She brings experience in health care and elder services

Before joining the legislature, White worked at the NC Department of Health and Human Services as a Home Care Consultant and Elder Rights Nurse. Her professional career also includes her work as a public health nurse in communicable disease, school health, pediatrics, and home health. Source.

She supported Medicaid expansion

White was one of the primary sponsors of Medicaid expansion. Source.

She has a longstanding commitment to youth mental health and school safety

As a member of the bipartisan House Select Committee for Safer Schools, White was a lead sponsor in legislation to bolster mental health resources and safety measures in schools across the state. Source. 

She is working to expand mental health training for teens

White is a primary sponsor of HB 766, which would fund expanded Teen Mental Health First Aid training. The evidence-based program teaches teens to recognize signs of mental health and substance use challenges in their peers and connect them with trusted adults. The bill has bipartisan support. Source.

She advocates for children and families

White was named Legislator of the Year in 2019 by both the Children's Advocacy Center of North Carolina and the NC Association of Rehabilitation Facilities. She was also selected for the NC Institute of Medicine's Legislative Health Policy program. Source.

She serves on key state health and child welfare bodies

Her service has included the Child Fatality Task Force, the NC Council on Health Care Coverage, the Minority Health Advisory Committee, and the Cancer Coordination and Control Committee. She has also served as a co-chair of the House Health Committee. Source.