Mark Walker (North Carolina politician)
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 6th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Coble |
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May 20, 1969 Dothan, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly Walker |
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Trinity Baptist College Piedmont International University (BA) |
Bradley Mark Walker (born May 20, 1969) is an American politician and pastor from the state of North Carolina. A Republican, Walker has represented North Carolina's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2016. In 2017, Walker was elected to head the Republican Study Committee.
Walker was born on May 20, 1969, in Dothan, Alabama. His father was an Independent Baptist minister, was the chaplain of a prison in Alabama.
Walker eventually attended Trinity Baptist College for a time before moving with his family to Houston, Texas. From there, Walker moved to the Piedmont Triad. He worked in business and finance for several years. Walker eventually returned to college to pursue the ministry and attend Piedmont Baptist College, now Piedmont International University, graduating with a B.A. in Biblical Studies. Walker was ordained in the Southern Baptist denomination. His career in ministry began at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. From there he has worked for and led churches in North Carolina and Florida. He has served as a worship pastor, executive pastor and lead pastor.
In 2008, Walker started with Lawndale Baptist Church in Greensboro as its Pastor of Arts and Worship. The church has a membership of several thousand congregants.
Walker's 2014 campaign slogan was "People Before Politics." Following the primary election, Walker and Phil Berger, Jr. advanced to a runoff election. Despite finishing second in the May primary, Walker unexpectedly won the runoff election by a significant margin.
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