Mitch Gillespie
Representative Mitch Gillespie | |
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Gillespie in 2011 | |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 1999 – January 6, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Annette Bryant |
| Succeeded by | Josh Dobson |
| Constituency | 49th District (1999-2003) 85th District (2003-2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 19, 1959 |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Wake Technical |
| Occupation | Small Business Owner |
| NCGA WebsiteProject Vote Smart | |
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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. 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.