# Bobby Orrock > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bobby_Orrock > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bobby_Orrock.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Orrock > Source revision: 1349800656 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician (born 1955)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Bobby Orrock | image = Glenn Youngkin and Bobby Orrock (2025-06-04) (cropped).jpg | caption = Orrock in 2025 | state_delegate = Virginia | office = Member of the [Virginia House of Delegates](/source/Virginia_House_of_Delegates) | constituency = [54th district](/source/Virginia's_54th_House_of_Delegates_district) (1990–2024)
[66th district](/source/Virginia's_66th_House_of_Delegates_district) (2024–2026) | term_start = January 10, 1990 | term_end = January 14, 2026 | preceded = Robert W. Ackerman | succeeded = [Nicole Cole](/source/Nicole_Cole) | birth_name = Robert Dickson Orrock | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|11|13}} | birth_place = [Fredericksburg, Virginia](/source/Fredericksburg%2C_Virginia), U.S. | party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) | spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Betsy Malinda Massey||December 30, 2001|reason=died}}|Debra Shelton}} | children = 3 | education = {{ubl|[Virginia Tech](/source/Virginia_Tech) ([BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))|[Virginia State University](/source/Virginia_State_University) ([MEd](/source/Master_of_Education))}} | profession = High school agriculture education teacher | committees = Health, Welfare and Institutions (chair)
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Finance
Rules | website = {{URL|https://www.bobbyorrock.net/}} }} '''Robert Dickson Orrock Sr.''' (born November 13, 1955){{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica0002marq/page/2206/mode/2up|title=Who's Who in American Politics|year=1997–1998|page=2207}} is an American politician. From 1990 until 2026, he was a member of the [Virginia House of Delegates](/source/Virginia_House_of_Delegates), representing the [66th district](/source/Virginia's_66th_House_of_Delegates_district) in the east-central part of the state, including (since 2002) parts of [Caroline](/source/Caroline_County%2C_Virginia) and [Spotsylvania](/source/Spotsylvania_County%2C_Virginia) counties; the former county is included in the [Greater Richmond Region](/source/Greater_Richmond_Region) and the latter county is included in the [Washington metropolitan area](/source/Washington_metropolitan_area). From 1990–1991, the District encompassed all of Spotsylvania County, part of Caroline County, and part of the [Fredericksburg City](/source/Fredericksburg%2C_Virginia). From 1992–2001, the District encompassed part of Spotsylvania County and all of Fredericksburg City. He is a member of the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)).{{cite web | title = House History | publisher = Virginia House of Delegates Clerks Office | url = https://history.house.virginia.gov/members/8720 | access-date = February 12, 2019}} Orrock was defeated by Democrat Nicole Cole in the [2025 Virginia House of Delegates election](/source/2025_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election). ==Early life and education== Orrock was born in [Fredericksburg, Virginia](/source/Fredericksburg%2C_Virginia). He attended Ladysmith High School in [Caroline County](/source/Caroline_County%2C_Virginia), graduating in 1974. After one year at [Germanna Community College](/source/Germanna_Community_College), he transferred to [Virginia Tech](/source/Virginia_Tech), receiving a B.S. degree in agriculture education in 1978. He received an M.Ed. degree in the same subject from [Virginia State University](/source/Virginia_State_University) in 1988. ==Career== Orrock is a semi-retired teacher of [agricultural education](/source/agricultural_education) at [Spotsylvania High School](/source/Spotsylvania_High_School). In 2017, the widower remarried to Debra Orrock, née Shelton. Since 1973, Delegate Orrock has served on the [Ladysmith, Virginia](/source/Ladysmith%2C_Virginia) Volunteer Rescue Squad and has since gone on to become a trustee of both the Ladysmith and [Spotsylvania County, Virginia](/source/Spotsylvania_County%2C_Virginia) Volunteer Rescue Squad. Orrock is also a certified hunter safety instructor with the [Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries](/source/Virginia_Department_of_Game_and_Inland_Fisheries). He is also a longtime part-time emcee of a Sunday morning radio gospel show on [WFLS-FM](/source/WFLS-FM) broadcasting from [Fredericksburg, Virginia](/source/Fredericksburg%2C_Virginia).{{cite web | title = About Bobby | work = Delegate Bobby Orrock | url = http://bobbyorrock.net/about-bobby/ | access-date = June 10, 2013}} (constituent/campaign website) ==Positions and appointments== Orrock served as the Co-Chairman of the Agriculture Committee (2000–2001) and has been the Chairman of the Health, Welfare, and Institutions Committee continually since 2010. He has served as a member on the following committees since joining the House of Delegates: *Agriculture (1990–1993 and 1995–2001) *Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (1990–1994) *Agriculture, Chesapeake, and Natural Resources (2002–) *Health, Welfare, and Institutions (1990–2003 and 2006–) *Counties, Cities, and Towns (1994–2009) *Finance (1998–2005 and 2010–) *Mining and Mineral Resources (2000–2001) *Rules (2012–) ==Electoral history== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! Election !! Candidate !! Party !! Votes !! % |- ! colspan="6" | Virginia House of Delegates, 54th district |- ! rowspan="4" | November 7, 1989{{cite web | title = The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007 | publisher = University of Virginia Library | url = http://vavh.iath.virginia.edu/php/election.php | access-date = June 10, 2013 | archive-date = January 2, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200953/http://vavh.iath.virginia.edu/php/election.php | url-status = dead }} | rowspan="4" align="center" | General | '''Robert Dickson Orrock Sr.''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''[Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))''' | align="right" | '''10,383''' | align="right" | '''54.50''' |- | Robert W. Ackerman | {{party shading/Democratic}} | [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) | align="right" | 8,665 | align="right" | 45.49 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 2 | align="right" | 0.01 |- | colspan="4" style="background:Beige" | ''Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican'' |- ! rowspan="2" | November 5, 1991 | rowspan="2" align="center" | General | '''Robert Dickson Orrock Sr.''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''8,071''' | align="right" | '''56.22''' |- | Layton R. Fairchild Jr. | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 6,286 | align="right" | 43.78 |- ! rowspan="3" | November 2, 1993 | rowspan="3" align="center" | General | '''Robert Dickson Orrock Sr.''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''11,397''' | align="right" | '''68.85''' |- | James B. Smith | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 5,149 | align="right" | 31.11 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 7 | align="right" | 0.04 |- ! rowspan="3" | November 7, 1995{{cite web|title=1995 Election Results - HOD |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1995/rslts95-hod_va_dist-loc.htm |access-date=June 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725003210/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1995/rslts95-hod_va_dist-loc.htm |archive-date=July 25, 2013 }} | rowspan="3" align="center" | General | '''R D Orrock''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''13,153''' | align="right" | '''82.30''' |- | S L Shelton | {{party shading/Independent}} | Independent | align="right" | 2,828 | align="right" | 17.69 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 1 | align="right" | 0.01 |- ! rowspan="2" | November 4, 1997{{cite web|title=1997 Election Results - HOD |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1997/hod1197.htm |access-date=June 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724161859/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1997/hod1197.htm |archive-date=July 24, 2013 }} | rowspan="2" align="center" | General | '''Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''14,948''' | align="right" | '''99.59''' |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 61 | align="right" | 0.41 |- ! rowspan="2" | November 2, 1999{{cite web|title=Election Results - House of Delegates - Nov 1999 Gen Election |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1999/Results-HOD-Nov99-Gen--by_dist-loc.htm |access-date=June 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228232647/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1999/Results-HOD-Nov99-Gen--by_dist-loc.htm |archive-date=December 28, 2012 }} | rowspan="2" align="center" | General | '''R D Orrock''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''13,006''' | align="right" | '''99.30''' |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 92 | align="right" | 0.70 |- ! rowspan="2" | November 6, 2001{{cite web|title=General Election- November 6, 2001 |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2001/nov2001/html/c_08_054.htm |access-date=June 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229000231/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2001/nov2001/html/c_08_054.htm |archive-date=December 29, 2012 }} | rowspan="2" align="center" | General | '''R D Orrock''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''13,930''' | align="right" | '''98.11''' |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 268 | align="right" | 1.89 |- ! rowspan="2" | November 4, 2003{{cite web|title=General Election- November 4, 2003 |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2003/nov/H_08_054.htm |access-date=June 10, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123142050/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2003/nov/H_08_054.htm |archive-date=November 23, 2010 }} | rowspan="2" align="center" | General | '''R D Orrock''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''10,745''' | align="right" | '''98.33''' |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 183 | align="right" | 1.67 |- ! rowspan="2" | June 14, 2005{{cite web|title=2005 House of Delegates Republican Primary District 54 |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/40555/ |access-date=February 12, 2019}} | rowspan="2" align="center" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican primary | colspan="2" | '''Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock''' | align="right" | 2,009 | align="right" | 55.3 |- | colspan="2" | Shaun V Kenney | align="right" | 1,626 | align="right" | 44.7 |- ! rowspan="2" | November 8, 2005{{cite web|title=General Election- November 8, 2005 |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2005/nov2005/html/h_54.htm |access-date=June 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228235450/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2005/nov2005/html/h_54.htm |archive-date=December 28, 2012 }} | rowspan="2" align="center" | General | '''R D Orrock''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''15,549''' | align="right" | '''96.33''' |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 592 | align="right" | 3.67 |- ! rowspan="3" | November 6, 2007{{cite web|title=November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/8_p3_s.shtml |access-date=June 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035053/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/8_p3_s.shtml |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }} | rowspan="3" align="center" | General | '''R. D. "Bobby" Orrock''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''11,451''' | align="right" | '''73.70''' |- | Kimbra L. Kincheloe | {{party shading/Independent}} | Independent | align="right" | 4,067 | align="right" | 26.17 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 18 | align="right" | 0.11 |- ! rowspan="2" | November 3, 2009{{cite web|title=November 2009 General Election Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p3_s.shtml |access-date=June 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103045820/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p3_s.shtml |archive-date=January 3, 2014 }} | rowspan="2" align="center" | General | '''Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''17,560''' | align="right" | '''97.93''' |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 371 | align="right" | 2.06 |- ! rowspan="3" | November 8, 2011{{cite web|title=November 2011 General Election Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_p3_s.shtml |access-date=June 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103073400/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_p3_s.shtml |archive-date=January 3, 2014 }} | rowspan="3" align="center" | General | '''Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | '''11,338''' | align="right" | '''73.15''' |- | Matthew D. Simpson | {{party shading/Independent}} | Independent | align="right" | 3,874 | align="right" | 24.99 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 286 | align="right" | 1.84 |- ! rowspan="2" | June 11, 2013{{cite web|title=Unofficial Results - Primary Election - June 11, 2013 |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOD&map=CTY |access-date=June 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615230559/http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOD&map=CTY |archive-date=June 15, 2013 }} | rowspan="2" align="center" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican primary | colspan="2" | '''Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock''' | align="right" | '''1,277''' | align="right" | '''56.03''' |- | colspan="2" | Dustin R. Curtis | align="right" | 1,002 | align="right" | 43.97 |- ! rowspan="2" | November 7, 2013{{cite web|title=Virginia Elections Database-2013 House of Delegates General Election District 54 |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/43916/ |access-date=February 12, 2019}} | rowspan="2" align="center" | General | '''Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | 15,649 | align="right" | 90.6 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 1,625 | align="right" | 9.4 |- ! rowspan="2" | November 3, 2015{{cite web|title=2015 November General |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2015%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html |access-date=February 12, 2019}} | rowspan="2" align="center" | General | '''Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | 11,829 | align="right" | 96.40 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 442 | align="right" | 3.60 |- ! rowspan="2" | June 13, 2017{{cite web|title=Virginia Elections Database-2017 House of Delegates Republican Primary District 54 |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/85266/ |access-date=February 12, 2019}} | rowspan="2" align="center" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican primary | colspan="2" | '''Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock''' | align="right" | 4,254 | align="right" | 81.2 |- | colspan="2" | Nicholas Gregory Ignacio | align="right" | 987 | align="right" | 18.8 |- ! rowspan="3" | November 7, 2017{{cite web|title=Virginia Elections Database-2017 House of Delegates General Election District 54 |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/87796/ |access-date=February 12, 2019}} | rowspan="3" align="center" | General | '''Robert Dickson Orrock Sr.''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | 13,782 | align="right" | 57.9 |- | Alfred Durante | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 9,982 | align="right" | 41.9 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 50 | align="right" | 0.2 |- ! rowspan="3" | November 5, 2019{{cite web|title=Virginia Elections Database-2019 House of Delegates General Election District 54 |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/134644/ |access-date=January 31, 2021}} | rowspan="3" align="center" | General | '''Robert Dickson Orrock Sr.''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | 13,614 | align="right" | 57.9 |- | Neri Neftali Canahui-Ortiz | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 9,852 | align="right" | 41.9 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 27 | align="right" | 0.2 |- ! rowspan="3" | November 2, 2021{{cite web|title=Virginia Elections Database-2021 House of Delegates General Election District 54 |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/150467/ |access-date=January 31, 2021}} | rowspan="3" align="center" | General | '''Robert Dickson Orrock Sr.''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" | 21,231 | align="right" | 60.9 |- | Eric Matthew Butterworth | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 13,616 | align="right" | 39.0 |- | colspan="2" | Write Ins | align="right" | 42 | align="right" | 0.1 |- ! rowspan="3" |November 7, 2023 | rowspan="3" align="center" |General |'''Robert Dickson Orrock Sr.''' | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" |13,592 | align="right" |55.61 |- |Eric Matthew Butterworth | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" |10,786 | align="right" |44.13 |- | colspan="2" |Write Ins | align="right" |65 | align="right" |0.27 |- ! rowspan="3" |November 4, 2025 | rowspan="3" align="center" |General |Robert Dickson Orrock Sr. | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''Republican''' | align="right" |16,939 | align="right" |47 |- |'''Nicole Cole''' | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" |18,503 | align="right" |52 |- | colspan="2" |Write Ins | align="right" |65 | align="right" |0.27 |} ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{cite web | title = Bobby Orrock | publisher = Virginia Public Access Project | url = http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/5461}} (campaign finance) *{{cite web | title = Delegate Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg) | publisher = Richmond Sunlight | url = http://www.richmondsunlight.com/legislator/rdorrock/}} *{{cite web|title=Election Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429112846/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults.html |archive-date=April 29, 2013 }} {{Virginia House of Delegates}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Orrock, Bobby}} Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Category:Virginia Tech alumni Category:Virginia State University alumni Category:People from Caroline County, Virginia Category:Politicians from Fredericksburg, Virginia Category:21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bobby Orrock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Orrock) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Orrock?action=history)). 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