North Carolina General Assembly of 2007–2008

Members of the North Carolina General Assembly, 2007–2008 session were elected in November 2006. This legislature first convened in January 2007.

In addition to its regular sessions, the legislature met in special session in March 2008 to consider expelling Rep. Thomas E. Wright.

State House of Representatives

The North Carolina state House of Representatives, during the 2007–2008 session, consisted of 68 Democrats and 52 Republicans.

Leaders

• Speaker: Joe Hackney (54th district)
• Speaker pro tempore: William L. Wainwright (12th district)
• Majority (Democratic) Leader: L. Hugh Holliman (81st district)
• Minority (Republican) Leader: Paul Stam (37th district)
• Majority (Democratic) Whips: Larry M. Bell (21st district), Jean Farmer-Butterfield (24th district), Deborah K. Ross (38th district)
• Minority (Republican) Whip: William C. McGee (75th district)
• Deputy Minority (Republican) Whip: Carolyn H. Justice (16th district)
• Democratic Freshman Chair: Larry D. Hall (29th district)
• Republican Freshman Chair: Ric Killian (105th district)

• Clerk (appointed by the House): Denise...
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