Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson

Mark Robinson becomes N.C.’s first African American lieutenant governor

November 3, 2020 North State Journal Staff

Mark Robinson was elected North Carolina’s lieutenant governor and will become the first African American to hold the position. The Republican Robinson defeated Democrat Yvonne Lewis Holley. With 2,601 of 2,662 precincts reporting, Robinson has […]

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‘Back the Blue’ rally in Raleigh draws hundreds of supporters

August 5, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Hundreds gathered on the Halifax Mall on Aug. 1, despite the brutal heat, to “Back the Blue” and show support for law enforcement. The rally was hosted by Students for Trump as a […]

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ReOpen NC protests outside executive mansion for fifth week in a row

May 13, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Protesters showed up again for the fifth week in a row to protest North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s failure to reopen the state for business and his “phase one” extension of the statewide […]

Grassroots effort drives Mark Robinson to shock win in GOP Lt. Gov. primary

March 11, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — With a win in a Republican lieutenant governor primary packed full of experienced, well-known politicians, Mark Robinson, an African American gun rights advocate from Greensboro, was likely the biggest news coming out of […]

Gun speech propels Robinson to lieutenant gov nomination

March 6, 2020 Gary D. Robertson | Associated Press

RALEIGH — Mark Robinson’s impassioned defense of gun rights to a North Carolina city council that went viral has catapulted the former furniture factory worker to the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in less than […]