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Mark Robinson (American politician)

Mark Robinson
Robinson in 2020
35th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Assumed office
January 9, 2021
GovernorRoy Cooper
Preceded byDan Forest
Personal details
Born
Mark Keith Robinson

(1968-08-18) August 18, 1968 (age 55)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
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(m. 1990)​
Children2
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro (BA)
Signature"M.K.R." Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Campaign website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1985–1989
UnitUnited States Army Reserve

Mark Keith Robinson (born August 18, 1968[1]) is an American politician serving as the 35th lieutenant governor of North Carolina since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he is the nominee for in the 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election. He is North Carolina's first Black lieutenant governor and first Black major party nominee for governor.

A lifelong resident of Greensboro, Robinson worked in furniture manufacturing for several years before entering politics. He came to prominence in 2018 when a video of him defending gun rights at a Greensboro City Council meeting in the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting went viral. Robinson launched his first political campaign in the 2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election and defeated Democratic state representative Yvonne Lewis Holley. Near the end of his first term, Robinson won the Republican nomination for governor. He will face Democratic state attorney general Josh Stein in the general election.

Robinson has promoted various far-right conspiracy theories, engaged in Holocaust denial,[2][3] denied sexual assault allegations against various prominent figures,[4] and has often made inflammatory anti-LGBT,[5][6][7] antisemitic,[8] racist,[9] anti-atheist,[10] and Islamophobic statements.[6][11]

  1. ^ "@markrobinsonNC" on Twitter
  2. ^ Vaughan, Dawn (October 12, 2023). "NC Lt. Gov. Robinson backs Israel, says he's 'never been antisemitic' despite past comments". The News & Observer. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  3. ^ WRAL (October 12, 2023). "NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson downplays past remarks about Jews, declares Israel solidarity week". WRAL.com. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Svitek, Patrick (June 18, 2024). "GOP pick for N.C. governor downplayed Weinstein allegations, assault by Ray Rice". Washington Post. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Billman, Jeffrey C. (March 27, 2020). "The NCGOP's Lt. Gov. Candidate Apparently Thinks the Coronavirus Is a "Globalist" Conspiracy to Destroy Donald Trump". Indy Week. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Anderson, Bryan (September 18, 2022). "The enigma of Mark Robinson: How NC's outspoken lieutenant governor is climbing the GOP ladder". WRAL-TV. Capitol Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Anderson, Bryan (October 11, 2021). "NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Criticized Over Anti-LGBT Views". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  8. ^ Kassel, Matthew (February 19, 2021). "North Carolina's lieutenant governor has Jewish community on high alert: Republican Mark Robinson has drawn scrutiny for past antisemitic comments, refusing to apologize even after assuming office". Jewish Insider. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Billman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Campbell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Campbell, Colin (October 10, 2020). "Muslim 'invaders' and transgender 'delusion': Lt. gov. candidate's posts draw criticism". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

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