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President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate

February 16, 2024

The president pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate (more commonly, "Pro-Tem") is the highest-ranking (internally elected) officer of one house of the North Carolina General Assembly. The president of the Senate is the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, but the president pro tempore actually holds most of the power and presides in the absence of the Lt. Governor. The president pro tempore, a senior member of the party with a majority of seats, appoints senators to committees and also appoints certain members of state boards and commissions. From 1777 to 1868, North Carolina had no Lieutenant Governor, and the highest-ranking officer of the Senate was known as the "Speaker". The Speaker of the Senate was next in line if the office of Governor became vacant. This occurred on two occasions.

President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate
Incumbent
Phil Berger
sinceΒ January 26, 2011
North Carolina Senate
StatusPresiding officer
SeatNorth Carolina State Legislative Building, Raleigh, North Carolina
NominatorMajor parties (normally)
AppointerThe North Carolina Senate
Term lengthtwo years (currently)
Constituting instrumentNorth Carolina Constitution
Formation1777
First holderSamuel Ashe

Presidents pro tempore are elected at the beginning of each biennial session, currently in January of odd-numbered years. Between 1868 and 1992, it was rare for a president pro tempore to serve more than two terms. Marc Basnight, however, became arguably the most powerful North Carolina Senate leader in history and one of the state's most influential politicians when he served a record nearly 18 years as president pro tempore.

History edit

Upon Republican Jim Gardner's assumption of lieutenant gubernatorial office in 1989, Democrats in the Senate modified the body's rules, transferring the powers to appoint committees and assign bills away from the lieutenant governor and to the president pro tempore. This dramatically increased the influence of the latter position.[1]

Powers and duties edit

The president pro tempore is responsible for appointing the members of the Senate's committees at the opening of each legislative session.[2] They also have the power to appoint some members of state executive boards.[3]

North Carolina Senate presiding officers edit

Speakers edit

 
Allen Jones, 1778–1779
 
Abner Nash, 1779–1780
 
Alexander Martin, 1785

The following members were elected speakers of the Senate:[4][5][6][7]

Presidents pro tempore edit

 
James L. Robinson 1876–1877

The following members were elected president pro tempore of the Senate:[4][5][7][15]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ McLaughlin, Mike (January 1994). "President Pro Tem's Office Evolves into Senate Power Center" (PDF). N.C. Insight. N.C. Center for Public Policy Research. pp.Β 40–41.
  2. ^ "Structure of the North Carolina General Assembly". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Cooper & Knotts 2012, p.Β 145.
  4. ^ a b Connor, R. D. D. (1913). A Manual of North Carolina (PDF). Raleigh: North Carolina Historical Commission. pp.Β 453–. Retrieved April 27, 2019., Alternate link
  5. ^ a b Wheeler, John H. (1874). "The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina". Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "Session Laws: North Carolina". HeinOnline. New York: William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Retrieved March 22, 2019. (subscription required)
  7. ^ a b Lewis, J. D. "NC Revolution State House 1780". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  8. ^ Carraway, Gertrude (1979). "James Coor". NCPedia. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  9. ^ Robinson, Blackwell P. (1979). "David Caldwell". NCPedia. Retrieved Oct 3, 2019.
  10. ^ Keating, Mary R. (1996). "Hugh Waddell". NCPedia. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "North Carolina portrait index, 1700-1860". NCDCR.gov. 1963. p.Β 234.
  12. ^ a b c Murphy, Eva (1988). "Andrew Joyner". NCPedia. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  13. ^ Johnston, Hugh Buckner (1996). "Louis Dicken Wilson". NCPedia. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  14. ^ Humber, John L. (1986). "Calvin Graves". NCPedia. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  15. ^ a b Cheney, John L. Jr. (1974). North Carolina Government, 1585–1974. pp.Β 447–448.
  16. ^ Alexander, Roberta Sue (1996). "Edward Jenner Warren". NCPedia. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  17. ^ R. F. Armfield was at some point elected President pro tempore but then immediately became President of the Senate due to the vacancy in the office that resulted when Lt. Gov. Curtis Hooks Brogden succeeded to the governorship. (see NC Manual of 1913, p. 476, where Armfield is listed as president of the Senate)
  18. ^ Powell, William S. (1991). "James Turner Morehead, Jr". Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  19. ^ Hunt, James L. "The Making of a Populist: Marion Butler, 1863-1895: Part I." The North Carolina Historical Review, vol. 62, no. 1, 1985, pp. 53–77. "Butler vigorously attacked Kerr and other conservative Democrats."
  20. ^ Biographical Sketches of the members of the General Assembly, 1895
  21. ^ T. Clarence Stone was elected President pro tempore when the 1963 legislature convened, but since President of the Senate (Lt. Governor) Harvey Cloyd Philpott had died, Stone immediately became President of the Senate. The Senate then elected Scott as President pro tem. (News & Observer blog comment by state legislative drafting director Gerry Cohen)

Works cited edit

  • Cooper, Christopher A.; Knotts, H. Gibbs, eds. (2012). The New Politics of North Carolina. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBNΒ 9781469606583.

February 16, 2024
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The president pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate more commonly Pro Tem is the highest ranking internally elected officer of one house of the North Carolina General Assembly The president of the Senate is the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina but the president pro tempore actually holds most of the power and presides in the absence of the Lt Governor The president pro tempore a senior member of the party with a majority of seats appoints senators to committees and also appoints certain members of state boards and commissions From 1777 to 1868 North Carolina had no Lieutenant Governor and the highest ranking officer of the Senate was known as the Speaker The Speaker of the Senate was next in line if the office of Governor became vacant This occurred on two occasions President pro tempore of the North Carolina SenateState sealIncumbentPhil Bergersince January 26 2011North Carolina SenateStatusPresiding officerSeatNorth Carolina State Legislative Building Raleigh North CarolinaNominatorMajor parties normally AppointerThe North Carolina SenateTerm lengthtwo years currently Constituting instrumentNorth Carolina ConstitutionFormation1777First holderSamuel AshePresidents pro tempore are elected at the beginning of each biennial session currently in January of odd numbered years Between 1868 and 1992 it was rare for a president pro tempore to serve more than two terms Marc Basnight however became arguably the most powerful North Carolina Senate leader in history and one of the state s most influential politicians when he served a record nearly 18 years as president pro tempore Contents 1 History 2 Powers and duties 3 North Carolina Senate presiding officers 3 1 Speakers 3 2 Presidents pro tempore 4 See also 5 References 6 Works citedHistory editUpon Republican Jim Gardner s assumption of lieutenant gubernatorial office in 1989 Democrats in the Senate modified the body s rules transferring the powers to appoint committees and assign bills away from the lieutenant governor and to the president pro tempore This dramatically increased the influence of the latter position 1 Powers and duties editThe president pro tempore is responsible for appointing the members of the Senate s committees at the opening of each legislative session 2 They also have the power to appoint some members of state executive boards 3 North Carolina Senate presiding officers editSpeakers edit nbsp Allen Jones 1778 1779 nbsp Abner Nash 1779 1780 nbsp Alexander Martin 1785The following members were elected speakers of the Senate 4 5 6 7 Samuel Ashe 1777 Whitmell Hill 1778 Allen Jones 1778 1779 Abner Nash 1779 1780 Alexander Martin 1780 1782 Richard Caswell 1782 1784 Alexander Martin 1785 James Coor 1786 1787 8 Alexander Martin 1787 1788 Richard Caswell 1789 Charles Johnson 1789 William Lenoir 1790 1795 Benjamin Smith 1795 1799 Joseph Riddick 1800 1804 Alexander Martin 1805 Joseph Riddick 1806 1811 George Outlaw 1812 1814 John Branch 1815 1817 Bartlett Yancey 1817 1828 Jesse Speight 1828 1829 Bedford Brown 1829 1830 David F Caldwell 1830 1832 9 William D Moseley 1832 1835 Hugh Waddell Whig 1836 1837 10 11 Andrew Joyner 1838 1841 12 Louis Dicken Wilson 1842 1843 13 Burgess S Gaither 1844 1845 Andrew Joyner 1846 1847 12 Calvin Graves 1848 1849 14 Andrew Joyner 1849 12 Weldon N Edwards 1850 1852 Warren Winslow 1854 1855 William Waightstill Avery 1856 1857 Henry Toole Clark 1858 1861 Giles Mebane 1862 1865 Thomas Settle 1865 1866 C S Winstead 1866 Matthias Manly 1866 Joseph Harvey Wilson 1867Presidents pro tempore edit nbsp James L Robinson 1876 1877The following members were elected president pro tempore of the Senate 4 5 7 15 Charles S Winstead 1868 1869 15 Edward Jenner Warren D 1870 1872 16 James Turner Morehead Jr 1872 1875 17 18 James L Robinson D 1876 1877 William A Graham D 1879 1880 William T Dortch D 1881 1883 Edwin T Boykin 1885 1887 Edwin W Kerr D 19 1889 W D Turner D 1891 John L King 1893 E L Franck Jr P 1895 1897 20 R L Smith D 1899 1900 F A Whitaker D 1899 1900 Henry A London D 1901 1903 Charles A Webb D 1905 1908 Whitehead Klutz D 1909 Henry N Pharr D 1911 1913 Oliver Max Gardner D 1915 Fordyce C Harding D 1917 Lindsay C Warren D 1919 1920 William L Long D 1921 1924 William H S Burgwyn D 1925 William L Long D 1927 Thomas L Johnson D 1929 Rivers D Johnson D 1931 William G Clark D 1933 Paul D Grady D 1935 Andrew H Johnston D 1937 1938 James A Bell D 1937 1938 Whitman E Smith D 1939 John Davis Larkins Jr D 1941 John H Price D 1943 Archie C Gay D 1945 Joseph L Blythe D 1947 James C Pittman D 1949 Rufus G Rankin D 1951 Edwin Pate D 1953 Paul E Jones D 1955 1956 Claude Currie D 1957 Robert F Morgan D 1959 William L Crew D 1961 Ralph H Scott D 1963 21 Robert B Morgan D 1965 1966 Herman A Moore D 1967 Neill H McGeachy D 1969 Frank N Patterson Jr D 1971 Gordon P Allen D 1971 1974 John T Henley D 1975 1978 W Craig Lawing D 1979 1984 J J Harrington D 1985 1988 Henson P Barnes D 1989 1992 Marc Basnight D 1993 2010 Phil Berger R 2011 presentSee also editSpeaker of the North Carolina House of RepresentativesReferences edit McLaughlin Mike January 1994 President Pro Tem s Office Evolves into Senate Power Center PDF N C Insight N C Center for Public Policy Research pp 40 41 Structure of the North Carolina General Assembly North Carolina General Assembly Retrieved August 27 2022 Cooper amp Knotts 2012 p 145 a b Connor R D D 1913 A Manual of North Carolina PDF Raleigh North Carolina Historical Commission pp 453 Retrieved April 27 2019 Alternate link a b Wheeler John H 1874 The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina Retrieved April 9 2019 Session Laws North Carolina HeinOnline New York William S Hein amp Co Inc Retrieved March 22 2019 subscription required a b Lewis J D NC Revolution State House 1780 The American Revolution in North Carolina Retrieved April 27 2019 Carraway Gertrude 1979 James Coor NCPedia Retrieved October 3 2019 Robinson Blackwell P 1979 David Caldwell NCPedia Retrieved Oct 3 2019 Keating Mary R 1996 Hugh Waddell NCPedia Retrieved September 23 2019 North Carolina portrait index 1700 1860 NCDCR gov 1963 p 234 a b c Murphy Eva 1988 Andrew Joyner NCPedia Retrieved October 3 2019 Johnston Hugh Buckner 1996 Louis Dicken Wilson NCPedia Retrieved October 3 2019 Humber John L 1986 Calvin Graves NCPedia Retrieved October 3 2019 a b Cheney John L Jr 1974 North Carolina Government 1585 1974 pp 447 448 Alexander Roberta Sue 1996 Edward Jenner Warren NCPedia Retrieved October 3 2019 R F Armfield was at some point elected President pro tempore but then immediately became President of the Senate due to the vacancy in the office that resulted when Lt Gov Curtis Hooks Brogden succeeded to the governorship see NC Manual of 1913 p 476 where Armfield is listed as president of the Senate Powell William S 1991 James Turner Morehead Jr Retrieved October 3 2019 Hunt James L The Making of a Populist Marion Butler 1863 1895 Part I The North Carolina Historical Review vol 62 no 1 1985 pp 53 77 Butler vigorously attacked Kerr and other conservative Democrats Biographical Sketches of the members of the General Assembly 1895 T Clarence Stone was elected President pro tempore when the 1963 legislature convened but since President of the Senate Lt Governor Harvey Cloyd Philpott had died Stone immediately became President of the Senate The Senate then elected Scott as President pro tem News amp Observer blog comment by state legislative drafting director Gerry Cohen Structure of the North Carolina General Assembly North Carolina Manual published by the North Carolina Secretary of StateWorks cited editCooper Christopher A Knotts H Gibbs eds 2012 The New Politics of North Carolina Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press ISBN 9781469606583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate amp oldid 1189578392, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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