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Andrew C. Brock

{{short description|American politician from North Carolina}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Andrew C. Brock

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| image = Andrew C Brock.jpg

| imagesize=180px

| state_senate = North Carolina

| district = 34th

| term_start = January 1, 2003

| term_end = June 30, 2017

| preceded = Constituency Established

| succeeded = Dan Barrett

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|4|9}}

| birth_place = Davie County, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date =

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| nationality = American

| party = Republican Party

| spouse = Andrea

| relations =

| children = 3

| residence = Mocksville, North Carolina

| alma_mater = Western Carolina University (BS)

| occupation = Consultant

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| website = {{URL|http://www.andrewbrock.com}}

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Andrew C. Brock (born April 9, 1974) served as a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's thirty-fourth Senate district from 2003 to 2017. During his tenure, he represented Yadkin, Davie, Iredell, and Rowan counties. He also served as the Republican deputy whip in the Senate.[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=41544 Project Vote Smart - Senator Andrew C. Brock - Biography]

Education and early career

Brock is a lifelong resident of Davie County and a graduate of Davie County High School. His grandfather, Burr Brock Sr., served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and Senate.

Brock graduated from Western Carolina University, where he majored in economics and political science. He served as Student Body President, Vice-President, and Senator in the Student Government Association. Brock was a member of the governing board of the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments.

After college, Brock worked for the Conference on Poverty to promote welfare reform in North Carolina. He also worked on the re-election campaign of Senator Lauch Faircloth and as campaign manager for Bill Cobey’s campaign for chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party. Brock later worked for the Republican Party of North Carolina as campaign manager for Congressman Walter Jones, and for Citizens for a Sound Economy.

State Senate

Brock was elected to the North Carolina Senate 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, 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.[https://www.wral.com/sen-brock-to-resign-for-appointment/16791847/ WRAL.com]

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article61795872.html|title=NC Sen. Andrew Brock to run for Congress under new map|author=Colin Campbell|publisher=The News & Observer|date=2016|accessdate=2016-02-23}} Incumbent George Holding had previously announced that he would run in the 2nd district rather than stand for reelection in the 13th district.

Brock lost the June 2016 Republican primary to Ted Budd.[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=06/07/2016&county_id=0&office=FED&contest=0 NC State Board of Elections]

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.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.andrewbrock.com/ |title=Home |website=andrewbrock.com}}

Electoral history

Electoral History of Andrew C. Brock, current North Carolina Senator for the 34th State Senate district, covering Rowan and Davie Counties.

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate District 38 Republican Primary Election 2000{{cite web|title=NC Primary Election Results 2000|url=http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/y2000elect/senate.htm|publisher=NC State Board of Elections|accessdate=21 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081127013153/http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/y2000elect/senate.htm|archive-date=2008-11-27|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Larry W. Potts

|votes=2796

|percentage=25.76

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Stan Bingham

|votes=2738

|percentage=25.23

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=James B. Neely

|votes=2493

|percentage=22.97

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Andrew Brock

|votes=2343

|percentage=21.59

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Nicholas A. Slogick

|votes=292

|percentage=2.69

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Nate Pendley

|votes=190

|percentage=1.75

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 58

|percentage = 0.53

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 10852

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate District 34 Republican Primary Election 2002{{cite web|title=NC Primary Election Results 2002|url=http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/resultsby_contest_single1.asp?ED=09xx10xx2002PRIMARY2002REPANC%2520SENATE%2520%2834%29&B1=Submit|publisher=NC State Board of Elections|accessdate=21 August 2011}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Andrew C. Brock

|votes=6816

|percentage=36.69

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Gus Andrews

|votes=5972

|percentage=32.15

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Mac Butner

|votes=4830

|percentage=26.00

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Baxter (Bo) Turner

|votes=957

|percentage=5.15

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 844

|percentage = 4.54

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 18575

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate District 34 General Election 2002{{cite web|title=NC General Election Results 2002|url=http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/resultsby_contest_single1.asp?ED=09xx10xx2002PRIMARY2002REPANC%2520SENATE%2520%2834%29&B1=Submit|publisher=NC State Board of Elections|accessdate=21 August 2011}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Andrew C. Brock

|votes=28593

|percentage=60.19

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=John Carlyle Sherrill, III

|votes=17625

|percentage=37.10

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate=J. Conrad Jones

|votes=1290

|percentage=2.72

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 10968

|percentage = 23.09

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 18575

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate District 34 Republican Primary Election 2004{{cite web|title=NC Primary Election Results 2004|url=http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/resultsby_contest_single1.asp?ED=09xx10xx2002PRIMARY2002REPANC%2520SENATE%2520%2834%29&B1=Submit|publisher=NC State Board of Elections|accessdate=21 August 2011}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Andrew C. Brock

|votes=7726

|percentage=66.76

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Gus Andrews

|votes=3846

|percentage=33.24

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes =3880

|percentage =33.53

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 11572

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate District 34 General Election 2004{{cite web|title=NC General Election Results 2004|url=http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/resultsby_contest_single1.asp?ED=11xx02xx2004GENERAL2004ANC%2520STATE%2520SENATE%2520DISTRICT%252034&B1=Submit|publisher=NC State Board of Elections|accessdate=21 August 2011}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Andrew C. Brock

|votes=41800

|percentage=63.31

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=Larry C. Brown

|votes=24223

|percentage=36.69

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 17577

|percentage = 26.62

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 66023

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate District 34 General Election 2006{{cite web|title=NC General Election Results 2006|url=http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/resultsby_contest_single1.asp?ED=11xx07xx2006GENERAL2006ANC%2520STATE%2520SENATE%2520DISTRICT%252034&B1=Submit|publisher=NC State Board of Elections|accessdate=21 August 2011}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Andrew C. Brock

|votes=21608

|percentage=60.60

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=Larry C. Brown

|votes=14048

|percentage=39.40

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 7560

|percentage = 21.20

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 35656

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate District 34 General Election 2008{{cite web|title=NC General Election Results 2008| url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/7937/21334/en/vts.html?cid=390 |publisher=NC State Board of Elections|accessdate=21 August 2011}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Andrew C. Brock

|votes=47960

|percentage=61.17

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=William A. Burnette

|votes=30443

|percentage=38.83

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 17517

|percentage = 22.34

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 78403

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate District 34 General Election 2010{{cite web|title=NC General Election Results 2010| url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/22580/41687/en/vts.html?cid=3034000 |publisher=NC State Board of Elections|accessdate=21 August 2011}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Andrew C. Brock (unopposed)

|votes=36969

|percentage=100.00

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 36969

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 36969

|percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box end}}

References

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External links

  • {{official website|1=http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&nUserID=104 |2=Official General Assembly page}}
  • {{official website|1=http://www.andrewbrock.com|2=Official Campaign site}}
  • {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=41544 | fec= | congress= }}

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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina Senate
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Category:1974 births

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Category:People from Mocksville, North Carolina

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