Ed Schrock

:"This article is about the U.S. Representative from Virginia. For the Nebraska State Senator, see Ed Schrock (Nebraska)."Infobox_Congressman
name = Ed Schrock


date of birth = birth date and age|1941|04|06
place of birth = Middletown, Ohio
state = Virginia
district = 2nd
term = 2001–2005
preceded = Owen Pickett
succeeded = Thelma Drake
party = Republican
spouse =
religion =

Edward Lee "Ed" Schrock (born April 6, 1941) is a Republican politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from January 2001 to January 2005, representing the Second Congressional District of Virginia.

Born in Middletown, Ohio, Schrock earned a degree from Alderson-Broaddus College in 1964 and a Masters Degree in Public Relations from American University in 1975. He also served in the United States Navy from 1964 to 1988, including two tours of duty in Vietnam. Schrock then worked as an investment broker and served in the Virginia State Senate from 1995 to 2001. In 2000, he was elected to the U.S. House seat in Virginia's 2nd District, defeating the Democratic Party nominee, Jody Wagner, a Norfolk attorney who later became State Treasurer of Virginia. During his four years in Congress, he served on the Armed Services Committee, Budget Committee, Small Business Committee, and Government Reform Committee. In his first term in Congress, Schrock was elected president of the Republican Freshman ClassFact|date=August 2008.

Schrock announced on August 30, 2004, that he would abort his 2004 attempt for a third term in Congress. In the weeks before his announcement, Michael Rogers' blogACTIVE.com had said that Schrock is gay — or at least a bisexual — despite having aggressively opposed various gay-rights issues in Congress such as same-sex marriage and gays in the military [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47194-2004Aug30.html "Va. Legislator Ends Bid for 3rd Term", by Michael D. Shear and Chris L. Jenkins, The Washington Post, 8/31/04, Page A02] ] .

On November 2, in the general election, fellow Republican Thelma Drake was elected to replace Schrock. Drake took office in January 2005Fact|date=August 2008.

In December 2004, Representative Tom Davis, another Virginia Republican, hired Schrock to serve as the top staff person for one of the subcommittees of the Government Reform Committee, which Davis chairs and on which Schrock had servedFact|date=August 2008.

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