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State Senator, 16th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.

Photo of Jonathan D. Miller
Jonathan D. MillerCampaign photo — miller4ncsenate.org

Jonathan D. Miller

Libertarian

Carpenter and small business owner · Cary

The gist

  • Pledges to push for lower taxes and fewer regulations.
  • Supports school choice for parents.
  • Supports abolishing the state-run ABC liquor system.
  • Supports instant runoff voting instead of plurality wins.
  • Opposes exclusionary single-family zoning.
  • Supports limiting criminal laws to acts of force or fraud.
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  1. Pledges to push for lower taxes and fewer regulations.

    Meet Jonathan - Miller 4 NC Senate

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Jonathan D. Miller · miller4ncsenate.org

    “I will push to lower taxes, reduce regulations, expand real school and healthcare choices, protect the First Amendment”
  2. Supports school choice for parents.

    Meet Jonathan - Miller 4 NC Senate

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Jonathan D. Miller · miller4ncsenate.org

    “As a Libertarian, I stand for free speech, lower taxes, school choice for parents, and less government in our lives.”
  3. Supports abolishing the state-run ABC liquor system.

    Abolish the ABC! - Miller 4 NC Senate

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Jonathan D. Miller · miller4ncsenate.org

    “Government has no business selling any product or service the private sector can provide.”
  4. Supports instant runoff voting instead of plurality wins.

    Electoral Reform - Instant Runoff Voting - Miller 4 NC Senate

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Jonathan D. Miller · miller4ncsenate.org

    “Election by a plurality is fundamentally undemocratic”
  5. Opposes exclusionary single-family zoning.

    Expanded Housing Market - Miller 4 NC Senate

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Jonathan D. Miller · miller4ncsenate.org

    “Exclusionary zoning, especially single-family zoning has often been used to discriminate based on income.”
  6. Supports limiting criminal laws to acts of force or fraud.

    Restorative Justice - Miller 4 NC Senate

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Jonathan D. Miller · miller4ncsenate.org

    “Laws should be limited to violations of the rights of others through force or fraud”
Photo of Gale Adcock
Gale AdcockOfficial portrait — North Carolina General Assembly

Gale Adcock

DemocraticIncumbent

State senator; nurse practitioner · Cary

The gist

  • Supported Medicaid expansion from 2015 until its 2023 passage.
  • Supports repealing limits on licensed health professionals' practice.
  • Supports conservation tax credits and conservation trust fund funding.
  • Supports investing in education from pre-K through university.
  • Sponsored a requirement for a nurse in every public school.In office
  • Sponsored raising the tobacco and vaping sales age to 21.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Supported Medicaid expansion from 2015 until its 2023 passage.

    Issues - Gale Adcock 4 Senate

    Campaign website · Gale Adcock 4 Senate · galeadcock.com

    “I fought for Medicaid expansion from the moment I arrived as a freshman legislator in 2015”
  2. Supports repealing limits on licensed health professionals' practice.

    Issues - Gale Adcock 4 Senate

    Campaign 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.”
  3. Supports conservation tax credits and conservation trust fund funding.

    Issues - Gale Adcock 4 Senate

    Campaign 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.”
  4. Supports investing in education from pre-K through university.

    Issues - Gale Adcock 4 Senate

    Campaign website · Gale Adcock 4 Senate · galeadcock.com

    “we must never lose sight of the need to invest today in all levels of education”
  5. Sponsored a requirement for a nurse in every public school.

    Senator Gale Adcock, primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 session, North Carolina General Assembly

    Government 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 text

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “TO REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE SCHOOL NURSE IN EVERY SCHOOL”
  6. Sponsored raising the tobacco and vaping sales age to 21.

    Senator Gale Adcock, primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 session, North Carolina General Assembly

    Government 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 text

    Government 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”

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