Robert Dickson Orrock Sr. (born November 13, 1955)
is an American politician. Since 1990, he has been a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...
, 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
Greater Richmond Region
The Greater Richmond Region, also known as the Richmond metropolitan area or Central Virginia, is a region and metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Virginia, centered on Richmond. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines the are ...
and the latter county is included in the
Washington metropolitan area
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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
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an Independent city (United States), independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 27,982. It is south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond, Virginia, R ...
. He attended Ladysmith High School in
Caroline County, graduating in 1974. After one year at
Germanna Community College, he transferred to
Virginia Tech
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ...
, receiving a B.S. degree in agriculture education in 1978. He received an M.Ed. degree in the same subject from
Virginia State University
Virginia State University (VSU or Virginia State) is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically Black land-grant university, land-grant university in Ettrick, Virginia, United States. Founded on , Vi ...
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 ...
at
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
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Spotsylvania County is a county (United States), county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is a suburb approximately 60 miles (90km) south of D.C. It is a part of the Northern Virginia region and the D.C. area. As of 2024, Spotsylvania County ...
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
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an Independent city (United States), independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 27,982. It is south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond, Virginia, R ...
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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–)
Electoral history
Notes
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1955 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia Tech alumni
Virginia State University alumni
People from Caroline County, Virginia
Politicians from Fredericksburg, Virginia
21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly