NC House Interim Committee Appointments for 2025-2026

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2025-09-15

Updated September 15, 2025

The North Carolina House has released interim committee appointments for the 2025-2026 biennium. While these appointments weren’t formally announced, we’ve compiled the most current information available as of September 15, 2025. Appointments may still change, and we’ll follow up in the coming weeks with an updated post that combines House and Senate appointments.

Below is a breakdown of the House appointments, highlighting committee chairs and co-chairs, new members’ assignments, and the members with the most leadership roles and committee placements in the interim. (See our breakdown of Senate interim committee appointments here.)

Committee Leadership and Influence

Which members hold the most leadership roles on interim committees?

  • Hugh Blackwell (R-Burke)

    • Co-Chair: Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee
    • Co-Chair: Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee

  • Sarah Stevens (R-Surry, Wilkes)

    • Co-Chair: Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee
    • Co-Chair: Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee

  • Dean Arp (R-Union)

    • Co-Chair: Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Capital Improvements
    • Co-Chair: Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy

  • Jimmy Dixon (R-Duplin, Wayne)

    • Co-Chair: Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
    • Co-Chair: Environmental Review Commission

  • Donny Lambeth (R-Forsyth)

    • Co-Chair: Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services
    • Co-Chair: Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid

  • Larry W. Potts (R-Davidson)

    • Co-Chair: Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services
    • Co-Chair: Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid

  • Julia C. Howard (R-Davie, Rowan, Yadkin)

    • Co-Chair: Revenue Laws Study Committee
    • Co-Chair: Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Unemployment Insurance

  • Dennis Riddell (R -Alamance)

    • Co-Chair: Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government
    • Vice Chair: Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee
    • Vice Chair: Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee

Which House members have the most interim appointments?

When it comes to overall committee workload, these representatives all have 4 interim committee appointments (including advisory memberships).

Spotlight on New Members

Several freshman Representatives, elected in 2024 or appointed since then, received their first interim committee placements. Here’s where they’ll serve:

  • Grant L. Campbell, MD (R-Cabarrus, Rowan)

    • Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services

  • Todd Carver (R-Iredell)

    • Joint Legislative Emergency Management Oversight Committee

  • Cody Huneycutt (R-Greene, Jones, Lenoir)

    • Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services
    • Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Unemployment Insurance (Advisory Member)

  • Paul Scott (R-Cleveland, Rutherford)

    • Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety
    • Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy (Advisory Member)

  • Wyatt Gable (R-Onslow)

    • Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee

  • Mike Schietzelt (R-Wake)

    • Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee

Overview of Committee Appointments

Below you’ll find the full list of House interim committee appointments. Each table outlines members, counties represented, and any chairmanships for standing or select committees in the 2025-2026 regular session.

Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee

Allen Chesser (co-chair) (R) Nash Appropriations, Transportation; Regulatory Reform Sarah Stevens (co-chair) (R) Surry, Wilkes Election Law; Judiciary 2 Dennis Riddell (vice chair) (R) Alamance Appropriations, General Government; Regulatory Reform Allison A. Dahle (D) Wake Tim Longest (D) Wake Charles Smith (D) Cumberland Larry C. Strickland (R) Johnston Appropriations Jeff Zenger (R) Forsyth Housing and Development; Regulatory Reform

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources

Jimmy Dixon (co-chair) (R) Duplin, Wayne Agriculture and Environment; Appropriations, Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Karl E. Gillespie (co-chair) (R) Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon Agriculture and Environment; Appropriations, Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Celeste C. Cairns (R) Carteret, Craven Alcoholic Beverage Control Kyle Hall (R) Forsyth, Stokes Appropriations; Energy and Public Utilities Chris Humphrey (R) Greene, Jones, Lenoir Insurance Jeffrey C. McNeely (R) Iredell Agriculture and Environment; Transportation Eric Ager (advisory) (D) Buncombe Pricey Harrison (advisory) (D) Guilford Jake Johnson (advisory) (R) Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford Appropriations, Capital and Information Technology; House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform, Oversight Dennis Riddell (advisory) (R) Alamance Appropriations, General Government; Regulatory Reform Phil Shepard (advisory) (R) Onslow Appropriations, Transportation; Transportation

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Capital Improvements

Dean Arp (co-chair) (R) Union Appropriations; Energy and Public Utilities Kelly E. Hastings (co-chair) (R) Cleveland, Gaston Appropriations, Capital and Information Technology; Higher Education Matthew Winslow (vice chair) (R) Franklin, Vance Appropriations, Capital and Information Technology; Energy and Public Utilities Jennifer Balkcom (R) Henderson Appropriations, Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources; Insurance Allen Chesser (R) Nash Appropriations, Transportation; Regulatory Reform Frances Jackson, PhD (D) Cumberland Abe Jones (D) Wake Nasif Majeed (D) Mecklenburg

Joint Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight Committee

Erin Paré (co-chair) (R) Wake Appropriations Stephen M. Ross (co-chair) (R) Alamance Commerce and Economic Development; Finance Jerry “Alan” Branson (R) Guilford Kanika Brown (D) Forsyth Mike Clampitt (R) Jackson, Swain, Transylvania Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs Ted Davis, Jr. (R) New Hanover Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety; Judiciary 1 Jake Johnson (R) Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford Appropriations, Capital and Information Technology; House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform; Oversight Jarrod Lowery (R) Robeson Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs Erin Paré (R) Wake Appropriations Garland E. Pierce (D) Hoke, Scotland Steve Tyson (R) Craven Appropriations, Transportation; Transportation Shelly Willingham (D) Bertie, Edgecombe, Martin Ethics Jeffrey C. McNeely (advisory) (R) Iredell Agriculture and Environment; Transportation

Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee

Hugh Blackwell (co-chair) (R) Burke Appropriations; Election Law Tricia Ann Cotham (co-chair) (R) Mecklenburg Appropriations, Education; Education – K-12 Cynthia Ball (D) Wake Brian Biggs (R) Randolph Appropriations, Education; Education – K-12 Cecil Brockman (D) Guilford Wyatt Gable (R) Onslow Ray Pickett (R) Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga Alcoholic Beverage Control; Higher Education Heather H. Rhyne (R) Lincoln James Roberson (D) Wake Diane Wheatley (R) Cumberland Pensions and Retirement David Willis (R) Union Appropriations, Education; Education – K-12 Erin Paré (advisory) (R) Wake Appropriations

Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee

Hugh Blackwell (co-chair) (R) Burke Appropriations; Election Law Sarah Stevens (co-chair) (R) Surry, Wilkes Election Law; Judiciary 2 Dennis Riddell (vice chair) (R) Alamance Appropriations, General Government; Regulatory Reform Allison A. Dahle (D) Wake Pricey Harrison (D) Guilford Bill Ward (R) Camden, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs Harry Warren (R) Rowan Ethics; House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform; Oversight Shelly Willingham (D) Bertie, Edgecombe, Martin Ethics Jeff Zenger (R) Forsyth Housing and Development; Regulatory Reform

Joint Legislative Emergency Management Oversight Committee

John R. Bell, IV (co-chair) (R) Wayne House Select Committee on Helene Recovery; Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Mark Pless (co-chair) (R) Haywood, Madison Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery Todd Carver (R) Iredell Blair Eddins (R) Alexander, Wilkes B. Ray Jeffers (D) Durham, Person Garland E. Pierce (D) Hoke, Scotland

Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy

Dean Arp (co-chair) (R) Union Appropriations; Energy and Public Utilities Kyle Hall (R) Forsyth, Stokes Appropriations; Energy and Public Utilities Pricey Harrison (D) Guilford Charles W. Miller (R) Brunswick, New Hanover Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety Matthew Winslow (R) Franklin, Vance Appropriations, Capital and Information Technology; Energy and Public Utilities Jimmy Dixon (advisory) (R) Duplin, Wayne Agriculture and Environment; Appropriations, Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Paul Scott (advisory) (R) Cleveland, Rutherford

Environmental Review Commission

Jimmy Dixon (co-chair) (R) Duplin, Wayne Agriculture and Environment; Appropriations, Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources William D. Brisson (R) Bladen, Sampson Appropriations Ted Davis, Jr. (R) New Hanover Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety; Judiciary 1 Kyle Hall (R) Forsyth, Stokes Appropriations; Energy and Public Utilities Pricey Harrison (D) Guilford Charles W. Miller (R) Brunswick, New Hanover Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety James Roberson (D) Wake Karl E. Gillespie (ex officio) (R) Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon Agriculture and Environment; Appropriations, Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Edward C. Goodwin (ex officio) (R) Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington Appropriations, Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources; Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs Frank Iler (ex officio) (R) Brunswick Appropriations, Transportation; Transportation

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government

Donnie Loftis (co-chair) (R) Gaston Appropriations, General Government; Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs Dennis Riddell (co-chair) (R) Alamance Appropriations, General Government; Regulatory Reform John A. Torbett (co-chair) (R) Gaston Appropriations, General Government; House Select Committee on Government Efficiency; State and Local Government Carolyn G. Logan (D) Mecklenburg Howard Penny, Jr. (R) Harnett, Johnston Agriculture and Environment Joseph Pike (R) Harnett Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services

Carla D. Cunningham (co-chair) (D) Mecklenburg Donny Lambeth (co-chair) (R) Forsyth Appropriations; Health Larry W. Potts (co-chair) (R) Davidson Appropriations, Health and Human Services; Health Hugh Blackwell (R) Burke Appropriations; Election Law William D. Brisson (R) Bladen, Sampson Appropriations Grant L. Campbell, MD (R) Cabarrus, Rowan Becky Carney (D) Mecklenburg Cody Huneycutt (R) Greene, Jones, Lenoir Ya Liu (D) Wake Timothy Reeder, MD (R) Pitt Appropriations, Health and Human Services; Health Donna McDowell White (R) Johnston Appropriations, Health and Human Services; Health

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology

Jake Johnson (co-chair) (R) Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford Appropriations, Capital and Information Technology; House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform; Oversight Matthew Winslow (co-chair) (R) Franklin, Vance Appropriations, Capital and Information Technology; Energy and Public Utilities Dean Arp (R) Union Appropriations; Energy and Public Utilities Brenden H. Jones (R) Columbus, Robeson House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform; Oversight Ray Pickett (R) Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga Alcoholic Beverage Control; Higher Education Renée A. Price (D) Caswell, Orange A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (R) Rockingham Alcoholic Beverage Control David Willis (R) Union Appropriations, Education; Education – K-12

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety

Ted Davis, Jr. (co-chair) (R) New Hanover Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety; Judiciary 1 Carson Smith (co-chair) (R) Onslow, Pender Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety; Pensions and Retirement Charles W. Miller (vice chair) (R) Brunswick, New Hanover Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (vice chair) (R) Rockingham Alcoholic Beverage Control Dudley Greene (R) Avery, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety; Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery; House Select Committee on Helene Recovery Abe Jones (D) Wake Keith Kidwell (R) Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico Finance; House Select Committee on Government Efficiency; State and Local Government Brandon Lofton (D) Mecklenburg Garland E. Pierce (D) Hoke, Scotland Paul Scott (R) Cleveland, Rutherford Bill Ward (R) Camden, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs Brenden H. Jones (advisory) (R) Columbus, Robeson House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform; Oversight

Legislative Research Commission

Destin Hall (co-chair) (ex officio) (R) Caldwell, Watauga Becky Carney (D) Mecklenburg Ted Davis, Jr. (R) New Hanover Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety; Judiciary 1

Legislative Services Commission

John R. Bell, IV (R) Wayne House Select Committee on Helene Recovery; Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Destin Hall (R) Caldwell, Watauga Robert T. Reives, II (D) Chatham, Randolph

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Local Government

Howard Penny, Jr. (co-chair) (R) Harnett, Johnston Agriculture and Environment Sam Watford (co-chair) (R) Davidson State and Local Government Jay Adams (R) Catawba Transportation; Wildlife Resources Mark Brody (R) Anson, Union Housing and Development Amos L. Quick, III (D) Guilford Mitchell S. Setzer (R) Catawba, Iredell Finance Shelly Willingham (D) Bertie, Edgecombe, Martin Ethics Mary Belk (advisory) (D) Mecklenburg

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the North Carolina State Lottery

Charles W. Miller (co-chair) (R) Brunswick, New Hanover Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (co-chair) (R) Rockingham Alcoholic Beverage Control John R. Bell, IV (R) Wayne House Select Committee on Helene Recovery; Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Gloristine Brown (D) Pitt B. Ray Jeffers (D) Durham, Person Jarrod Lowery (R) Robeson Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs Charles W. Miller (R) Brunswick, New Hanover Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety Harry Warren (R) Rowan Ethics; House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform; Oversight

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid

Donny Lambeth (co-chair) (R) Forsyth Appropriations; Health Larry W. Potts (co-chair) (R) Davidson Appropriations, Health and Human Services; Health Donna McDowell White (co-chair) (R) Johnston Appropriations, Health and Human Services; Health Hugh Blackwell (R) Burke Appropriations; Election Law William D. Brisson (R) Bladen, Sampson Appropriations Sarah Crawford (D) Wake Carla D. Cunningham (D) Mecklenburg Heather H. Rhyne (R) Lincoln

Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee of the Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government

Mary Belk (D) Mecklenburg Howard Penny, Jr. (R) Harnett, Johnston Agriculture and Environment Sam Watford (R) Davidson State and Local Government

Revenue Laws Study Committee

Julia C. Howard (co-chair) (R) Davie, Rowan, Yadkin Finance Neal Jackson (vice chair) (R) Moore, Randolph Finance Keith Kidwell (vice chair) (R) Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico Finance; House Select Committee on Government Efficiency; State and Local Government Mitchell S. Setzer (vice chair) (R) Catawba, Iredell Finance John M. Blust (R) Guilford Judiciary 3 Allen Buansi (D) Orange Becky Carney (D) Mecklenburg Chris Humphrey (R) Greene, Jones, Lenoir Insurance Stephen M. Ross (R) Alamance Commerce and Economic Development; Finance Harry Warren (R) Rowan Ethics; House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform; Oversight

Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee

Frank Iler (co-chair) (R) Brunswick Appropriations, Transportation; Transportation Brenden H. Jones (co-chair) (R) Columbus, Robeson House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform; Oversight Phil Shepard (co-chair) (R) Onslow Appropriations, Transportation; Transportation Vernetta Alston (D) Durham Dean Arp (R) Union Appropriations; Energy and Public Utilities Becky Carney (D) Mecklenburg Donnie Loftis (R) Gaston Appropriations, General Government; Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs Ben T. Moss, Jr. (R) Moore, Richmond Wildlife Resources Garland E. Pierce (D) Hoke, Scotland Mike Schietzelt (R) Wake Steve Tyson (R) Craven Appropriations, Transportation; Transportation Jake Johnson (advisory) (R) Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford Appropriations, Capital and Information Technology; House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform; Oversight Erin Paré (advisory) (R) Wake Appropriations Ray Pickett (advisory) (R) Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga Alcoholic Beverage Control; Higher Education

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Unemployment Insurance

Julia C. Howard (co-chair) (R) Davie, Rowan, Yadkin Finance Harry Warren (vice chair) (R) Rowan Ethics; House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform; Oversight Amber M. Baker (D) Forsyth Mark Brody (R) Anson, Union Housing and Development Cody Huneycutt (advisory) (R) Greene, Jones, Lenoir

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