Session numbers

Published January 14, 2015

by Patrick Gannon, The Insider, January 14, 2015.

A few numbers to consider for opening day of the 2015 legislative session:

  • 199.2: In millions of dollars, amount the General Fund is below the consensus revenue target through December, according to the Fiscal Research Division

  • 6: New senators, including Sen. Michael Lee, R-New Hanover, who was appointed last year

  • 16: New House members, including recent appointees

  • 45: House Democrats

  • 34: Senate Republicans

  • 1: Unaffiliated members of General Assembly (Rep. Paul Tine)

  • 443: Lobbyists registered as of Monday

  • 511: Principals that employ lobbyists as of Monday

  • 39: Women in General Assembly

  • 23: Percentage of women in General Assembly

  • 51: Percentage of women in N.C. population

  • 36: Legislators with military experience

  • 33: Attorneys in the General Assembly

  • 110: Legislators who weren't in the General Assembly five years ago, according to the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research

  • 3: Vetoes by Gov. Pat McCrory in 2013-14 session

  • 2: Vetoes overridden by legislature

  • 18.5: House terms served by Rep. Mickey Michaux, D-Durham, the longest-serving legislator

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January 14, 2015 at 12:24 pm
Donald says:

Everyone talks about the revenue short fall. Question for you. Does a lot more money come in to the revenue dept in the first 4 months of the year due to taxes?

January 15, 2015 at 8:39 am
Gale Adcock says:

Hi Patrick!

You missed one interesting factoid:

1 nurse practitioner in the General Assembly

See you in the legislative halls.

Gale