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On June 15, the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina Senate each voted to override Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of the state budget, thus enacting the 342-page Current Operations and Capital Improvements Approprations Act of 2011(Session Law 2011-145).
The House voted 72-47 and the Senate voted 31-19 to override the governor’s veto of the budget. Here’s a roll call of how Western North Carolina lawmakers voted:
North Carolina House of Representatives members in WNC
- Rep. Phillip Frye (R), who represents Avery, Caldwell, Mitchell and Yancey counties (District 84), voted FOR the veto override.
- Rep. Mitch Gillespie (R), who represents Burke and McDowell counties (District 85), voted FOR the veto override.
- Republican Freshman Leader Rep. Mike Hager (R), who represents Rutherford and Cleveland counties (District 112), voted FOR the veto override.
- Rep. W. David Guice (R),who represents Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties (District 113), voted FOR the veto override.
- Rep. Susan C. Fisher (D), who represents Buncombe County (District 114), voted AGAINST the veto override.
- Rep. Patsy Keever (D), who represents Buncombe County (District 115), voted AGAINST the veto override.
- Rep. Tim D. Moffitt (R), who represents Buncombe County (District 116), voted FOR the veto override.
- Rep. Chuck McGrady (R), who represents Henderson County (District 117), voted FOR the veto override.
- Minority Whip Rep. Ray Rapp (D), who represents Haywood, Madison and Yancey counties (District 118), voted AGAINST the veto override.
- Rep. R. Phillip Haire (D), who represents Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties (District 119), voted AGAINST the veto override.
- Rep. Roger West (R), who represents Cherokee, Clay, Graham and Macon counties (District 120), voted FOR the veto override.
North Carolina Senate members in WNC
- Sen. Debbie Clary (R), who represents Rutherford and Cleveland counties (District 46), voted FOR the veto override.
- Sen. Ralph Hise (R), who represents Avery, Haywood, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell and Yancey counties (District 47), voted FOR the veto override.
- Sen. Tom Apodaca (R), who represents Buncombe, Henderson and Polk counties (District 48), voted FOR the veto override.
- Democratic Leader Sen. Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. (D), who represents Buncombe County (District 49), voted AGAINST the veto override.
- Sen. Jim Davis (R), who represents Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain and Transylvania counties (District 50), voted FOR the veto override.
Source: North Carolina General Assembly website.
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