Type Lower house New session started January 2017 | Term limits None | |
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Speaker of the House Tim Moore (R)
Since January 15, 2015 Speaker pro Tempore Sarah Stevens (R)
Since January 11, 2017 Majority Leader John R. Bell, IV (R)
Since August 30, 2016 | ||
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the state senate.
In the 2017–2018 session (based on the results of the 2016 elections), the Republican Party holds a 74–46 majority over the Democratic Party, compared to a 74-45 Republican majority in the 2015-2016 session (there was one Independent member). This is down from a 77-43 Republican majority in the 2013-2014 session.
The qualifications to be a member of the House are found in the state Constitution: "Each Representative, at the time of his election, shall be a qualified voter of the State, and shall have resided in the district for which he is chosen for one year immediately preceding his election." Elsewhere, the constitution specifies that no elected official shall be under twenty-one years of age, and that no elected officials may deny the existence of God, although the latter provision is not enforced.
Prior to the Constitution of 1868, the lower house of the North Carolina Legislature was known as the North Carolina House of Commons.
Members (2017-2018 Session)
Source: NC General Assembly official site