From Journalnow.com:

North Carolina Senate Republicans yesterday nominated their minority leader as their choice to be the leader of the entire chamber when the Senate reconvenes in January under its first GOP majority in more than a century.

The Senate Republican Caucus met privately in Raleigh and, in a voice vote without opposition, settled on Sen. Phil Berger of Eden as its choice for Senate president pro tempore, said Brent Woodcox, a spokesman for the caucus.

The actual election for pro tem won’t occur until all 50 senators are seated on the first day of the new legislative session, but Republicans will have a 31-19 advantage, making Berger’s election almost a certainty.

Berger, 58, was first elected to the Senate in 2000 and elevated to minority leader in 2004.

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