Lisa Grafstein's Biography
- State Senate (NC) - District 13, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (NC) - District 13
Contact Information
1001 Wade Avenue, Suite 323
Raleigh, NC 27605
Phone: 919-395-5412
Office
16 West Jones Street, Room 1119
Raleigh, NC 27601
Full Name:
Lisa Grafstein
Gender:
Female
Family:
1 Child
Birth Place:
Amityville, NY
Home City:
Raleigh, NC
Juris Doctor, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1992-1995
Bachelor of Arts, English, Northwestern University, 1984-1988
Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 13, 2023-present
Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 13, 2024, 2026
Member, Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee
Member, Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety
Member, Appropriations/Base Budget Committee
Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety
Member, Judiciary Committee
Member, Legislative Ethics Committee
Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
Member, Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Appropriations/Base Budget Committtee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Judiciary Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Regulatory Reform Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives, 2025-present
Member, State and Local Government Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Litigation Counsel, Disability Rights North Carolina, 2020-present
Legal Director, Disability Rights North Carolina, 2014-2020
Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights North Carolina, 2011-2014
Attorney, Law Office of Lisa Grafstein, Public Limited Liability Company, 2007-2011
Attorney, Grafstein & Walczyk, Public Limited Liability Company, 1995-2007
Board of Directors, North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Attorneys, 2000-present
Member, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 1995-present
Organizer, Feminist Five Kilometre Run for the Women's Center of Wake County
Board of Directors, North Carolina Justice Center, 2012-2019
Member, Civil Rights Section Executive Committee, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2016-2018
Board Co-Chair, North Carolina Justice Center, 2015-2016
Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Executive Committee, 2007-2009
Campaign Manager, Committee to Keep Judge Linda Stephens, 2008
Campaign Manager, Suzanne Reynolds for Supreme Court of North Carolina, 2008
Campaign Manager, Robin Hudson For North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2006
Chair, Judicial Endorsements Committee, North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, 2004
Co-Chair, Democratic Party Precinct 01-09, 2002
Board of Directors, North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, 1998-2002
President, North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, 2000-2001