Viciously anti-LGBTQ+ failed gubernatorial candidate and current North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) has been fined $35,000 by the North Carolina State Board of Elections for committing hundreds of campaign finance violations during the 2020 election when he won the race for North Carolina lieutenant governor.A report following a four-year investigation details findings that Robinsons political committee, Friends of Mark Robinson, accepted donations that exceeded the legal limits, took money from unauthorized donors, and used campaign money for personal reasons. Related Unhinged GOP candidate says LGBTQ+ people are a terrorist organization who kill Christian kids Valentina Gomez is in Texas now. The committee, for example, accepted $12,500 from national political committees that were not allowed in the state. There was also $38,850 worth of unreported donations from 33 political committees. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today The investigation stemmed from a 2021 complaint by government watchdog Bob Hall, who said in a statement that hes satisfied with the actions the board took.The investigation documented the Robinson teams magnificent disregard for obeying the law and flagrant mismanagement of campaign finances, he said. He added, however, that the findings should have been made public while Robinson was still running for governor of North Carolina since the audit was finished in September and the election was in November. Its unfortunate it took so many years to finish this investigation. The public should have known about the scope of Robinsons illegal activity in the 2020 campaign well before the 2024 election ended. We should have known about the audit report that was finished in September 2024 except a law promoted by General Assembly leaders prohibited its release. The committee has reportedly already paid the fine, which will go to the North Carolina Civil Penalties and Forfeiture Fund, according to NC Newsline. Robinson, whoallegedly called himself a Black Nazi and a perv for adult material involving transgender models, lost his race to become his states next governor on November 5. Robinson has said that he considers LGBTQ+ people as filthy demons who mentally rape children. Among hismany anti-LGBTQ+ statements, he has called homosexuality an abominable sin, hascompared LGBTQ+ people to cow dung, and Satanic demons, and said trans peopleshould defecate on public street corners outsiderather than using bathrooms matching their gender identity. He has also made numerous racist and antisemitic comments. He also wrote on social media, later adding, Note to liberals; Ill accept Gay Pride when you accept White Pride.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.