State
State Senator, 13th District
- Vote for
- 1
- Term
- 2 years
- Candidates
- 2
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: A state senator votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.
Public safety
Robert van BrederodeRepublican
- Supports requiring E-Verify for employers with five or more workers.
- Opposes driver's licenses for immigrants without legal status.
Lisa GrafsteinDemocratic
No documented position found.
Education
Robert van BrederodeRepublican
- Proposes performance-based pay for teachers.
Lisa GrafsteinDemocratic
No documented position found.
Housing
Robert van BrederodeRepublican
No documented position found.
Lisa GrafsteinDemocratic
- Supports restoring the N.C. Housing Trust Fund.
Economy & jobs
Robert van BrederodeRepublican
- Supports steering growth beyond the state's metro areas.
Lisa GrafsteinDemocratic
- Sponsored repeal of limits on public-employee union organizing.In office
Environment & parks
Robert van BrederodeRepublican
No documented position found.
Lisa GrafsteinDemocratic
- Supports reinstating the renewable energy tax credit.
Health & human services
Robert van BrederodeRepublican
No documented position found.
Lisa GrafsteinDemocratic
- Supports protecting abortion rights.
Government & transparency
Robert van BrederodeRepublican
- Supports shifting power to counties and municipalities.
Lisa GrafsteinDemocratic
- Supports a nonpartisan redistricting commission.
- Sponsored withholding legislators' pay without a budget.In office
Courts & justice
Robert van BrederodeRepublican
No documented position found.
Lisa GrafsteinDemocratic
- Sponsored a return to nonpartisan judicial elections.In office
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