Rosa U. Gill (born June 5, 1943) is a
Democratic member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives. She has represented the 33rd district (including constituents in eastern
Wake County
Wake County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most-populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the U ...
) since her initial appointment in 2009.
Career
A longtime
Wake County
Wake County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most-populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the U ...
mathematics teacher, Gill ran unsuccessfully for the
Wake County Board of Commissioners
The Wake County Board of Commissioners is the governing board for Wake County, which includes the City of Raleigh.
As of the 2010 census, the population of Wake County was 900,993 making it North Carolina's second most populated county. Its county ...
in 1988. She later was elected to the Wake County School Board, where she served from 1999 to 2009. Following the death of Senator
Vernon Malone
Vernon Malone (December 20, 1931 – April 18, 2009) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fourteenth Senate district from 2003 until his death in 2009. His district included constituents in ...
, then State Rep.
Dan Blue was appointed to fill the balance of Malone's term in the Senate. Gill was then appointed to Blue's former House seat, where she has served since 2009. Gill has been re-elected to the seat a total of 7 times, most recently in
2022
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.
Electoral history
2020
2018
2016
2014
2012
2010
Committee assignments
2021-2022 session
*Appropriations
*Appropriations - Education
*Pensions and Retirement (Vice-Chair)
*Education - K-12
*Insurance
*Judiciary I
2019-2020 session
*Appropriations
*Appropriations - Education
*Pensions and Retirement
*Education - K-12
*Education - Community Colleges
*Insurance
*Judiciary
2017-2018 session
*Appropriations
*Appropriations - Education
*Pensions and Retirement
*Education - K-12
*Insurance (Vice Chair)
*Alcoholic Beverage Control
*Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency
*State and Local Government I
2015-2016 session
*Appropriations
*Appropriations - Education (Vice Chair)
*Insurance (Vice Chair)
*Pensions and Retirement
*Alcoholic Beverage Control
*Children, Youth and Families
*Elections
2013-2014 session
*Appropriations
*Education
*State Personnel (Vice Chair)
*Government
*Public Utilities
*Transportation
2011-2012 session
*Appropriations
*Education
*Government
*Public Utilities
*Transportation
2009-2010 session
*Appropriations
*Education
*Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
*Judiciary II
*State Government/State Personnel
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Rosa
Living people
1943 births
People from Apex, North Carolina
Politicians from Raleigh, North Carolina
Shaw University alumni
Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Educators from North Carolina
African-American women in politics
African-American state legislators in North Carolina
21st-century American legislators
21st-century American women politicians
20th-century American educators
21st-century American educators
20th-century American women educators
21st-century American women educators
20th-century African-American women
20th-century African-American educators
21st-century African-American women
21st-century African-American politicians
21st-century North Carolina politicians