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Jarrod Lowery
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 47th district
In office
January 1, 2023 – October 7, 2025
Preceded byCharles Graham
Succeeded byJohn Lowery
Personal details
BornOctober 1988 (1988-10) (age 37)[1]
Robeson County, North Carolina, U.S.
PartyRepublican[2]
Children1
RelativesJohn Lowery (brother)
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke (BS)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States United States Marine Corps

Jarrod Marshall Lowery (born October 7, 1988) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 47th district.

Education

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Lowery graduated from Purnell Swett High School and from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke with a bachelor's degree in political science and history.[3][4]

Career

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Military

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He served six years in the United States Marine Corps as a tank technician.[4]

Politics

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He is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.[5][6] From 2015 to 2021, he served as a member of the Lumbee Tribal Council, representing the communities of Oxendine, Prospect and Wakulla. He also served as chairman of the Tribal Council's Economic Development committee.[7] He was a part of Governor Pat McCrory's senior staff, as a Regional Outreach Liaison.[4] In 2017, he became Regional Director for North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey.[4]

Lowery was elected to the seat in the 2022 election against Democratic opponent Charles Townsend[8][9] He resigned in October 2025 after being appointed to a position in the Trump administration.[10] His brother John Lowery was appointed to succeed him.[11]

Lowery led the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2024 Republican National Convention.[4]

Committees

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While in the North Carolina House he served on 5 committees:[12] Agriculture, Families, Children, and Aging Policy, Finance, and Redistricting. He was the vice-chairman on the committee for Federal Relations and Indian Affairs.[13]

Personal life

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Lowery is a member of Galilee Baptist Church in Red Springs and serves as a Sunday school teacher.[14]

He is married to Jennifer Lowery and has two stepchildren and one daughter.[14]

References

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  1. ↑ "How Trump Won One of America's Most Diverse Counties — by a Lot". Politico. 10 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Lumbee priorities in NC are GOP priorities".
  3. ↑ "Jarrod Lowery - North Carolina House Republican Caucus". February 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Specht, Paul (July 28, 2024). "'A Lumbee boy from Prospect': How Republican Jarrod Lowery ended up on the national stage". WRAL. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Resolution supporting Lumbee federal recognition law passes N.C. House". 29 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lumbee Indian shift to GOP solidifies with flipped Robeson County state House seat". 14 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "About".
  8. ↑ "Robeson County voters flip NC House seat to GOP; Lowery wins". 9 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Lowery, Townsend win primaries for NC House seat representing Robeson County". 18 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Jarrod Lowery is leaving NC House for Trump-appointed job in Washington". 20 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Lumbee leader to join North Carolina statehouse as tribe's federal recognition push gains attention". 8 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Committees - North Carolina General Assembly".
  13. ↑ "Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs House Standing Committee - North Carolina General Assembly".
  14. 1 2 https://www.jarrodlowery.com/about
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