Verla C. Insko
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Verla Clemens Insko is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly
representing the state's fifty-sixth House district, including constituents in Orange
county. A retired health program administrator from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
, Insko is currently (2009-2010 session) serving in her seventh term in the state House. She sits on several committees and is chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services and the Health Committee. She has been noted for her progressive
policy positions, such as her support for publicly funded universal health care
, and stated in a candidate questionnaire, "I believe in an activist government
that provides for the common good
and protects the vulnerable".
North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
representing the state's fifty-sixth House district, including constituents in Orange
Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,801. Its county seat is Hillsborough...
county. A retired health program administrator from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
, Insko is currently (2009-2010 session) serving in her seventh term in the state House. She sits on several committees and is chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services and the Health Committee. She has been noted for her progressive
Progressivism in the United States
Progressivism in the United States is a broadly based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century and is generally considered to be middle class and reformist in nature. It arose as a response to the vast changes brought by modernization, such as the growth of large...
policy positions, such as her support for publicly funded universal health care
Universal health care
Universal health care is a term referring to organized health care systems built around the principle of universal coverage for all members of society, combining mechanisms for health financing and service provision.-History:...
, and stated in a candidate questionnaire, "I believe in an activist government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
that provides for the common good
Common good
The common good is a term that can refer to several different concepts. In the popular meaning, the common good describes a specific "good" that is shared and beneficial for all members of a given community...
and protects the vulnerable".