Andrew C. Brock

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Andrew C. Brock
Member of the North Carolina State Senate from the 34th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2002

Nationality	United States
Political party	Republican
Residence	Mocksville, North Carolina
Alma mater	Western Carolina University
Occupation	Consultant
Religion	United Methodist
Website	Andrew Brock.com

Andrew C. Brock is a third-term Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state’s thirty-fourth Senate district, including constituents in Davie and Rowan counties. He is also the Republican deputy whip in the Senate.^[1]

1 Background
2 State Senate
- 2.1 Committees
3 Re-election campaign
4 References

[edit] Background

Senator Andrew Brock was elected to his first term in the North Carolina Senate in the fall of 2002. He is currently serving in his third term, and acts as the Deputy Republican Whip. Senator Brock is a member of the Finance Committee, the Judiciary I Committee, the Senate Rules Committee, Appropriations/Base Budget Committee, the Committee on Mental Health & Youth Services, the Information Technology Committee, Committee on Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology and the Agriculture/Environment and Natural Resources Committee.

On the first business day following his graduation from college, Senator Brock was employed by the Conference on Poverty to work toward welfare reform for the State of North Carolina. He then went on to work for Senator Lauch Faircloth in his re-election campaign for the United States Senate. Seeing his success, former Congressman Bill Cobey hired Brock to work as campaign manager on his campaign for Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party. He worked for the Republican Party of North Carolina in various capacities. Following his time with the Republican Party, he called upon to work as campaign manager for U.S. Congressman Walter Jones. Senator Brock also worked for the non-partisan Citizens for a Sound Economy, a public policy institute dedicated to providing citizens with economically-sound government. He also served as campaign manager and political consultant for several state-wide and local political campaigns.

Senator Brock graduated Western Carolina University, in Cullowhee, NC, where he majored in Economics and Political Science. While at Western, Brock was active in the Student Government Association, serving first as a senator, then Student Body Vice President, and Student Body President. He was a member of the governing board of the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments, and was awarded the “Workhorse Award” for his admirable work ethic. He was also a member of the Western Carolina University Board of Trustees and the Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society. He served as Vice-Chairman, and subsequently Chairman of the WCU College Republicans, and Founder of the Public Policy Institute. While a student at WCU, Senator Brock interned in the North Carolina General Assembly as an Assistant Sergeant-At-Arms.

Senator Brock is a life-long resident of Davie County; in fact, he lives on the farm that has been in his family since 1790. Burr Brock, Sr., Senator Brock’s grandfather, served in the North Carolina House of Representatives, as well as the Senate. He is a graduate of Davie County High School, and a member of the Farmington United Methodist Church. He currently serves the church as the Finance Committee Chairman, and has also served as the Assistant Sunday School Superintendent. Senator Brock is the Chairman of the Davie County Friends of NRA, and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. He is also a member of Quail Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, and the National Wild Turkey Federation.

[edit] State Senate

Senator Andrew Brock was elected to the North Carolina Senate in the fall of 2002. He is currently serving in his third term, and acts as the Deputy Republican Whip.^[1]

As of July 25, 2007; Senator Brock has been the original sponsor of 13 Bills in this sessions of the North Carolina Senate.^[2]

[edit] Committees

Senator Brock the Finance Committee, the Judiciary I Committee, the Senate Rules Committee, Appropriations/Base Budget Committee, the Committee on Mental Health & Youth Services, the Information Technology Committee, Committee on Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology and the Agriculture/Environment and Natural Resources Committee.^[1] Senator Brock has consistently ranked among the lowest in the Senate in terms of effectiveness, and is known among his peers as a self-proclaimed "conservative populist" full of conservative rhetoric often seen as borderline demagoguery. ^[3]

[edit] Re-election campaign

Senator Brock was easily re-elected to his third term in the fall of 2006. Brock defeated Democratic Party candidate Larry Brown, for the second time, by 7,347 votes with a total of 60.6% of the vote.^[4]