Robert Brawley

American politician from North Carolina
Robert Brawley
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byGrey Mills
Succeeded byJohn Fraley
Constituency95th District
In office
January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1999
Preceded byWilliam Hannon McMillan
Succeeded byMitchell Setzer
Constituency35th District (1981–1983)
43rd District (1983–1999)
Personal details
Born
Clyde Robert Brawley

(1944-04-10) April 10, 1944 (age 80)
Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceMooresville, North Carolina
Alma materNorth Carolina State University

Clyde Robert Brawley (born April 10, 1944) is a former American politician who was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly.[1]

He represented the state's 43rd House district, including constituents in Catawba and Iredell counties (later the 101st district and now the 95th district) from 1981 until he retired in 1998. While in office, Brawley was elected the President of the National Republican Legislators Association and was named National Legislator of the Year in 1995.

Brawley ran for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in 2004, losing to James E. Long.

In 2012, Brawley was again elected to the House from the Iredell County-based 95th district.[2] He won the May 8 Republican primary, which was tantamount to election, since no Democrat filed for the seat as it is a Republican leaning district.[3][4] Meanwhile, Brawley was also in 2012 named to lead the North Carolina chapter of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a potential conflict of interest.[5]

In April 2013, Brawley filed House Bill 640 that would allow lobbyists to give unreported gifts to state lawmakers in North Carolina.[6]

In May 2013, Brawley resigned as chairman of the House Finance Committee in a dispute with House Speaker Thom Tillis.[7] Brawley lost his bid for another term in the May 2014 Republican primary, with some of his colleagues in the House campaigning against him. Afterwards, the House Republican Caucus passed a vote of "no confidence" in Brawley, effectively barring him from caucus meetings. Brawley suggested that the censure was in retaliation for his criticism of Tillis.[8]

On December 9, 2015, Brawley announced his candidacy for the office of Governor of North Carolina, challenging incumbent Pat McCrory.[9] He ended up losing the Republican primary to McCrory on March 13, 2016 as McCrory had incumbency advantage behind him.[10]

References

  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  2. ^ Brawley targets a return to N.C. House
  3. ^ 2012 Primary Election Results
  4. ^ Statesville Record & Landmark
  5. ^ Evangelicals to begin organizing in state
  6. ^ Leslie, Laura (April 9, 2013). "Lawmaker defends bill to allow lobbyists' gifts again". WRAL-TV. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  7. ^ WRAL.com: House Finance chair gives up gavel
  8. ^ News & Observer: House Republicans censured a GOP lawmaker critical of Thom Tillis
  9. ^ WRAL.com: Former GOP lawmaker to challenge McCrory
  10. ^ "NC SBE Election Contest Details". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  • Robertbrawleync.com (Campaign site)
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
2004 		Succeeded by
John Odom
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
William Hannon McMillan
 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 35th district
1981–1983
Served alongside: Joseph Patterson Huskins 		Succeeded by
Bradford Verdize Ligon
Robie Lee Nash
Preceded by
Marie Colton
Narvel Crawford
Gordon Hicks Greenwood
Martin Nesbitt
 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
1983–1999 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 95th district
2013–2015 		Succeeded by
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