | Democratic | Earl | Cleveland, Gaston (Part), Polk (Part), Rutherford |
| 48 | John H. Weatherly | Republican | Kings Mountain | Cleveland, Gaston (Part), Polk (Part), Rutherford |
| 49 | Mitch Gillespie | Republican | Marion | Burke (Part), McDowell, Yancey |
| 50 | Larry T. Justus | Republican | Hendersonville | Henderson (Part), Polk (Part) |
| 51 | Lanier M. Cansler | Republican | Asheville | Buncombe (Part) |
| 51 | Martin L. Nesbitt Jr | Democratic | Asheville | Buncombe (Part) |
| 51 | Wilma M. Sherrill | Republican | Asheville | Buncombe (Part) |
| 52 | Margaret Carpenter | Republican | Waynesville | Graham, Haywood, Jackson (Part), Madison, Swain |
| 52 | R. Phillip Haire | Democratic | Sylva | Graham, Haywood, Jackson (Part), Madison, Swain |
| 53 | Roger West | Republican | Marble | Cherokee, Clay, Jackson (Part), Macon |
| 54 | Drew P. Saunders | Democratic | Huntersville | Mecklenburg (Part) |
| 55 | W. Edwin McMahan | Republican | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (Part) |
| 56 | Martha B. Alexander | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (Part) |
| 57 | Constance K. Wilson | Republican | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (Part) |
| 58 | Ruth M. Easterling | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (Part) |
| 59 | W. Pete Cunningham | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (Part) |
| 60 | Beverly M. Earle | Democratic | Charlotte | Mecklenburg (Part) |
| 61 | Art Pope | Republican | Raleigh | Wake (Part) |
| 62 | David M. Miner | Republican | Cary | Wake (Part) |
| 63 | Jennifer Weiss | Democratic | Cary | Durham (Part) |
| 64 | Robert J. Hensley Jr. | Democratic | Raleigh | Wake (Part) |
| 65 | Rick Eddins | Republican | Raleigh | Wake (Part) |
| 66 | Larry W. Womble | Democratic | Winston-Salem | Forsyth (Part) |
| 67 | Warren C. Oldham | Democratic | Winston-Salem | Forsyth (Part) |
| 68 | Trudi Walend | Republican | Brevard | Buncombe (Part), Henderson (Part), Transylvania, |
| 69 | Jim Gulley | Republican | Matthews | Mecklenburg (Part) |
| 70 | Milton F. Fitch Jr. | Democratic | Wilson | Edgecombe (Part), Nash (Part), Wilson (Part) |
| 71 | Joe P. Tolson | Democratic | Pinetops | Edgecombe (Part), Nash (Part), Pitt (Part)Wilson (Part) |
| 72 | Gene G. Arnold | Republican | Rocky Mount | Nash (Part), Wilson (Part) |
| 73 | P. Wayne Sexton Sr. | Republican | Stoneville | Forsyth (Part), Rockingham (Part) |
| 74 | Julia Craven Howard | Republican | Mocksville | Davidson (Part), Davie |
| 75 | Alex Warner | Democratic | Hope Mills | Cumberland (Part) |
| 76 | Michael Harrington | Republican | Gastonia | Gaston (Part), Mecklenburg (Part) |
| 77 | Carolyn B. Russell | Republican | Goldsboro | Greene (Part), Lenoir (Part), Wayne (Part) |
| 78 | Stanley H. Fox | Democratic | Oxford | Granville (Part), Vance (Part), Warrant (Part) |
| 79 | William L. Wainwright | Democratic | Havelock | Craven (Part), Jones (Part), Lenoir (Part), Pamlico (Part) |
| 80 | W. Robert Grady | Republican | Jacksonville | Onslow (Part) |
| 81 | Jeff Barnhart | Republican | Concord | Cabarrus (Part), Union (Part) |
| 82 | Bobby H. Barbee Sr. | Republican | Locust | Cabarrus (Part), Stanly (Part), Union (Part) |
| 83 | W. Eugene McCombs | Republican | Faith | Rowan (Part) |
| 84 | Michael P. Decker | Republican | Walkertown | Forsyth (Part), Guilford (Part) |
| 85 | Ronnie N. Sutton | Democratic | Pembroke | Hoke (Part) Robeson (Part) |
| 86 | William T. Culpepper III | Democratic | Edenton | Chowan, Dare, Perquimans (Part), Tyrrell, Washington (Part) |
| 87 | Donald A. Bonner | Democratic | Rowland | Hoke (Part), Robeson (Part), Scotland (Part) |
| 88 | Theresa H. Esposito | Republican | Winston-Salem | Forsyth (Part) |
| 89 | Mary L. Jarrell | Democratic | High Point | Guilford (Part) |
| 89 | Maggie M. Jeffus | Democratic | Greensboro | Guilford (Part) |
| 90 | Linda P. Johnson | Republican | Kannapolis | Cabarrus (Part) |
| 91 | Edgar V. Starnes | Republican | Granite Falls | Alexander (Part), Caldwell (Part), Catawba (Part) |
| 92 | J. Russell Capps | Republican | Raleigh | Durham (Part), Wake (Part) |
| 93 | John M. Rayfield | Republican | Belmont | Gaston (Part), Mecklenburg (Part) |
| 94 | Jerry C. Dockham | Republican | Denton | Davidson (Part), Randolph (Parat) |
| 95 | N. Leo Daughtry | Republican | Smithfield | Johnston (Part) |
| 96 | Edd Nye | Democratic | Elizabethtown | Bladen, Cumberland (Part), New Hanover (Part), Pender (Part), Sampson (Part) |
| 97 | Larry M. Bell | Democrat | Clinton | Duplin (Part), Sampson (Part), Wayne (Part) |
| 98 | Thomas E. Wright | Democratic | Wilmington | Brunswick (Part), Columbus (Part), New Hanover (Part), Pender (Part) |
State Senate
Leaders
Deputy President Pro Tempore Frank Ballance
President of the Senate Beverly Perdue
The Senate leadership included the following:[5]
| North Carolina Senate Officers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Party |
| Lieutenant Governor / President of the Senate | Lieutenant Governor Beverly Eaves Perdue | Democratic |
| President Pro Tem | Marc Basnight | Democratic |
| Deputy President Pro Tempore | Frank W. Ballance, Jr. | Democratic |
| Majority Leader | Tony Rand | Democratic |
| Majority Whip | Luther H. Jordan, Jr. | Democratic |
| Minority Leader | Patrick Ballantine | Republican |
| Minority Whip | James S. Forrester | Republican |
Members
There were 50 senators, including 35 Democrats, 15 Republicans, 45 men, five women, and seven African Americans. There were 42 Districts and some Districts had two Senators (12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 27, and 28). The Senate members included the following:[6]
 North Carolina General Assemblies by year convened and order | |
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| List of North Carolina state legislatures Senate President pro tempore of the Senate House of Commons House of Representatives Speakers of the House of Representatives (see Note) |
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| Other | Executive Branch: Governor of North Carolina, List of Governors, Lieutenant Governors (since 1868), Cabinets, Council of State, Attorney General |
| Conventions | |
| Provincial Congresses and Constitution | North Carolina Provincial Congress (1774–1776: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th), Constitution of North Carolina (1776, 1835 Convention, 1861 Convention, 1868 redraft, 1875 Convention, Constitution of 1971) |
Notes: Prior to the Constitution of 1868: the lower house of the North Carolina Legislature was known as the House of Commons and the leader of the Senate was called the Speaker of the Senate. | |
References
- Conservation Council of North Carolina. "2001 Legislative Scorecard" (PDF). Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- "2001–02 North Carolina House Documents". NCLEG.GOV. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- "2001–02 North Carolina Senate Documents". NCLEG.GOV. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- Marshall, Elaine F., ed. (2001). North Carolina Manual, 2001–2002. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- "Article II, A Guide to the North Carolina Legislature, 2001-2002" (PDF). NCCPPR.ORG. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- "North Carolina General Assembly, Senate, 2001–2002". NCLeg.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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