Rosa U. Gill (born June 5, 1943) is a Democratic former member of the

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. She represented the 33rd district (including constituents in eastern

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) from her initial appointment in 2009 until 2025.

Career

A longtime

mathematics teacher, Gill ran unsuccessfully for the

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in 1988. She later was elected to the Wake County School Board, where she served from 1999 to 2009. Following the death of Senator

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, then State Rep. Dan Blue was appointed to fill the balance of Malone's term in the Senate. Gill was then appointed to Blue's former House seat, where she has served since 2009. Gill has been re-elected to the seat a total of 7 times, most recently in

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Electoral history

2022

2020

2018

2016

2014

2012

2010

Committee assignments

2023–2024 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Education *Pensions and Retirement (Vice-Chair) *Education - K-12 *Insurance *Judiciary II

2021–2022 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Education *Pensions and Retirement (Vice-Chair) *Education - K-12 *Insurance *Judiciary I

2019–2020 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Education *Pensions and Retirement *Education - K-12 *Education - Community Colleges *Insurance *Judiciary

2017–2018 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Education *Pensions and Retirement *Education - K-12 *Insurance (Vice Chair) *Alcoholic Beverage Control *Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency *State and Local Government I

2015–2016 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Education (Vice Chair) *Insurance (Vice Chair) *Pensions and Retirement *Alcoholic Beverage Control *Children, Youth and Families *Elections

2013–2014 session

*Appropriations *Education *State Personnel (Vice Chair) *Government *Public Utilities *Transportation

2011–2012 session

*Appropriations *Education *Government *Public Utilities *Transportation

2009–2010 session

*Appropriations *Education *Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform *Judiciary II *State Government/State Personnel

References

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