Edward Lee Schrock (born April 6, 1941) is a retired naval officer (1964–1988) and American

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politician who served as a member of the

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from 1996 - 2001. He also served in the

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from January 2001 to January 2005, representing the Second Congressional District of

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Early life and career

Born in Middletown,

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, Schrock earned a bachelor's degree from

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in 1964 and a master's degree in Public Relations from

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in 1975. His 24-year career as a

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in the

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(1964 to 1988) included two tours of duty in

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. After retiring from active military service, Schrock worked as an investment broker and then served in the

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, from 1996 to 2001.

Tenure in Congress

In 2000, he was elected to the U.S. House seat for Virginia's 2nd District, defeating the Democratic Party nominee, Jody Wagner, a Norfolk attorney who later became state treasurer. In his first term, Schrock was elected president of the Republican freshman class. During his four years in Congress, Schrock served on the Armed Services Committee, Budget Committee, Small Business Committee and Government Reform Committee. In 2002 in his second term, Schrock defeated Green Party candidate D.C. Amarasinghe, winning 83.15% of the vote. In 2004, Michael Rogers' blogACTIVE.com had said that Schrock is

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— or at least

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— despite having aggressively opposed various

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issues in Congress, such as

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and gays serving in the military. Schrock, who is married, announced on August 30, 2004, that he would abort his 2004 attempt for a third term in Congress after allegedly being caught on tape soliciting sex with men on an interactive telephone service on which men can place ads to meet other men for sex. On November 2, in the

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, fellow Republican

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was elected to replace Schrock. Drake took office in January 2005.

After Congress

In December 2004, Representative Tom Davis, another Virginia Republican, hired Schrock to serve as the top staff person for one of the subcommittees of the Government Reform Committee which Davis chaired and on which Schrock had served. Schrock was briefly covered in the 2009 documentary ''

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'', which profiles allegedly closeted gay public officials who have endorsed anti-gay legislation.

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Early life and career

Tenure in Congress

After Congress

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