Candidate Biography (submitted by campaign):

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.

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