Mark Robinson skipped vote to declare Hurricane Helene a state of emergency
by Guardian Staff from US news | The Guardian on (#6R628)
North Carolina lieutenant governor who has been criticized for alleged explicit posts was the only member to not vote
Mark Robinson, North Carolina's lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate, skipped a vote on declaring a state of emergency in advance of Hurricane Helene's arrival to the southern state, according to a report.
Robinson, who has been under attack recently over alleged racist and explicit posts on a pornography website's message board, was the only council of state member who did not vote on Democratic governor Roy Cooper's emergency declaration, WRAL News reported.
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