Gale Adcock
Candidate for State Senator, 16th District
Background
- Occupation
- State senator; nurse practitioner
- Lives in
- Cary
- Campaign website
- galeadcock.com
State senator for District 16 (Wake County) since 2023 after four terms in the N.C. House, and a former Cary Town Council member. A nurse practitioner since 1987, she was chief health officer at SAS Institute for more than 26 years.
Documented positions
Education
Supports investing in education from pre-K through university.
ReportIssues - Gale Adcock 4 SenateCampaign website · Gale Adcock 4 Senate · galeadcock.com
“we must never lose sight of the need to invest today in all levels of education”
Sponsored a requirement for a nurse in every public school.In office
Senate Bill 360 (2025-26 session); she is its first-listed primary sponsor.
ReportSenator Gale Adcock, primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 session, North Carolina General AssemblyGovernment record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“Healthy Students - A Nurse in Every School”
Senate Bill 360 (Healthy Students - A Nurse in Every School), 2025-2026 session, edition 1 textGovernment record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“TO REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE SCHOOL NURSE IN EVERY SCHOOL”
Environment & parks
Supports conservation tax credits and conservation trust fund funding.
ReportIssues - Gale Adcock 4 SenateCampaign website · Gale Adcock 4 Senate · galeadcock.com
“I support conservation tax credits and adequate funding of the Clean Water Management Trust Fund and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund.”
Health & human services
Supported Medicaid expansion from 2015 until its 2023 passage.
ReportIssues - Gale Adcock 4 SenateCampaign website · Gale Adcock 4 Senate · galeadcock.com
“I fought for Medicaid expansion from the moment I arrived as a freshman legislator in 2015”
Supports repealing limits on licensed health professionals' practice.
ReportIssues - Gale Adcock 4 SenateCampaign website · Gale Adcock 4 Senate · galeadcock.com
“Restrictive and outdated state laws and regulations preventing the full utilization of licensed health care professionals must be repealed.”
Sponsored raising the tobacco and vaping sales age to 21.In office
Senate Bill 318 (2025-26 session); she is its first-listed primary sponsor.
ReportSenator Gale Adcock, primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 session, North Carolina General AssemblyGovernment record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“Protect Youth From Harms of Vaping & Nicotine”
Senate Bill 318 (Protect Youth From Harms of Vaping & Nicotine), 2025-2026 session, edition 1 textGovernment record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“raising the legal sales age of tobacco products to age 21 and to require a tobacco retail sales permit”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Gale Adcock on them.
- Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
- HousingNo documented position found.
- Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
- Courts & justiceNo documented position found.
All sources (9)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Wake County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- November 3, 2026 General Election Sample Ballot Key & Combined Sample Ballots (Wake County)
Election filing · Wake County Board of Elections · s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com
- Senator Gale Adcock, member page, North Carolina General Assembly
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
- Gale Adcock, NC Senate Democratic Caucus
Other · North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus · ncsenate.org
- Issues - Gale Adcock 4 Senate
Campaign website · Gale Adcock 4 Senate · galeadcock.com
- Senator Gale Adcock, primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 session, North Carolina General Assembly
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
- Senate Bill 360 (Healthy Students - A Nurse in Every School), 2025-2026 session, edition 1 text
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
- Senate Bill 318 (Protect Youth From Harms of Vaping & Nicotine), 2025-2026 session, edition 1 text
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
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