Gale Adcock

Gale Adcock (born January 25, 1954) is a family nurse practitioner and American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate representing the 16th district (including constituents in Wake County) since 2023. Adcock previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 41st district (including constituents in Wake County) from 2015 to 2023.[2][3] She also served as Deputy House Minority leader for one term.

Senator
Gale Adcock
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 16th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byWiley Nickel
Deputy Minority Leader of the
North Carolina House of Representatives[1]
In office
January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2023
LeaderRobert Reives
Preceded byRobert Reives
Succeeded byAshton Clemmons
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 41st district
In office
January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byTom Murry
Succeeded byMaria Cervania
Personal details
Born (1954-01-25) January 25, 1954
Cary, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKevin
Children2
Alma materEast Carolina University (BSN)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MSN)

Life and career

Adcock was raised in southwestern Virginia.[4] She earned an undergraduate degree in nursing from East Carolina University and a master's of science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[4] She has been a nurse practitioner since 1987 and was Chief Health Officer at SAS Institute before retiring in October 2020.[4] She was elected to the North Carolina House in 2014.[4] She lives in Cary, North Carolina.[4] She previously served on the Cary City Council from 2007 to 2014.[3]

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
North Carolina Senate 16th district general election, 2022[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gale Adcock 49,204 65.18%
Republican James Powers 23,161 30.68%
Libertarian Dee Watson 1,771 2.35%
Green Michael Trudeau 1,348 1.79%
Total votes 75,484 100%
Democratic hold

2020
North Carolina House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2020[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gale Adcock (incumbent) 40,934 61.99%
Republican Scott Populorum 23,040 34.89%
Libertarian Guy Meilleur 2,057 3.12%
Total votes 66,031 100%
Democratic hold

2018
North Carolina House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gale Adcock (incumbent) 26,631 66.76%
Republican Emmanuel Wilder 13,262 33.24%
Total votes 39,893 100%
Democratic hold

2016
North Carolina House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2016[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gale Adcock (incumbent) 27,491 56.99%
Republican Chris M. Shoffner 20,745 43.01%
Total votes 48,236 100%
Democratic hold

2014
North Carolina House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gale Adcock 15,160 51.32%
Republican Tom Murry (incumbent) 14,383 48.68%
Total votes 29,543 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

Committee assignments

[10]

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
  1. "Adcock Appointed to New N.C. House Position". December 16, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. "Cary Council member Gale Adcock defeats Rep. Tom Murry for N.C. House seat". News Observer. November 5, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
    - "Representative Gale Adcock - Biography". North Carolina Legislature. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  3. "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  4. "Meet Gale". Gale Adcock 4 House. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1210 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1044 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1116 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1205 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. "Gale Adcock". ballotpedia. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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