Robert Dickson Orrock, Sr. is an American politician. Since 1990, he has been a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...
, representing the
54th district in the east-central part of the state, including (since 2002) parts of
Caroline and
Spotsylvania counties; the former county is included in the
Greater Richmond Region
The Greater Richmond Region, the Richmond metropolitan area or Central Virginia, is a region and metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Virginia, centered on Richmond, Virginia, Richmond. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines the ...
and the latter county is included in the
Washington metropolitan area
The Washington metropolitan area, also commonly referred to as the National Capital Region, is the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C. and parts of the states of Maryland, Virgin ...
. From 1990–1991, the District encompassed all of Spotsylvania County, part of Caroline County, and part of the
Fredericksburg City. From 1992–2001, the District encompassed part of Spotsylvania County and all of Fredericksburg City. He is a member of the
Republican Party.
Early life and education
Orrock was born in
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,982. The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce combines the city of Fredericksburg wi ...
. He attended Ladysmith High School in
Caroline County, graduating in 1974. After one year at
Germanna Community College
Germanna Community College (GCC) is a community college in Virginia with campuses in Locust Grove, Orange County, Virginia, Locust Grove, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Fredericksburg, Stafford, Virginia, Stafford and Culpeper, Virginia, Culpeper. F ...
, he transferred to
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also ...
, receiving a B.S. degree in agriculture education in 1978. He received an M.Ed. degree in the same subject from
Virginia State University
Virginia State University (VSU or Virginia State) is a public historically Black land-grant university in Ettrick, Virginia. Founded on , Virginia State developed as the United States's first fully state-supported four-year institution of high ...
in 1988.
Career
Orrock is a semi-retired teacher of
agricultural education
Agricultural education is the teaching of agriculture, natural resources, and land management. At higher levels, agricultural education is primarily undertaken to prepare students for employment in the Primary sector of the economy, agricultural ...
at
Spotsylvania High School
Spotsylvania High School is a public high school in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It serves the southern half of the county. The Knights are the least densely populated of the schools in the division. SHS houses the only International Baccalaurea ...
. In 2017, the widower remarried to Debra Orrock, née Shelton. Since 1973, Delegate Orrock has served on the
Ladysmith, Virginia
Ladysmith is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located along US 1 and SR 639 (former SR 229), northwest of Ruther Glen and west of I-95 exit 110. The community contains attractions such as the ...
Volunteer Rescue Squad and has since gone on to become a trustee of both the Ladysmith and
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Spotsylvania County is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the July 2021 estimate, the population was 143,676. Its county seat is Spotsylvania Courthouse.
History
At the time of European encounter, the inhabitants of the area that bec ...
Volunteer Rescue Squad. Orrock is also a certified hunter safety instructor with the
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Virginia that regulates wildlife conservation.
History
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries was created on June 17, 1916, under the ...
. He is also a longtime part-time emcee of a Sunday morning radio gospel show on
WFLS-FM broadcasting from
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,982. The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce combines the city of Fredericksburg wi ...
.
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Positions and appointments
Orrock served as the Co-Chairman of the Agriculture Committee (2000–2001) and has been the Chairman of the Health, Welfare, and Institutions Committee continually since 2010.
He has served as a member on the following committees since joining the House of Delegates:
*Agriculture (1990–1993 and 1995–2001)
*Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (1990–1994)
*Agriculture, Chesapeake, and Natural Resources (2002–)
*Health, Welfare, and Institutions (1990–2003 and 2006–)
*Counties, Cities, and Towns (1994–2009)
*Finance (1998–2005 and 2010–)
*Mining and Mineral Resources (2000–2001)
*Rules (2012–)
Electoral history
Notes
External links
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Living people
Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia Tech alumni
Virginia State University alumni
People from Caroline County, Virginia
Politicians from Fredericksburg, Virginia
21st-century American politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)