Mark Allen Brody (born December 6, 1951) is a

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-born

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member of the

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. He has represented the 55th district (including constituents in

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counties) since 2013.

Life and career

In 1996, he received his

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, a private Christian University in

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. Brody serves on the board of Union Day School in

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, a charter school launched in 2016 to serve K–3 students. The school is a tuition-free, publicly funded school run by an independent board. Brody is a formerly licensed general contractor who has built homes in

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and

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counties. He faced several civil suits in a decade that alleged he failed to pay for materials or services rendered, according to an

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news report in 2012; Brody claimed the allegations were politically motivated. He is sometimes cited as having served in the US Navy (Reserves) from 1985 to 1993. His father served in the military (

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), as did his grandfather, Joseph L. Brodowski (original surname to Brody).

Controversy

On May 11, 2018, on his Facebook page, Brody called public school teachers in Union County, North Carolina, and North Carolina "Teacher Union thugs" in relation the 2018 North Carolina teachers' rally planned in

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, the state capital. Teachers' unions are illegal in the state of North Carolina. Brody defended the statement in a later interview with

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, saying that use of the "thug" phrase was about national unions. "When you pull the curtain away and see who’s pulling the levers on this, it’s the national teacher union and those are the ones I was referring to," he said. He also said he wasn't trying to say anything negative about local teachers.

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Education *Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development (Chair) *Education - Community Colleges (Vice Chair) *Agriculture *Regulatory Reform *Wildlife Resources

2019-2020 session

*Regulatory Reform (Chair) *Education - Community Colleges (Vice Chair) *Agriculture *Wildlife Resources *Education - K-12 *Finance

2017-2018 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - General Government *Education - Community Colleges (Chair) *Agriculture (Chair) *Commerce and Job Development *Education - Universities *State and Local Government I

2015-2016 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - General Government (Vice Chair) *Education - Community Colleges (Chair) *Agriculture (Chair) *Regulatory Reform *Commerce and Job Development *Education - Universities *Elections

2013-2014 session

*Appropriations *Agriculture *Commerce and Job Development *Government *Health and Human Services

Electoral history

2020

2018

2016

2014

2012

2008

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brody, Mark 1951 births Living people People from Milwaukee Politicians from Milwaukee People from Monroe, North Carolina Concordia University Wisconsin alumni Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians