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

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and the latter county is included in the

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. 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 ...

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

. (constituent/campaign website)

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–)

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* (campaign finance) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Orrock, Bobby 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)