Dan (Dan) F. Soucek (R-SS45)
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District: 828.773.6197
Senator - Elect
North Carolina State Senate
Room 310 Legislative Office Building 300 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925

District Office:
313 Williams Ridge Road
Boone, NC 28607-8039
Elected: 2010    Next Election: 2014
Spouse: Kim   
Committee Assignments
Co-ChairSenate Committee on Education and Higher Education
Co-ChairSubcommittee on Education and Higher Education
MemberSenate Select Committee on UNC Board of Governors
MemberSenate Committee on Transportation
MemberJoint Legislative Oversight Committee on Emergency Management
MemberSenate Committee on Redistricting
MemberSenate Committee on Judiciary I (Civil)
MemberJoint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology
MemberJoint Committee on Legislative Education Oversight
MemberJoint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety
MemberSenate Committee on Commerce
MemberSenate Committee on Finance
Counties Representing
Alleghany / Ashe / Avery / Caldwell / Watauga

Bio

Dan has spent the last 20 years of his life serving our country and his community in leadership positions.Upon graduating from West Point in 1991, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in Army Aviation. During his more than eight years on active duty, he served in a variety of leadership positions culminating as the Company Commander of the International Student Office at Ft. Rucker Alabama. His achievements include qualification in the AH-1 Cobra and UH-1 Huey helicopters, Airborne and Air Assault qualified, AH-1 Top Gun Award recipient, and Iron Aviator triathlon champion.After resigning his commission in 1999 he moved to Boone, North Carolina to assume the role of Young Life Area Director for Watauga, Ashe and Avery counties. In 2004 he began working as the Asia Regional Director for Operation Christmas Child at Samaritan’s Purse.His time in the Army, with Young Life and Samaritan’s Purse have given him many opportunities to serve his community as well as reach out to the impoverished and needy around the world. His duties and assignments have allowed him to work with the U.S. State Department, General Officers and religious leaders from many countries, international business leaders, and governments at all levels from customs officials to Governors, a Prime Minister, and a King.During his time in the High Country he has served as a cross country and track coach at Watauga high school, coached youth soccer and served as an adult and high school Sunday school teacher at Alliance Bible Fellowship. Dan is an avid outdoorsman enjoying hiking, camping, running, biking, snowboarding, kayaking and ultimate frisbee. Dan and his wife Kim have been married for 19 years and have three children, Isaac, Janie Ann and Lucy. The Soucek’s reside in Watauga County.