Mark Brody

Mark Allen Brody (born December 6, 1951) is a Wisconsin-born Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 55th district (including constituents in Anson and Union counties) since 2013.

Life and career In 1996, Brody received his Bachelor of Arts at Concordia University Wisconsin, a private Christian university in Mequon, Wisconsin. Brody serves on the board of Union Day School in Waxhaw, North Carolina, a charter school launched in 2016 to serve K–3 students. The school is a tuition-free, publicly funded school run by an independent board. Brody is a formerly licensed general contractor who has built homes in Union, Mecklenburg, and Gaston counties. He is sometimes cited as having served in the United States Navy Reserve from 1985 to 1993. His father served in the military (World War II), as did his grandfather, Joseph L. Brodowski (original surname to Brody).

Political positions

On May 11, 2018, on his Facebook page, Brody called public school teachers in Union County, North Carolina, and North Carolina "Teacher Union thugs" in relation the 2018 North Carolina teachers' rally planned in Raleigh. Teachers' unions are illegal in the state of North Carolina. Brody defended the statement in a later interview with WBTV, saying that use of the "thug" phrase was about national unions. "When you pull the curtain away and see who’s pulling the levers on this, it’s the national teacher union and those are the ones I was referring to," he said. He also said he wasn't trying to say anything negative about local teachers.

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session Appropriations Appropriations - Education Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development (Chair) Education - Community Colleges (Vice Chair) Agriculture Regulatory Reform Wildlife Resources

2019-2020 session Regulatory Reform (Chair) Education - Community Colleges (Vice Chair) Agriculture Wildlife Resources Education - K-12 Finance

2017-2018 session Appropriations Appropriations - General Government Education - Community Colleges (Chair) Agriculture (Chair) Commerce and Job Development Education - Universities State and Local Government I

2015-2016 session Appropriations Appropriations - General Government (Vice Chair) Education - Community Colleges (Chair) Agriculture (Chair) Regulatory Reform Commerce and Job Development Education - Universities Elections

2013-2014 session Appropriations Agriculture Commerce and Job Development Government Health and Human Services

Electoral history 2020

2018

2016

2014

2012

2008