Mark Keith Robinson popularly known as Mark Robinson, was born on 18th August 1968. After the 2020 elections, Mark Robinson became a prominent face of American politics and became the 35th Lieutenant governor of North Carolina. He is the first African-American to become a member of the Republican Party. In the 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election he was the party’s nominee. Mark Robinson is the first Black lieutenant governor of North Carolina and was the first major Party Black nominee for governor in the 2022 North Carolina gubernatorial elections.