The North Carolina General Assembly of 2003–04 was the 146th session of the North Carolina General General Assembly. The assembly is a bicameral body including a House of Representatives and Senate. They both met in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2003 and 2004. Members of this North Carolina General Assembly were elected on November 5, 2002. The 2002 legislative elections were conducted under an interim redistricting map following the 2000 census; a more permanent redistricting map was passed in November 2003 for use through 2010.
House of Representatives
The North Carolina State House, during the 2003–04 session, consisted of 60 Democrats and 60 Republicans; consequently, Democratic and Republican co-speakers shared leadership of the body. The representatives included 29 women, 18 African Americans, one Native American, and one Hispanic and Latino American.
Note: Rep. Michael P. Decker changed party affiliation September 16, 2003. Rep. Alex Warner changed party affiliation August 20, 2004.
House leaders
- Permanent Democratic Caucus Chair: Edd Nye (22nd district)
House members
Notes
Senate members
The North Carolina State Senate, during the 2003–04 session, consisted of 28 Democrats and 22 Republicans.
Senate leaders
- Permanent Democratic Caucus Chair: R. C. Soles Jr.
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Charles W. Albertson
- Secretary of Republican Caucus: Phil Berger
Senate members
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!District
!Senator
!Party
!Residence
!Counties represented
!First elected
|-
! 1st
| Marc Basnight
| | Democratic
| Manteo
| Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Beaufort
| 1984
|-
! 2nd
| Scott Thomas
| | Democratic
| New Bern
| Carteret, Craven, Pamlico
| 2000
|-
! 3rd
| Clark Jenkins
| | Democratic
| Tarboro
| Edgecombe, Pitt (part), Martin, Bertie, Washington, Tyrrell
| 2002
|-
! 4th
| Robert Holloman
| | Democratic
| Ahoskie
| Vance (part), Warren, Halifax, Northampton, Hertford, Gates
| 2002
|-
! rowspan=2 | 5th
| rowspan=2 | Tony Moore
| | Democratic
| rowspan=2 | Winterville
| rowspan=2 | Pitt (part), Wilson
| rowspan=2 | 2002
|-
| | Republican
|-
! 6th
| Cecil Hargett
| | Democratic
| Richlands
| Onslow, Jones
| 2002
|-
! 7th
| John Kerr
| | Democratic
| Goldsboro
| Wayne (part), Lenoir, Greene
| 1992
|-
! 8th
| R. C. Soles Jr.
| | Democratic
| Tabor City
| Columbus, Brunswick, Pender
| 1976
|-
! rowspan=2 | 9th
| Patrick Ballantine
| | Republican
| Wilmington
| rowspan=2 | New Hanover
| 1994
|-
| Woody White
| | Republican
| Wilmington
| 2004↑
|-
! 10th
| Charles Albertson
| | Democratic
| Beulaville
| Harnett (part), Sampson, Duplin
| 1992
|-
! 11th
| A. B. Swindell
| | Democratic
| Nashville
| Vance (part), Franklin, Nash
| 2000
|-
! 12th
| Fred Smith
| | Republican
| Clayton
| Johnston, Wayne (part)
| 2002
|-
! 13th
| David Weinstein
| | Democratic
| Lumberton
| Robeson, Hoke
| 1996
|-
! 14th
| Vernon Malone
| | Democratic
| Raleigh
| Wake (part)
| 2002
|-
! 15th
| John Carrington
| | Republican
| Raleigh
| Wake (part)
| 1994
|-
! 16th
| Eric Miller Reeves
| | Democratic
| Raleigh
| Wake (part)
| 1996
|-
! 17th
| Richard Stevens
| | Republican
| Cary
| Wake (part)
| 2002
|-
! 18th
| Wib Gulley
| | Democratic
| Durham
| Granville, Person, Durham (part)
| 1992
|-
! 19th
| Tony Rand
| | Democratic
| Fayetteville
| Bladen, Cumberland (part)
| 1994
|-
! 20th
| Jeanne Hopkins Lucas
| | Democratic
| Durham
| Durham (part)
| 1992
|-
! 21st
| Larry Shaw
| | Democratic
| Fayetteville
| Cumberland (part)
| 1996
|-
! 22nd
| Harris Blake
| | Republican
| Pinehurst
| Moore, Lee, Harnett (part)
| 2002
|-
! 23rd
| Eleanor Kinnaird
| | Democratic
| Carrboro
| Orange, Chatham
| 1996
|-
! 24th
| Hugh Webster
| | Republican
| Burlington
| Alamance, Caswell
| 1994
|-
! 25th
| Bill Purcell
| | Democratic
| Laurinburg
| Stanly, Anson, Richmond, Scotland
| 1997↑
|-
! 26th
| Phil Berger
| | Republican
| Eden
| Rockingham, Guilford (part)
| 2000
|-
! 27th
| Kay Hagan
| | Democratic
| Greensboro
| Guilford (part)
| 1998
|-
! 28th
| Katie Dorsett
| | Democratic
| Greensboro
| Guilford (part)
| 2002
|-
! 29th
| Jerry Tillman
| | Republican
| Archdale
| Randolph, Montgomery
| 2002
|-
! 30th
| John Garwood
| | Republican
| North Wilkesboro
| Stokes, Surry, Wilkes (part)
| 1994
|-
! 31st
| Hamilton C. Horton Jr.
| | Republican
| Winston-Salem
| Forsyth (part)
| 1994
|-
! 32nd
| Linda Garrou
| | Democratic
| Winston-Salem
| Forsyth (part)
| 1998
|-
! 33rd
| Stan Bingham
| | Republican
| Denton
| Davidson, Guilford (part)
| 2000
|-
! 34th
| Andrew Brock
| | Republican
| Mocksville
| Rowan (part), Davie, Yadkin
| 2002
|-
! 35th
| Fern Shubert
| | Republican
| Marshville
| Union, Mecklenburg (part)
| 2002
|-
! 36th
| Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr.
| | Republican
| Concord
| Cabarrus, Rowan (part)
| 1990
|-
! 37th
| Dan Clodfelter
| | Democratic
| Charlotte
| Mecklenburg (part)
| 1998
|-
! 38th
| Charlie Dannelly
| | Democratic
| Charlotte
| Mecklenburg (part)
| 1994
|-
! 39th
| Bob Rucho
| | Republican
| Matthews
| Mecklenburg (part)
| 1996
|-
! 40th
| Robert Pittenger
| | Republican
| Charlotte
| Mecklenburg (part)
| 2002
|-
! 41st
| R. B. Sloan Jr.
| | Republican
| Mooresville
| Iredell, Alexander
| 2002
|-
! 42nd
| James Forrester
| | Republican
| Stanley
| Catawba (part), Lincoln, Gaston (part)
| 1990
|-
! 43rd
| David Hoyle
| | Democratic
| Dallas
| Gaston (part)
| 1992
|-
! 44th
| Austin Allran
| | Republican
| Hickory
| Burke, Catawba (part)
| 1986
|-
! 45th
| Virginia Foxx
| | Republican
| Banner Elk
| Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes (part), Watauga, Caldwell
| 1994
|-
! 46th
| Walter Dalton
| | Democratic
| Rutherfordton
| Cleveland, Rutherford
| 1996
|-
! 47th
| Joe Sam Queen
| | Democratic
| Waynesville
| Haywood (part), Madison, Yancey, McDowell, Mitchell, Avery
| 2002
|-
! 48th
| Tom Apodaca
| | Republican
| Hendersonville
| Buncombe (part), Henderson, Polk
| 2002
|-
! rowspan=2 | 49th
| Steve Metcalf
| | Democratic
| Asheville
| rowspan=2 | Buncombe (part)
| 1998
|-
| Martin Nesbitt
| | Democratic
| Asheville
| 2004↑
|-
! 50th
| Bob Carpenter
| | Republican
| Franklin
| Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Macon, Haywood, Swain, Jackson, Transylvania, Haywood (part)
| 1988
|}
- ↑: Member was first appointed to office.
Notes
See also
- List of North Carolina state legislatures