Jarrod Lowery

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
BornJarrod Marshall Lowery
October 1988 (1988-10) (age 37)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Lumbee
PartyRepublican[2]
Children1
Alma materUniversity 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.

Committees

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]

References

  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. ^ "Robeson County voters flip NC House seat to GOP; Lowery wins". 9 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Lowery, Townsend win primaries for NC House seat representing Robeson County". 18 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Jarrod Lowery is leaving NC House for Trump-appointed job in Washington". 20 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Lumbee leader to join North Carolina statehouse as tribe's federal recognition push gains attention". 8 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Representative Jarrod Lowery - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly".
  8. ^ "Jarrod Lowery - North Carolina House Republican Caucus". February 2018.
  9. ^ "Resolution supporting Lumbee federal recognition law passes N.C. House". 29 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Lumbee Indian shift to GOP solidifies with flipped Robeson County state House seat". 14 November 2022.
  11. ^ "About".
  12. ^ "Committees - North Carolina General Assembly".
  13. ^ "Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs House Standing Committee - North Carolina General Assembly".