Robert Dickson Orrock Sr. (born November 13, 1955) is an American politician. Since 1990, he has been a member of the

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, representing the 66th district in the east-central part of the state, including (since 2002) parts of Caroline and Spotsylvania counties; the former county is included in the

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and the latter county is included in the

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. From 1990–1991, the District encompassed all of Spotsylvania County, part of Caroline County, and part of the Fredericksburg City. From 1992–2001, the District encompassed part of Spotsylvania County and all of Fredericksburg City. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life and education

Orrock was born in

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. He attended Ladysmith High School in Caroline County, graduating in 1974. After one year at Germanna Community College, he transferred to

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, receiving a B.S. degree in agriculture education in 1978. He received an M.Ed. degree in the same subject from

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in 1988.

Career

Orrock is a semi-retired teacher of

agricultural education Agricultural education is the systematic and organized teaching, instruction and training (theoretical as well as hands-on, real-world fieldwork-based) available to students, farmers or individuals interested in the science, business and technol ...

Spotsylvania High School Spotsylvania High School is a public high school in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It serves the southern half of the county. The Knights are the least densely populated of the schools in the division. SHS houses the only International Baccalaurea ...

. In 2017, the widower remarried to Debra Orrock, née Shelton. Since 1973, Delegate Orrock has served on the Ladysmith, Virginia Volunteer Rescue Squad and has since gone on to become a trustee of both the Ladysmith and

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Volunteer Rescue Squad. Orrock is also a certified hunter safety instructor with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. He is also a longtime part-time emcee of a Sunday morning radio gospel show on WFLS-FM broadcasting from

. (constituent/campaign website)

Positions and appointments

Orrock served as the Co-Chairman of the Agriculture Committee (2000–2001) and has been the Chairman of the Health, Welfare, and Institutions Committee continually since 2010. He has served as a member on the following committees since joining the House of Delegates: *Agriculture (1990–1993 and 1995–2001) *Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (1990–1994) *Agriculture, Chesapeake, and Natural Resources (2002–) *Health, Welfare, and Institutions (1990–2003 and 2006–) *Counties, Cities, and Towns (1994–2009) *Finance (1998–2005 and 2010–) *Mining and Mineral Resources (2000–2001) *Rules (2012–)

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