Mark Allen Brody was born on December 6,1951 and is a Wisconsin-born Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
10 Facts About Mark Brody
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Mark Brody has represented the 55th district since 2013.
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Mark Brody is a formerly licensed general contractor who has built homes in Union, Mecklenburg and Gaston counties.
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Mark Brody 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.
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Mark Brody is sometimes cited as having served in the US Navy from 1985 to 1993.
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Mark Brody's father served in the military, as did his grandfather, Joseph L Brodowski.
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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.
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Mark Brody defended the statement in a later interview with WBTV, saying that use of the "thug" phrase was about national unions.
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Mark Brody said he wasn't trying to say anything negative about local teachers.
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Mark Brody has an "F" rating from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws for his voting history regarding cannabis-related causes.