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The speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives is the presiding officer of one of the houses of the North Carolina General Assembly.The speaker is elected by the members of the house when they first convene for their regular session, which is currently in January of each odd-numbered year.
He previously served as speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2025. [2] A Republican, Moore represented the 111th State House District, which includes Cleveland County. Moore was first elected to the state House in 2002.
The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Carolina Senate. Representatives serve two-year terms. The qualifications to be a member of the House are found in the state Constitution: "Each Representative, at the time of his election, shall be a qualified ...
North Carolina’s current U.S. House delegation comprises seven Democrats and seven Republicans. The 14th District includes portions of Charlotte and points west to the foothills.
The bill passed through the North Carolina House by a vote of 116–1, [18] however the bill was never passed by the North Carolina Senate. Even though the bill had been stopped in the Senate Rules Committee, Speaker of The House Tim Moore directed that the North Carolina House of Representatives would broadcast its legislative sessions by ...
Moore, who is currently in a record fifth two-year term as speaker, already had announced he wouldn't seek reelection to his state House seat in 2024
Republican House Speaker Tim Moore said Wednesday that the General Assembly plans to fund more money for the Opportunity Scholarship program. The program uses taxpayer money to fund private school ...
In 2012, Tillis, then speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, played a leading role in pushing for North Carolina Amendment 1, a state constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage and civil unions. [74] [128] [129] [130] In 2014, he appealed a ruling that it was unconstitutional.