Dan Soucek Announces Run for N.C. Senate

Dan Soucek of Watauga County, having run for the state house of representatives in 2008, has officially announced he will run for North Carolina’s 45th Senate district in 2010 serving Wilkes, Watauga, Ashe and Alexander counties.

“My life can best be characterized by two words, leadership and service, and I feel the greatest contribution I can make right now is to serve in the North Carolina State Senate,” said Soucek.

Biography
Upon graduating from West Point in 1991, Soucek 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, Ala. His achievements include qualification in the AH-1 Cobra and UH-1 Huey helicopters, Airborne and Air Assault qualification, AH-1 “Top Gun” Award recipient and Iron Aviator triathlon champion.

After resigning his commission in 1999 he moved to Boone 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.

During his time in the High Country he has served as an assistant 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. In addition to his current position of Regional Desk Officer for Northern Africa, Middle East and Southern Asia with Samaritan’s Purse, he is the owner-operator of a local small business. Most recently, Soucek is a 2009 graduate of the E.A. Morris Fellowship for emerging leaders in North Carolina.

Soucek, who lives in Watauga County, is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hiking, camping, running, biking, snowboarding, kayaking and ultimate Frisbee. Soucek and his wife Kim have been married for 17 years and have three children, Isaac, Janie Ann and Lucy.