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North Carolina General Assembly of 2011–12

North Carolina General Assembly of 2011–12

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The North Carolina General Assembly 2011–12 was the state legislature that first convened on January 26, 2011, and concluded in December 2012. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected on November 2, 2010. This 149th North Carolina General Assembly was the first North Carolina General Assembly with a Republican majority in both chambers since 1870.[1][2][3]

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Legislation

A complete list of session laws passed by this legislature is found at 2011 Session laws. There were 419 laws passed in 2011 and 203 in 2012. Among the Session laws that passed was 2011-409, "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THAT MARRIAGE BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN IS THE ONLY DOMESTIC LEGAL UNION THAT SHALL BE VALID OR RECOGNIZED IN THIS STATE."

State House of Representatives

The North Carolina state House of Representatives, during the 2011–12 session, consisted of 68 Republicans and 52 Democrats. At the beginning of the session, there was one independent member, Rep. Bert Jones, who caucused with the Republicans, but he formally changed his registration to Republican around September 2011. The members included 35 women, 18 African Americans, and one Native American out of 120 members.[1]

House leadership

Speaker Thom Tillis
Majority Leader Paul Stam
Majority Whip Ruth Samuelson
Minority Leader Joe Hackney, Dem.

The following members were the leadership of the House of Representatives:[1]

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House members

The following were the members of the House of Representatives during 2011–2012:[1]

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State Senate

The state Senate, during the 2011–12 session, consisted of 31 Republicans and 19 Democrats. The senate members included six females and six African-Americans, as well as 15 attorneys and three small business owners.[2]

Senate leaders

President Pro Tem, Phil Berger, Rep.
Majority Leader Harry Brown
Minority Leader Martin Nesbitt, Dem.
Majority Whip Jerry W. Tillman
Minority Whip Josh Stein

Senate leadership included the following[2]

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Senate members

The following table lists the Senators, their party, city of residence, and the district and counties they represented:[2]

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  • ↑: Member was originally appointed to fill the remainder of an unexpired term.

Notes

  1. Elected as Independent; Republican from September 2011.[4]

References

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    "House of Representative Documents, 2011–2012". NCLeg.gov. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
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    "North Carolina Senate 2011-2012, Documents". NCLeg.gov. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
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    Smith, Barry (January 26, 2011). "Republican majority takes center stage as General Assembly convenes". Shelby Star. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.,
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    Binker, Mark (September 21, 2011). "Rep. Jones now (officially) a Republican". Greensboro News & Record. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.,
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    "Visualize the General Assembly". Carolina Transparency. Civitas Institute. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
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    Turbyfill, Diane (August 17, 2011). "New guy in House describes himself as 'Reagan conservative'". Gaston Gazette. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.,
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    "Harris Blake elected deputy NC Senate leader". WCNC-TV. AP. January 4, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2012.,
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    White was appointed to replace Sen. Marc Basnight, who resigned January 25, 2011.
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    "WRAL: Sen. Stevens resigns". WRAL.com. September 10, 2012. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2019.,
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    News & Observer: veteran state Sen. Don East has died, [dead link]
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    "Successor to N.C. Sen. Forrester sworn in to office". The Virginian-Pilot. AP. December 21, 2011. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2012.,
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    Friedman, Corey (January 29, 2012). "'Time to go to work' - Sen. Westmoreland takes office". Shelby Star. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.,
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