Verla Clemens Insko (born February 5, 1936) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fifty-sixth House district, including constituents in Orange county. A retired health program administrator from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Insko is (2016-2017 session) serving in her tenth term in the State House. She sits on several committees including the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, the Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, the Insurance Committee and the Environment Committee. She has been noted for her progressive policy positions, such as her support for publicly funded universal health care, and stated in a candidate questionnaire, "I believe in an activist government that provides for the common good and prote