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American politician from North Carolina For the painter, see Robert J. Brawley.
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
BornClyde 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.

He represented the state's 43rd House district, including constituents in Catawba and Iredell counties (formerly the 35th district and now the 95th district) from 1981 until he retired in 1999. 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 Democratic incumbent James Long.

In 2012, Brawley was again elected to the House from the Iredell County-based 95th district. 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. Meanwhile, Brawley was also in 2012 named to lead the North Carolina chapter of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a potential conflict of interest.

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

In May 2013, Brawley resigned as chairman of the House Finance Committee in a dispute with House Speaker Thom Tillis. 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.

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

Electoral history

2024

North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Republican primary election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Causey (incumbent) 535,909 60.57%
Republican Andrew Marcus 193,962 21.92%
Republican Robert Brawley 154,843 17.50%
Total votes 884,714 100%

2016

North Carolina Gubernatorial Republican primary election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat McCrory (incumbent) 876,885 81.75%
Republican Robert Brawley 113,638 10.59%
Republican Charles Kenneth Moss 82,132 7.66%
Total votes 1,072,655 100%

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district Republican primary election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Fraley 2,881 50.94%
Republican Robert Brawley (incumbent) 2,775 49.06%
Total votes 5,656 100%

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district Republican primary election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Brawley 4,947 57.59%
Republican Charlton L. Allen 3,001 34.94%
Republican Marc Fasano 642 7.47%
Total votes 8,590 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Brawley 27,856 94.84%
Unaffiliated Barbara Orr (write-in) 1,310 4.46%
Write-in 207 0.70%
Total votes 29,373 100%
Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district Republican primary election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karen Ray (incumbent) 1,528 52.33%
Republican Robert Brawley 1,392 47.67%
Total votes 2,920 100%

2004

North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Republican primary election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Brawley 166,919 58.03%
Republican Cindy Huntsberry 120,710 41.97%
Total votes 287,629 100%
North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Long (incumbent) 1,934,076 57.64%
Republican Robert Brawley 1,421,398 42.36%
Total votes 3,355,474 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district Republican primary election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karen Ray 2,547 56.41%
Republican Robert Brawley 1,968 43.59%
Total votes 4,515 100%

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.
  11. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  15. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  16. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  17. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  18. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  19. North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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Party political offices
Preceded byMike Causey Republican nominee for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
2004 		Succeeded byJohn Odom
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded byWilliam Hannon McMillan Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 35th district
1981–1983
Served alongside: Joseph Patterson Huskins 		Succeeded byBradford Verdize Ligon
Robie Lee Nash
Preceded byMarie Colton
Narvel Crawford
Gordon Hicks Greenwood
Martin Nesbitt 		Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
1983–1999 		Succeeded byMitchell Setzer
Preceded byGrey Mills Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 95th district
2013–2015 		Succeeded byJohn Fraley
Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
156th General Assembly (2023–2024)
Speaker of the House
Tim Moore (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Sarah Stevens (R)
Majority Leader
John Bell (R)
Minority Leader
Robert Reives (D)
  1. ▌Ed Goodwin (R)
  2. ▌Ray Jeffers (D)
  3. ▌Steve Tyson (R)
  4. ▌Jimmy Dixon (R)
  5. ▌Bill Ward (R)
  6. ▌Joe Pike (R)
  7. ▌Matthew Winslow (R)
  8. ▌Gloristine Brown (D)
  9. ▌Timothy Reeder (R)
  10. ▌John Bell (R)
  11. ▌Allison Dahle (D)
  12. ▌Chris Humphrey (R)
  13. ▌Celeste Cairns (R)
  14. ▌George Cleveland (R)
  15. ▌Phil Shepard (R)
  16. ▌Carson Smith (R)
  17. ▌Frank Iler (R)
  18. ▌Deb Butler (D)
  19. ▌Charlie Miller (R)
  20. ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R)
  21. ▌Ya Liu (D)
  22. ▌William Brisson (R)
  23. ▌Shelly Willingham (D)
  24. ▌Ken Fontenot (R)
  25. ▌Allen Chesser (R)
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  27. ▌Michael Wray (D)
  28. ▌Larry Strickland (R)
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  42. ▌Marvin Lucas (D)
  43. ▌Diane Wheatley (R)
  44. ▌Charles Smith (D)
  45. ▌Frances Jackson (D)
  46. ▌Brenden Jones (R)
  47. ▌Jarrod Lowery (R)
  48. ▌Garland Pierce (D)
  49. ▌Cynthia Ball (D)
  50. ▌Renee Price (D)
  51. ▌John Sauls (R)
  52. ▌Ben Moss (R)
  53. ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R)
  54. ▌Robert Reives (D)
  55. ▌Mark Brody (R)
  56. ▌Allen Buansi (D)
  57. ▌Tracy Clark (D)
  58. ▌Amos Quick (D)
  59. ▌Alan Branson (R)
  60. ▌Cecil Brockman (D)
  61. ▌Pricey Harrison (D)
  62. ▌John Blust (R)
  63. ▌Stephen Ross (R)
  64. ▌Dennis Riddell (R)
  65. ▌Reece Pyrtle (R)
  66. ▌Sarah Crawford (D)
  67. ▌Wayne Sasser (R)
  68. ▌David Willis (R)
  69. ▌Dean Arp (R)
  70. ▌Brian Biggs (R)
  71. ▌Kanika Brown (D)
  72. ▌Amber Baker (D)
  73. ▌Diamond Staton-Williams (D)
  74. ▌Jeff Zenger (R)
  75. ▌Donny Lambeth (R)
  76. ▌Harry Warren (R)
  77. ▌Julia Craven Howard (R)
  78. ▌Neal Jackson (R)
  79. ▌Keith Kidwell (R)
  80. ▌Sam Watford (R)
  81. ▌Larry Potts (R)
  82. ▌Kristin Baker (R)
  83. ▌Kevin Crutchfield (R)
  84. ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R)
  85. ▌Dudley Greene (R)
  86. ▌Hugh Blackwell (R)
  87. ▌Destin Hall (R)
  88. ▌Mary Belk (D)
  89. ▌Mitchell Setzer (R)
  90. ▌Sarah Stevens (R)
  91. ▌Kyle Hall (R)
  92. ▌Terry Brown (D)
  93. ▌Ray Pickett (R)
  94. ▌Blair Eddins (R)
  95. ▌Grey Mills (R)
  96. ▌Jay Adams (R)
  97. ▌Heather Rhyne (R)
  98. ▌John Bradford (R)
  99. ▌Nasif Majeed (D)
  100. ▌John Autry (D)
  101. ▌Carolyn Logan (D)
  102. ▌Becky Carney (D)
  103. ▌Laura Budd (D)
  104. ▌Brandon Lofton (D)
  105. ▌Wesley Harris (D)
  106. ▌Carla Cunningham (D)
  107. ▌Bobby Drakeford (D)
  108. ▌John Torbett (R)
  109. ▌Donnie Loftis (R)
  110. ▌Kelly Hastings (R)
  111. ▌Tim Moore (R)
  112. ▌Tricia Cotham (R)
  113. ▌Jake Johnson (R)
  114. ▌Eric Ager (D)
  115. ▌Lindsey Prather (D)
  116. ▌Caleb Rudow (D)
  117. ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R)
  118. ▌Mark Pless (R)
  119. ▌Mike Clampitt (R)
  120. ▌Karl Gillespie (R)


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