Mark Brody

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, North Carolina,[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]

Mark Brody
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 55th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2013
Preceded byFrank McGuirt (Redistricting)
Personal details
Born (1951-12-06) December 6, 1951
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Political partyRepublican

Brody is a formerly licensed general contractor who has built homes in Union, Mecklenburg and Gaston counties.[4] 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; Brody claimed the allegations were politically motivated.[4]

He is sometimes cited as having served in the US Navy (Reserves) from 1985 to 1993.[5] His father served in the military (WWII), as did his grandfather, Joseph L. Brodowski (original surname to Brody).[6]

Controversy

On May 11, 2018, on his Facebook page, Mark 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, the state capital.[7] Teachers' unions are illegal in the state of North Carolina.[8] 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.[9]

Honors

In part because of his alignment on anti-abortion 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.[10]

References
  1. "Mark Brody's biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  2. "Union Day Charter School - About Us". Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  3. "Six Charlotte-area charter schools are on track to open in August". Archived from the original on 2018-05-15.
  4. Burcham, Kathryn (24 October 2012). "Candidate for NC House fights allegations". WSOC TV. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018.
  5. "Mark Brody".
  6. 1930 United States Census, District 0168
  7. "'Teacher Union thugs' are behind May 16 education rally, NC lawmaker says".
  8. "North Carolina General Statutes".
  9. Giles, Alex (May 14, 2018). "State representative speaks about Facebook post where he referenced 'teacher union thugs'". WBTV. Raycom Media. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  10. "NC Values Coalition Legislative Scorecard". Retrieved April 23, 2018.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Winkie Wilkins		 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 55th district
2013-Present		 Incumbent


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