Gale Adcock is from Virginia. She has a nursing diploma from Virginia Baptist Hospital, a bachelor's degree in nursing from East Carolina University, and a graduate degree in nursing from the University of North Carolina. She and her husband, Kevin, have two adult sons.

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Gale is a nurse practitioner and the chief health officer at SAS Institute. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, East Carolina, Wake Forest University, and Case Western Reserve University. 

Gale is currently a member of the North Carolina State Senate representing District 16. She was elected in 2022 and is currently serving her first term. Before joining the state Senate, Gale served four terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2022. She also served on the Cary Town Council from 2007 to 2014.

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Supports investing in workforce development, small business support, and strategic company recruitment to grow the economy.

- Supports investing in workforce development, small business support, and strategic company recruitment to grow the economy.

Economy

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Public Safety

Supports expanding health insurance coverage.

Believes restrictive and outdated state laws on healthcare professionals should be repealed.

- Supports universal healthcare access.
- Supports expanding health insurance coverage.
- Believes restrictive and outdated state laws on healthcare professionals should be repealed.

Healthcare

Supports accessible and affordable pre-K programs, well-resourced K-12 schools, outstanding community colleges, and a world-class public university system in North Carolina.

Supports accessible and affordable pre-K programs, well-resourced K-12 schools, community colleges, and public university systems in North Carolina.

- Supports accessible and affordable pre-K programs, well-resourced K-12 schools, community colleges, and public university systems in North Carolina.

Education

Supports environmental conservation and believes it is the legislature's duty to protect natural resources for future generations.

Supports environmental conservation, stating "every citizen deserves access to clean air, clean water, and open spaces."

Supports conservation tax credits and increased funding for environmental and recreational trusts.

- Supports environmental conservation, stating "every citizen deserves access to clean air, clean water, and open spaces."
- Supports conservation tax credits and increased funding for environmental and recreational trusts.

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Gale Adcock

Supports access to clean air, water, and open spaces.

- Supports environmental conservation.
- Supports conservation tax credits and increased funding for environmental and recreational trusts.
- Supports access to clean air, water, and open spaces.

- Supports access to clean air, water, and open spaces.

- Your State Senator participates in the legislative process at the state level. They are one of 50 members of the North Carolina Senate. The North Carolina Senate is the upper house of the North Carolina General Assembly (the state's lawmaking body).
- Your State Senator drafts laws, approves budgets, has oversight of the state executive branch, and debates and votes on proposed laws.
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your State Senator can serve on committees. This is important because many bills can be stalled in committee, preventing them making it to a vote.
- Your State Senator is responsible for representing your interests. They also are responsible for helping you navigate the state's services and bringing back resources to your district.
- The State Senator is elected to a 2-year term. There is no term limit.