Verla Clemens Insko (born February 5, 1936) is a

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member of the

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. Insko has represented the 56th district (including constituents in Orange County) since 1997. She is a retired health program administrator from

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. Insko also previously served as a member of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education from 1977 to 1985 and on the Orange County Board of Commissioners from 1990 to 1994. She has been noted for her

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policy positions, such as her support for publicly funded universal health care, and stated in a candidate questionnaire, "I believe in an activist government that provides for the common good and protects the vulnerable". On September 15, 2021 Insko announced that she wouldn't seek re-election to the NC House in 2022.

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Health and Human Services *Health (Vice Chair) *Education - Universities *Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform *Environment *Ethics

2019-2020 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Health and Human Services *Health *Education - Universities *Environment *Ethics *Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency

2017-2018 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Health and Human Services *Health *Education - Universities *Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency *Insurance

2015-2016 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Health and Human Services (Vice Chair) *Health *Education - Community Colleges *Environment *Insurance *Judiciary III *State Personnel

2013-2014 session

*Appropriations *Environment *Health and Human Services *Insurance *Judiciary

2011-2012 session

*Appropriations *Environment *Health and Human Services *Insurance *Judiciary

2009-2010 session

*Appropriations *Health *Education *Environment and Natural Resources *Judiciary I *Mental Health Reform *Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

Electoral history

2020

2018

2016

2014

2012

2010

2008

2006

2004

2002

2000

1998

References

External links

Indy Week Article

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