Source: WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 8/30/16

A two-term Wayne County lawmaker is the North Carolina House majority leader for at least the next few months.
House Republicans meeting privately Tuesday in Raleigh elected Rep. John Bell of Goldsboro to the post, which was vacated with this month's resignation of Rep. Mike Hager from the House. Bell most recently was majority whip.

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