Mark Brody
Mark Brody | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 55th district | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 6, 1951 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
Mark Allen Brody (born December 6, 1951) is a Wisconsin born Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly.[1] He represents the 55th district. In 1996, he received his Bachelor of Arts at Concordia University, a private Christian University in Mequon, Wisconsin. Brody serves on the board of Union Day School in Waxhaw, N.C.,[2] 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.[3]
Brody is a formerly licensed [4] general contractor who has built homes in Union, Mecklenburg and Gaston counties. He faced several civil suits in a decade that alleged he failed to pay for materials or services rendered, according to an WSOC TV news report in 2012, and he said the allegations were politically motivated.[5]
Brody likes Christian novels and the Bible.[6] He is sometimes cited as having served in the US Navy (Reserves) from 1985-1993.[7] His father served in the military (WWII), as did his grandfather, Joseph L. Brodowski (original surname to Brody).[8]
Controversy
On May 11, 2018, on his Facebook page, Mark Brody called public school teachers in Union County, N.C., and North Carolina "Teacher Union thugs" in relation the 2018 North Carolina teachers' rally planned in the state capitol, Raleigh.[9] Teachers' unions are illegal in the state of North Carolina.[10] Brody defended the statement in a later interview with WBTV TV, 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.[11]
Honors
In part because of his alignment on anti-choice ideology, Brody was among 92 Republicans ranked in 2018 as a 'Champion of the Family' for a high score in the partisan NC Values Coalition Scorecard.[12]
References
- ^ http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/108503/mark-brody#.VWvnwGTBzGc
- ^ "Union Day Charter School - About Us". Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Six Charlotte-area charter schools are on track to open in August".
- ^ https://nclbgc.org/search/licenseDetails?licenseNumber=73886.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Candidate for NC House fights allegations".
- ^ "Mark Brody".
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- ^ 1930 United States Census, District 0168
- ^ "'Teacher Union thugs' are behind May 16 education rally, NC lawmaker says".
- ^ "North Carolina General Statutes".
- ^ Giles, Alex (May 14, 2018). "State representative speaks about Facebook post where he referenced 'teacher union thugs'". WBTV. Raycom Media. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ "NC Values Coalition Legislative Scorecard". Retrieved April 23, 2018.
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