Gale Adcock (born January 25, 1954) is a family nurse practitioner and

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who has served in the

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representing the 16th district (including constituents in

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) since 2023. Adcock previously served in the

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representing the 41st district (including constituents in Wake County) from 2015 to 2023. She also served as Deputy House Minority leader for one term.

Life and career

Adcock was raised in southwestern

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. She earned an undergraduate degree in

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from

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and a master's of science in nursing from the

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. She has been a

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since 1987 and was Chief Health Officer at

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before retiring in October 2020. She was elected to the North Carolina House in 2014. She lives in

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. She previously served on the

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City Council from 2007 to 2014. Adcock has served as president of the North Carolina Nurses Association, chair of the North Carolina Center for Nursing, and as a 2-term member of the North Carolina Board of Nursing. She is a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She has received numerous awards and honors, including the Barbara Thoman Curtis Award for political activism from the American Nurses Association in 2018.

Electoral history

2022

2020

2018

2016

2014

Committee Assignments

2021-2022 Session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Health and Human Services *Health *Commerce *Regulatory Reform *Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2019-2020 Session

*Health *Education - Universities *Commerce *Finance *Regulatory Reform *Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2017-2018 Session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - General Government *Appropriations - Information Technology *Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs *Wildlife Resources *Health

2015-2016 Session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - General Government *Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs *Wildlife Resources

References

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