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I’ve been at a conference most of this afternoon and evening. I just got the following e-mail from the N.C. Senate minority leader’s office (formatting and links added):

The Republican Senate Caucus today met at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro to discuss their agenda for the upcoming Legislative session and to elect new officers. The elected officers for the 2007-2008 Legislative sessions are:

• Republican Leader - Phil Berger
• Deputy Republican Leader - Tom Apodaca
• Republican Whip - Jerry Tillman
• Republican Policy Committee Chair - Jean Preston.

  Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger made the following statement:

  "I'm honored my peers have chosen me to serve again as the Republican Senate Leader. We have a knowledgeable, hard working group of Republican Senators in our corner and we will work diligently, as a team, to make North Carolina a better place to live, work and raise a family. I look forward to furthering our agenda in the upcoming session."

Of local note, Berger’s district covers all of Rockingham County and parts of Guilford. Tillman represents Randolph and Montgomery counties.

Also, you’ll notice Jean Preston’s link goes to her House member page. The Emerald Isle Republican will make the jump from the House to the Senate in January.