Corey Ray Mock was first elected in 2008 to represent District 42 in the North Dakota House of Representatives

North Dakota House of Representatives

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. He is a member of the Democratic-NPL Party.

Biography

Mock was born and raised in Minot, North Dakota

Minot, North Dakota

Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...

, where he graduated from Minot High School in 2003. He attended the University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota

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 in Grand Forks

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, where he graduated with a degree in history with an emphasis in geography. Currently, he is pursuing post-graduate work in Community and Urban development. From 2001-2008, Mock was a Northstar Hobby Stock and IMCA

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 Stock Car racer, and won the Governor's Cup in 2003.

Career

Mock became known in the 2009 legislative session with his fight to create an independent redistricting commission. He worked with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to reduce transportation costs for state travel, freeze tuition increases for North Dakota college students, and implement tax cuts that benefited all residents of North Dakota. Mock was also a leading voice in the fight to end discrimination in housing, employment and financial assistance based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and in changing the law to allow fire stations to be permitted safe havens for abandoned infants. In the legislature, he serves on the education and political subdivision committees of the legislative assembly. Here he works with local leaders to address issues that are important to the state and individual communities.

In addition to his work as a state legislator, Mock also serves as the Executive Director of the Third Street Clinic, a non-profit

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 free clinic that provides access to health care services for low-income residents of Grand Forks and Polk

Polk County, Minnesota

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 counties. He is a member of North Dakota Farmers Union, Rotary International

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, GF/EGF Chamber of Commerce

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, Young Professionals, Sons of Norway

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, and is a volunteer at the Circle of Friends Humane Society

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. Mock also serves on the Board of Directors of North Dakota Leadership Seminar, and has been a staff member of American Legion

American Legion

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Boys State since 2003.