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State Senator, 28th 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.

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Gladys A. RobinsonOfficial portrait — North Carolina General Assembly

Gladys A. Robinson

DemocraticIncumbent

State senator · Greensboro

The gist

  • Sponsored more state funding for sickle cell disease programs.In office
  • Sponsored building funds for historically Black universities.In office
  • Sponsored banning corporal punishment in public schools.In office

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

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  1. Sponsored more state funding for sickle cell disease programs.

    Senate Bill 283 (2025-2026 session), as filed: Expand Sickle Cell Disease Programs & Svcs.

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · S.B. 283, long title · ncleg.gov

    “to expand programs and services for north carolinians with sickle cell disease”
  2. Sponsored building funds for historically Black universities.

    Senate Bill 367 (2025-2026 session), as filed: Capital Project Funding at HBCUs.

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · S.B. 367, long title · ncleg.gov

    “to provide funding to the state's historically black colleges and universities to fund new and ongoing campus capital improvement projects”
  3. Sponsored banning corporal punishment in public schools.

    Senate Bill 714 (2025-2026 session), as filed: Prohibit Corporal Punishment in Schools.

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · S.B. 714, long title · ncleg.gov

    “AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN the public schools.”

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