North Carolina state representatives are the 120 members of the North Carolina House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the state’s General Assembly. Each is elected to a two-year term from a single-member district drawn after the decennial census. You can identify yours by address, district number, county, or voter registration at the General Assembly’s lookup page, ncleg.gov/FindYourLegislators.1North Carolina General Assembly. Find Your Legislators
How To Find Your Representative
The General Assembly’s online portal returns your state House member along with your state senator and other officials assigned to your address. The State Board of Elections also offers a voter lookup that shows a registered voter’s assigned districts. Because county boards of elections make the final call on district assignments, questions about which district you fall into can go directly to your county board.1North Carolina General Assembly. Find Your Legislators
Party Breakdown in the 2025–2026 Session
Republicans hold 71 of the 120 House seats. That is one short of the 72 votes needed to override a gubernatorial veto on a straight party-line vote, which is why the current majority is often described as a working supermajority: overrides are possible when at least one Democrat crosses over or is absent.2North Carolina General Assembly. NC House of Representatives
Republicans have controlled the chamber since the 2010 midterm elections, when they flipped a House that Democrats had held 68–52.3North Carolina General Assembly. General Assembly Party Affiliations The supermajority math has shifted several times since. In April 2023, Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County switched from Democrat to Republican, giving the GOP exactly 72 seats and the ability to override vetoes from then-Governor Roy Cooper on its own.4Maine Public. Republicans Have North Carolina House Supermajority After Rep. Tricia Cotham Switch In April 2026, Democratic Reps. Carla Cunningham and Nasif Majeed, both of Mecklenburg County, re-registered as unaffiliated after losing their Democratic primaries. Both had already voted with Republicans on key veto overrides covering immigration enforcement, energy policy, and regulatory authority.5WRAL. North Carolina Democrats Cunningham, Majeed Leave Party
Current Leadership
Destin Hall, a Republican from Caldwell County, is the state’s 121st Speaker of the House. He was nominated by the Republican caucus by acclamation ahead of the 2025 session and has named school choice, lower taxes, and limited government as his priorities. One of his first acts was creating the bipartisan House Select Committee on Hurricane Helene Recovery in January 2025.6EducationNC. Meet Destin Hall, the New Speaker of the House
The rest of the chamber’s leadership for the 2025–2026 session:7North Carolina General Assembly. House Leadership
- Speaker Pro Tempore: Mitchell S. Setzer
- Majority Leader: Brenden H. Jones
- Majority Whip: Karl E. Gillespie
- Democratic Leader: Robert T. Reives, II
- Deputy Democratic Leader: Cynthia Ball
- Chief Democratic Whip: Terry M. Brown Jr.
- Principal Clerk: James White
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Larry Elliott
Who Can Serve and for How Long
The state constitution sets the House at 120 members “biennially chosen by ballot,” with terms beginning on the first day of January after each election.8North Carolina General Assembly. North Carolina Constitution, Article II A candidate must be a registered North Carolina voter, at least 21 years old by the date of the general election, and must have lived in the district for at least one year before the election.9NC State Board of Elections. General Candidate Requirements There are no term limits. A 2021 bill proposing a six-term cap was referred to the House Rules Committee and never advanced.10UNC School of Government. Term Limits for Legislators
The House elects its own Speaker, who presides over sessions, keeps order, and appoints members to committees. A majority of the 120 members must be present for the chamber to conduct public business.2North Carolina General Assembly. NC House of Representatives
How a Bill Becomes Law
The General Assembly meets in a long session beginning in January of each odd-numbered year and returns for a short session the following even-numbered year, usually in May. Special sessions can be called for emergencies.11UNC School of Government. General Assembly Handout
A bill starts with introduction by a member and a first reading. It is assigned to a committee, which can approve, amend, or kill it. If approved, the bill returns to the floor for debate and votes on second and third readings. It then crosses to the other chamber and goes through the same steps. Differences between House and Senate versions are reconciled in a conference committee. Once both chambers pass identical text, the bill is ratified and sent to the governor, who has 10 days to sign or veto it. A veto can be overridden by a three-fifths vote of the members present and voting in each chamber.11UNC School of Government. General Assembly Handout Local bills and resolutions are an exception: they take effect on ratification and do not go to the governor.
Committees
Most of the House’s substantive work happens in standing committees. Major ones include Appropriations (with seven subcommittees), Finance, Rules, three Judiciary committees, Health, Education (split into K–12 and Higher Education), and Transportation.12North Carolina General Assembly. House Committees Rep. John R. Bell, IV chairs Rules, Calendar, and Operations, which controls what reaches the floor and when.13Carolina Journal. Hall Announces the North Carolina House Committee Appointments for 2025-26 Select committees handle targeted issues, currently including Hurricane Helene recovery, redistricting, blockchain and digital assets, government efficiency, and property tax reform.
What the 2025 Session Has Done
The budget has been the central unfinished business. The Senate passed a $32.6 billion plan (SB 257), the House was expected to produce its own version, and the two chambers remained apart on spending priorities into late 2025. A continuing resolution (HB 125) has kept state operations funded while negotiations continue.14NC State Board of Elections. Budget Status Update
Bills that cleared the House’s May 2025 crossover deadline include:15NC Newsline. North Carolina Legislature Has Passed Key Crossover Deadline
- HB 47, a $524 million Hurricane Helene aid package covering homebuilding, infrastructure, and farm assistance, which was signed into law.
- HB 301, banning social media accounts for children under 14 and requiring parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds.
- HB 87, letting individual school districts set their own student cell phone policies.
- HB 171 and HB 133, restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion offices in state government and across the UNC System.
- HB 48, raising maximum weekly unemployment benefits from $350 to $450.
- HB 569, authorizing the Secretary of Environmental Quality to compel responsible parties to pay for PFAS contamination cleanup.
- HB 92, allowing up to 5% of state pension funds to be invested in cryptocurrency-related mutual funds.
- HB 781, banning camping on public property.
Several high-profile bills died, including HB 270, which would have added firing squads and electric chairs as execution methods, and competing abortion bills, one restrictive and one protective, which both failed in their chambers of origin.
Recent Vacancies
Three recent departures are worth knowing about if an older search result points you to a member no longer serving.
Rep. Cecil Brockman, a Democrat from Guilford County, resigned on October 31, 2025, after being arrested on October 8 and charged with multiple felony sex offenses involving a minor, including statutory rape and indecent liberties with a child. A grand jury later indicted him on additional charges of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.16Carolina Journal. Brockman Indicted on Child Sex Charges He was held on $1.05 million bond. Speaker Hall formed a select committee to look at expulsion, and Brockman resigned within an hour of its announcement.17NC Newsline. Embattled North Carolina Rep. Cecil Brockman Resigns Under Pressure
Rep. Joe John, a Democrat representing Wake County’s District 40, died in January 2025 at age 85 after a terminal cancer diagnosis. He had served four full terms, won election to a fifth in November 2024, and resigned due to his illness before his death. His earlier career included service on the state District Court, Superior Court, and Court of Appeals.18NC Newsline. Joe John, Longtime North Carolina Lawmaker and Judge, Dies Phil Rubin was appointed to the seat on January 29, 2025.19North Carolina General Assembly. House Member List
Rep. Mike Clampitt, a Republican representing the 119th District (Swain, Jackson, and Transylvania counties), died on March 18, 2026, at age 71 after a battle with leukemia. A retired Charlotte fire captain of 27 years, Clampitt had served in the legislature since 2017 and won his primary just days before his death. Under state law, the Republican executive committees of the three counties in his district were responsible for choosing his replacement.20The Assembly. Mike Clampitt, Western NC Lawmaker, Dies21WLOS. NC Rep. Mike Clampitt Dies After Battle With Cancer
What State Representatives Are Paid
North Carolina lawmakers are among the lowest-paid in the country. House members receive an annual salary of $13,951, a per diem of $104 on session days, and mileage reimbursement at 29 cents per mile for travel outside of session.22National Conference of State Legislatures. Legislator Compensation
Not the Same as North Carolina’s U.S. House Delegation
The 120 state House members in Raleigh are a separate body from North Carolina’s 14-member delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. The federal delegation currently includes 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats, all serving terms that run until January 3, 2027.23GovTrack. North Carolina Congressional Delegation If you are looking up a federal representative, the General Assembly’s lookup tool will not help; the state site covers state districts only.