Lisa Grafstein
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 13 (since 2023)
- Occupation
- Attorney, Disability Rights NC
- Lives in
- Raleigh
Background
- Member of the North Carolina Senate for District 13 since January 2023. source: ballotpedia.org
- Bachelor's degree from Northwestern University (1988) and J.D. from the UNC School of Law (1995). source: ballotpedia.org
- Attorney at Disability Rights North Carolina; previously ran the Law Office of Lisa Grafstein, PLLC. source: ballotpedia.org
- Has lived in the area for 36 years, per a 2026 INDY Week questionnaire. source: indyweek.com
In their own words
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- Addressing the cost of living and fixing state fiscal priorities source: indyweek.com
- More education funding, teacher pay and school support staff source: indyweek.com
- Ending gerrymandering through a nonpartisan redistricting commission source: indyweek.com
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