Jarrod Lowery | |
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Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 47th district | |
In office January 1, 2023 –October 7, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Charles Graham |
Succeeded by | John Lowery |
Personal details | |
Born | Jarrod Marshall Lowery October 1988 (age 37) [1] |
Nationality | American Lumbee |
Political party | Republican [2] |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Pembroke |
Jarrod 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. He was elected to the seat in the 2022 election against Democratic opponent Charles Townsend [3] [4] He resigned in October 2025 after being appointed to a position in the Trump administration. [5] His brother John Lowery was appointed to succeed him. [6]
Lowery served six years in the United States Marine Corps as a tank technician. [7] He graduated from Purnell Swett High School [8] and is a Christian as a member of Galilee Baptist Church in Red Springs. He served as a Sunday school teacher for almost a decade. Lowery is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. [9] [10] 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. [11] He was a part of Pat McCrory's senior staff,as a Regional Outreach Liaison. In 2017,he became Regional Director for North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey.
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]