I’m a late bloomer. I married at 37 and had children at 39 and 41. I completed campaign
school at 52 and won my first election 18 months later. At 60, I defeated an incumbent
20 years my junior in a tight race for the state House of Representative. I was 3
weeks shy of 61 when I was sworn in as the first advanced practice registered nurse
elected to the North Carolina legislature.
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Biography
Gale Adcock, MSN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN is serving her 4th term in the NC House of Representatives. Representative Adcock can be reached at [email protected] .
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Published online: September 14, 2022
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In compliance with standard ethical guidelines, the author reports no relationships with business or industry that may pose a conflict of interest.
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