A pair of Twin Counites lawmakers recently were tapped by N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, to sit on the House Redistricting Committee.

N.C. Reps. Angela Bryant, D-Nash, and Jean Farmer-Butterfield, D-Wilson, were two of 19 Democrats selected Tuesday to join Republicans in crafting state legislative and the U.S. House district maps for the 2012 election. Republicans will lead the process with 24 members sitting on the panel.

Harnett County Republican David Lewis was tapped as the panel's senior chairman. GOP Reps. Jerry Dockham of Davidson County and Nelson Dollar of Wake County also are chairmen. A majority of the committee is made up of Republicans.

Republican leaders have said they want to finish creating the maps by May 15.