Former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and his wife, Yolanda Hill, filed for bankruptcy, seeking Chapter 13 protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Robinson, who lost to Democratic Gov. Josh Stein in the 2024 gubernatorial election, and his wife claimed they have less than $800.

WRAL-TV shared further:

In a Nov. 3 filing, Robinson and his wife report having $766.98 in the bank but owing creditors nearly $800,000 — including tens of thousands of dollars in credit card debt.

Their assets include more than half a million dollars worth of property, mostly from their home in Colfax, valued at about $437,000. They also report owning two 2021 vehicles, a Cadillac Escalade and Chevy Silverado, worth about $80,000. Other property includes furniture, clothes and electronics, a set of golf clubs valued at $25, a $2,000 golf cart and a gun collection worth about $6,000.

Their debts include about $120,000 in credit card debt, another $94,000 in other debt and about $100,000 from collections accounts.

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One item listed in the filing is a potential debt that Robinson might end up owing a former friend-turned-political nemesis, Greensboro-area musician Louis Love Money. Robinson sued Money for defamation during his run for governor but dropped the lawsuit after losing the race. Money later sued Robinson, seeking to recoup the money he says he had to spend defending himself from Robinson’s lawsuit. The lawsuit is pending, and the status of the debt was listed as disputed in Robinson’s bankruptcy filing.

Robinson lost to Stein by nearly 15 points in a lopsided contest.

According to the New York Post, “CNN unearthed offensive statements the lieutenant governor made on the message board of adult site Nude Africa between 2008 and 2012.”

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Robinson, who worked in a furniture factory and an aviation firm before entering politics, has been open about his past financial struggles, having filed for bankruptcy in 1998 and 1999.

He and Hill, whom he married in 1990, previously filed for Chapter 13 protection in 2003 — when it emerged during those proceedings that Robinson had failed to file income taxes for the years 1998-2002.

At the time of the 2003 bankruptcy, Robinson and Hill were operating a daycare center. Despite the future politician’s later claims that the business was a success, ABC News reported in 2024 that court filings showed Robinson had just $70 to his name — $40 in cash and $30 in savings — as well as $4,720 in personal property assets and debts surpassing $1 million.

In October 2003, the Robinsons lost Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection due to failure “to comply with the requirements of the plan,” according to ABC News.

While lieutenant governor, Robinson drew a six-figure salary each year he was in office. The current lieutenant governor, Democrat Rachel Hunt, earns more than $173,000 annually, according to WRAL.

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