Political party Republican Party Name Mitch Gillespie | Occupation Small Business Owner Alma mater Wake Technical | |
Born August 19, 1959 (age 64) ( 1959-08-19 ) Education Wake Technical Community College Residence Marion, North Carolina, United States | ||
Preceded by Robert C. (Bob) Hunter | ||
Robert Mitchell Gillespie is an Assistant Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the eighty-fifth district in the North Carolina House of Representatives, including constituents in Burke, Caldwell and McDowell counties. A small business owner from Marion, North Carolina, Gillespie served seven terms in the state House and was re-elected to an eighth term, but resigned to take his position in the executive branch in January 2013.
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