Jarrod Lowery | |
State House: | North Carolina |
District: | 47th |
Term Start: | January 1, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Charles Graham |
Successor: | Incumbent |
Birth Name: | Jarrod Marshall Lowery |
Alma Mater: | University of North Carolina at Pembroke |
Birth Date: | October, 1988 (age 35)[1] |
Birth Place: | Robeson County, North Carolina |
Party: | Republican[2] |
Children: | 1 |
Jarrod Lowery (born October 7, 1988) is an American politician who is serving as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 47th district. He was elected to the seat in the 2022 election against Democratic opponent Charles Townsend[3] [4] He is also a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.[5] [6] He has been part of Pat McCrory's senior staff, as a Regional Outreach Liaison. In 2017, he became Regional Director for North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey.
Lowery served six years in the United States Marine Corps as a tank technician.[7] He graduated from Purnell Swett High School[8] and is a Christian as a member of Galilee Baptist Church in Red Springs. He served as a Sunday school teacher for almost a decade. From 2015 to 2021, he served as a member of the Lumbee Tribal Council, representing the communities of Oxendine, Prospect and Wakulla. He also served as chairman of the Tribal Council's Economic Development committee.[9]
He is part of 5 committees.[10] The committee on Agriculture, Families, Children, and Aging Policy, Finance, and Redistricting. He is the vice-chairman on the committee for Federal Relations and Indian Affairs.[11]