Corey Mock

{{Infobox officeholder

|image = File:54295873565 c23592a31c o cropped.jpg

| name = Corey Mock

| office = Minority Leader of the North Dakota House of Representatives

| term_start = December 1, 2016

| term_end = December 3, 2018

| predecessor = Kenton Onstad

| successor = Joshua Boschee

| state_house1 = North Dakota

| district1 = 18th

| term_start1 = December 1, 2016

| term_end1 = November 30, 2024

| predecessor1 = Marie Strinden

| successor1 = Nels Christianson

| birth_name = Corey Ray Mock

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|17}}

| birth_place = Minot, North Dakota, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| education = University of North Dakota (BA)

| successor2 = Emily O'Brien

| termend2 = November 30, 2016

| termstart2 = December 1, 2008

| predecessor2 = Donald Dietrich

| state_house = North Dakota

| cabinet = Chief Information Officer

| office1 = Member1 of the North Dakota House of Representatives

| office2 = Member2 of the North Dakota House of Representatives

| district2 = 42nd

}}

Corey Ray Mock (born February 17, 1985) is an American public servant and politician from the state of North Dakota. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 2008-2024{{Cite web |title=Corey Mock {{!}} North Dakota Legislative Branch |url=https://ndlegis.gov/biography/corey-mock |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=ndlegis.gov}} representing both District 42 in northern Grand Forks and includes the University of North Dakota from 2008 to 2016 and District 18, which covers downtown Grand Forks, from 2016 to 2024. On December 15, 2024, he was appointed Chief Information Officer for the State of North Dakota and currently serves as a member of Governor Kelly Armstrong's cabinet.

Biography

Mock was born and raised in Minot, North Dakota, where he graduated from Minot High School in 2003. He attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, where he graduated with a degree in history with an emphasis in geography. From 2001 to 2008, Mock was a Northstar Hobby Stock and IMCA Stock Car racer, and he won the Governor's Cup in 2003.

Career

Mock was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 2008, representing District 42 from 2008 to 2016 and District 18 from 2016 to 2024. Over his 16-year legislative career, Mock held several leadership positions including Assistant Minority Leader (2012-2016){{Cite web |title=63rd Legislative Assembly Members {{!}} North Dakota Legislative Branch |url=https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/63-2013/regular/members/leadership |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=ndlegis.gov}}{{Cite web |title=64th Legislative Assembly Members {{!}} North Dakota Legislative Branch |url=https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/64-2015/regular/members/leadership |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=ndlegis.gov}}, Minority Leader (2016-2018){{Cite web |title=65th Legislative Assembly Members {{!}} North Dakota Legislative Branch |url=https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/65-2017/regular/members/leadership |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=ndlegis.gov}}, and ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee (2019-2024){{Cite web |title=Appropriations {{!}} North Dakota Legislative Branch |url=https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/66-2019/committees/house/appropriations |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=ndlegis.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Appropriations {{!}} North Dakota Legislative Branch |url=https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/committees/house/appropriations |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=ndlegis.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Appropriations {{!}} North Dakota Legislative Branch |url=https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/committees/house/appropriations |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=ndlegis.gov}}. Mock also chaired the Legislature's Information Technology Committee from 2017 to 2021{{Cite web |title=Information Technology Committee {{!}} North Dakota Legislative Branch |url=https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/65-2017/committees/interim/information-technology-committee |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=ndlegis.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Information Technology Committee {{!}} North Dakota Legislative Branch |url=https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/66-2019/committees/interim/information-technology-committee |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=ndlegis.gov}}, providing oversight for statewide technology policy and digital infrastructure investments.

In October 2015, a speech Mock gave criticizing a loophole in North Dakota's campaign finance laws that allows candidates to keep leftover campaign funds for their personal use was featured on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.{{cite AV media|people=Oliver, John|date=2015-10-11|title=North Dakota|medium=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYusNNldesc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/jYusNNldesc |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|access-date=2015-10-23|time=19:13|location=New York City|publisher=HBO}}{{cbignore}}

On December 15, 2024, Mock was appointed Chief Information Officer for the State of North Dakota by Governor Kelly Armstrong{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Colin |date=2024-11-21 |title=North Dakota governor-elect names state lawmaker as new CIO |url=https://statescoop.com/north-dakota-kelly-armstrong-corey-mock-cio/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=StateScoop |language=en-US}}. As the state's 9th CIO, he leads North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT), overseeing the state's IT strategy, cybersecurity, data management, application development, and enterprise infrastructure for over 60 state agencies. He serves as a core member of the Governor's cabinet and collaborates closely with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Office of the Governor.

In addition to his work as a state legislator, Mock served as the executive director of the Third Street Clinic, a nonprofit free clinic that provides access to health care services for low-income residents of Grand Forks and Polk counties. He is a member of North Dakota Farmers Union, Rotary International, GF/EGF Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals, Sons of Norway, Delta Upsilon fraternity, and is a volunteer at the Circle of Friends Humane Society. Mock also serves on the Board of Directors of North Dakota Leadership Seminar, Grand Forks Altru Family YMCA, and has been a staff member of American Legion North Dakota Boys State since 2003.

References

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[http://www.legis.nd.gov/biography/corey-mock Corey Mock], Official Legislative website, accessed October 19, 2015.

[http://www.bismarcktribune.com/sports/article_824f7857-3a2c-5693-87c6-402f063068e9.html Western N.D. drivers rule Governor's Cup], Bismarck Tribune, accessed June 20, 2010.

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