Gladys A. Robinson
North Carolina State Senator, District 28 since 2010. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Bills became law
- 0
- 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 9.1%
- Chamber median 8.4%
- With party
- 85%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +46.1
- Won 2022
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations and Base Budget
- Appropriations on Health and Human Services
- Education and Higher Education
- Elections
- Governmental Operations Commission
- Health Care
- Legislative Education Oversight
- Legislative Ethics
- Medicaid Legislative Oversight
- Nominations Select
- Pensions and Retirement and Aging
- State and Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
APPROPRIATIONS; BOARDS; BUDGETING; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; DEATH & DYING; DHHS; DISCRIMINATION; EDUCATION; FUNDING; GRANTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HIGHER EDUCATION; MINORITIES; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPORTS; SOCIAL SERVICES; UNC; UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS; WOMEN; FAMILY ISSUES · Failed in committee Apr 2026
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; CAPITAL SPENDING; COUNTIES; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; INFRASTRUCTURE; MUNICIPALITIES; PUBLIC; GUILFORD COUNTY; GREENSBORO; FORSYTH COUNTY; WINSTON-SALEM; CAPITAL & INFRASTRUCTURE FUND · Failed in committee Mar 2025
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; COMMERCE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; CORPORATIONS · Failed in committee Mar 2025
COMMERCE; COUNTIES; ELECTIONS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC; REFERENDUM & INITIATIVE; RETAILING; TAXATION; TAXES · Failed in committee Mar 2025
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; COMMERCE; COMMERCE DEPT.; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; POVERTY; PUBLIC; REPORTING; SOCIAL SERVICES; SURVEYS & POLLS · Failed in committee Mar 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Robinson sits in the North Carolina State Senate
Robinson is closer to the center than 71% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Julie Mayfield, Woodson Bradley, Joyce Waddell
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Robinson’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats85%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills23%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the North Carolina State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Robinson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Robinson | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | HB 562: Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. | Not voting | Yes | Yes | Passed 34–3 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments. | No | No | Yes | Passed 32–9 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | SB 257: 2026 Appropriations Act. | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 35–10 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | HB 56: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 30–13 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | SB 474: Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium. | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 40–7 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Robinson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina Senate District 28 | Won | — | D+52.9 | — |
| 2024 | North Carolina State Senate, District 28 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2022 | North Carolina State Senate, District 28 | Won | D+46.1 | — | — |
| 2020 | North Carolina State Senate, District 28 | Won | D+52.6 | — | — |
| 2018 | North Carolina State Senate, District 28 | Won | D+50.5 | — | — |
| 2016 | North Carolina State Senate, District 28 | Won | D+67.8 | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina State Senate, District 28 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina State Senate, District 28 (primary) | Won | +18.7 | — | — |
| 2012 | North Carolina State Senate, District 28 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | North Carolina State Senate, District 28 | Won | D+9.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $31.2K
- Spent
- $72.1K
- Cash
- $13.3K
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| COMM TO ELECT GLADYS A ROBINSON State | Active |
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Seats Robinson has held
- North Carolina State Senate, District 28 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Robinson has run against
- Paul Schumacher (R) · 2022 election, won
- D. R. King (R) · 2020 election, won
- Bill Porter (R) · 2018 election, won
- Devin R. King (R) · 2016 election, won
- Trudy Wade (R) · 2010 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Robinson
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/af3f63da-d39a-4542-b0f2-41f118d96f55
- Wikidata Q17058885
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET