Candidate · State Senate, District 8
Bill Rabon
What this job does: Your district's vote in the N.C. Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, approve some of the governor's appointments, and can override the governor's veto with three-fifths of the vote. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, Senate District 8 (since 2011)
- Occupation
- Veterinarian; small business owner
- Lives in
- Winnabow
Background
- Bachelor's degree from N.C. State University; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia (1976). source: ballotpedia.org
- Partner in several animal hospitals. source: ballotpedia.org
- Has represented Senate District 8 since 2011. source: ballotpedia.org
- Chair of the Senate Rules and Operations Committee since at least 2019; Senate Finance chair 2021-2024; Transportation chair in 2025-2026. source: ballotpedia.org
- Vice chair, Brunswick Community College Board of Trustees. source: ballotpedia.org
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