Andrew C. Brock (born April 9, 1974) served almost eight terms (2003-2017) as a
Republican
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member of the
North Carolina General Assembly
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, representing the state's thirty-fourth Senate district, including constituents in
Davie
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Rowan
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Brock is a lifelong resident of Davie County. Brock's grandfather, Burr Brock Sr., served in the North Carolina House of Representatives as well as the Senate. He is a graduate of
Davie County High School
Davie County High School (DCHS) is a public high school in Mocksville, North Carolina, United States. Davie County High School is the sole traditional high school in the Davie County School System; it had an enrollment of 1,784 as of the 2013–201 ...
, majoring in economics and political science. Brock was active in the Student Government Association and served as student body president. He was a member of the governing board of the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments. He was also a member of the Western Carolina University Board of Trustees and the
Pi Gamma Mu
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International Honor Society.
After college, Brock worked for the Conference on Poverty to work toward welfare reform in North Carolina. He then worked for the United States Senator
Lauch Faircloth
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Before his Senate service, Faircloth was a prominent and wealthy hog farmer. One impetus ...
's re-election campaign.
Bill Cobey
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hired Brock to work as campaign manager on Cobey's campaign for chairman of the
North Carolina Republican Party
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History
Nineteenth century
Although Republicans first nominated a candidate for President o ...
. Brock then worked for the Republican Party of North Carolina. He then worked as a campaign manager for U.S. Congressman Walter Jones. Brock also worked for
Citizens for a Sound Economy
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.
State Senate
Brock was elected to the
North Carolina Senate
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in the fall of 2002. He acted as the deputy Republican whip.
Brock was at times the chairman of the Finance Committee, Natural and Economic Resources Appropriations Committee, Agriculture/ Environment/ Natural Resources Committee, General Government, Health & Human Services Committee, and Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee. Brock served as vice-chairman of the Redistricting committee. He also served as a member of the Joint Governmental Operations Committee, the Finance Committee, the Senate Rules Committee, Appropriations/Base Budget Committee, Program Evaluation Committee, the Emergency Response and Preparedness Committee, Joint Education Oversight Committee, Judiciary 1, and the Ways and Means Committee.
He resigned in 2017 to accept a position on the Board of Review for the state Division of Employment Security.
Run for Congress
On February 22, 2016, Brock announced that he would run for the United States House of Representatives in the newly reconfigured 13th congressional district. Incumbent
George Holding
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had previously announced that he would run in the 2nd district rather than stand for reelection in the 13th.
Brock lost the June 2016 Republican primary to
Ted Budd
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.
Run for Clerk of Court
Brock ran for the Davie County Clerk of Court in late 2021 and early 2022. He lost by around 200 votes to Jason Lawrence in the spring of 2022.
Personal life
Brock is married to Andrea Gentry of the Pino Community in Davie County, and together they have two daughters and one son, Scarlett Hope, Stella Faith, and Turner Ward.
Electoral history
Electoral History of Andrew C. Brock, current
North Carolina
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Senator
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for the 34th State Senate district covering
Rowan
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and
Davie
Davie is a surname and a form of the masculine given name David.
It can refer to:
Surname
* Alan Davie (1920-2014), Scottish painter and musician
* Alexander Edmund Batson Davie (1847-1889), Canadian politician and eighth Premier of British Col ...