Carson Dee Adcock was the 2010 Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives

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 in Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district

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. He lost to Democrat Allyson Schwartz

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Dee Adcock lives in Abington, Pennsylvania

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. He is a graduate of Lower Moreland High School

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 and earned a B.A.

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 in Economics from Juniata College

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. Adcock is a small businessman and is the owner of Adcock Pool Supplies, a business that has been in his family for fifty years. Adcock is married to his wife, Sandy, and has three children: Carson, Ryan, and Brooke.