State House Speaker Tim Moore, a Cleveland County Republican, has named Democratic Representative Michael Wray senior co-chair of the House Finance and House Ethics committees.

Wray has also been appointed to serve as vice chair of the House Agriculture Committee.  

His additional committee assignments for the 2023-2024 session are as follows:

Alcohol Beverage Control

Health

Insurance

Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House

Wildlife Commission

“I am ready to work on important issues like public education, job creation, COVID-19 recovery, and expanding healthcare access,” said Wray. “Committees are the first place where this work begins.”

North Carolina is constitutionally required to balance its budget. “Every dollar we spend, we must raise through taxes, fees, or other sources,” he said. “The House Finance Committee is responsible for raising the funds that we spend on schools, public safety, transportation, and other state services.  It is important that we raise the funds we need in a way that does not further burden working families and the middle class and I look forward to working on these issues.”

The House Ethics Committee is charged to conduct investigations into violations of the Open Meetings Law. “State officials should be held to the highest ethical standards,” he said. “I look forward to working on our current laws and improving them where appropriate to make sure that North Carolina has public officials worthy of its people.”