Mitch Gillespie

Representative
Mitch Gillespie
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1999[1][2] – January 6, 2013
Preceded byBob Hunter
Succeeded byJosh Dobson
Constituency49th District (1999-2003)
85th District (2003-2013)
Personal details
Born (1959-08-19) August 19, 1959 (age 65)
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceMarion, North Carolina
Alma materWake Technical
OccupationSmall Business Owner
NCGA WebsiteProject Vote Smart

Robert Mitchell Gillespie is a former Assistant Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly.[3] He represented the eighty-fifth district in the North Carolina House of Representatives, which included constituents from 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.[4]

  1. ^ NC Board of Elections: 1998 General Election Candidate List[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ NC Board of Elections: 1998 General Election Results for NC House 49[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Representative Mitch Gillespie (Republican, 2011-2012 Session)". North Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  4. ^ News & Observer: Rep. Gillespie resigns Archived 2013-02-16 at archive.today