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American politician
Wendy Brawley
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 70th district
In office
June 20, 2017 – November 14, 2022
Preceded byJoseph Neal
Succeeded byJermaine Johnson (basketball)
Personal details
Born (1958-10-11) October 11, 1958 (age 66)
Queens, New York, United States
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of South Carolina (B.A.)
Webster University (M.A.)

Wendy C. Brawley is an American politician. She is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 70th District, serving since 2017. She is a member of the Democratic party. She was defeated by Democrat Jermaine Johnson in the 2022 Democratic primary election.

Political career

In January 2020, Brawley endorsed Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for the Presidency of the United States.

In May 2022, she sponsored a bill that would stop schools from sending lunch debts to collection agencies. The bill was passed unanimously in South Carolina House and Senate.

Electoral history

2016 SC Senate

Brawley unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for the South Carolina Senate's 21st district in 2016. Incumbent Darrell Jackson went on to win the general election unopposed.

South Carolina Senate District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darrell Jackson (incumbent) 6,289 61.8
Democratic Wendy Brawley 3,894 38.2
Total votes 10,183 100.0

2017 SC House of Representatives special election

After the death of South Carolina congressman Joseph Neal in February 2017, his District 70 seat became vacant. Brawley finished first in the primary, but did not secure 50% of the vote, and therefore advanced to the runoff. Brawley defeated H. Heath Hill in the runoff and advanced to the general election as the Democratic nominee.

South Carolina House of Representatives District 70 Democratic Primary, 2017
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wendy Brawley 1,199 40.6
Democratic H. Heath Hill 706 23.9
Democratic Levola S.Taylor 376 12.7
Democratic Norman Jackson Jr. 289 9.8
Democratic Jermaine Walker 251 8.5
Democratic George Wilson 102 3.5
Democratic Harry Reese, Sr. 20 0.9
Democratic Patrick Morris 9 0.3
Total votes 2,952 100.0
South Carolina House of Representatives District 70 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wendy Brawley 2,522 78.1
Republican Bill Strickland 705 21.8
Write-in 3 0.1
Total votes 3,230 100.0
Democratic hold

2018 SC House of Representatives

Brawley was the only Democrat to run in 2018, so there was no Democratic primary.

South Carolina House of Representatives District 70 General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wendy Brawley (incumbent) 9,820 98.2
Write-in 179 1.8
Total votes 9,999 100.0
Democratic hold

2022 SC House of Representatives

After redistricting following the 2020 United States census, Rep. Jermaine Johnson's House District 80 was merged into House District 70, leading to a contest between Brawley and Johnson. In the June Primary, Johnson garnered 50.11% person of the vote to defeat Brawley by 115 votes.

South Carolina House of Representatives District 70 Democratic Primary, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jermaine Johnson (incumbent) 2,495 50.1
Democratic Wendy Brawley (incumbent) 2,380 47.8
Democratic Bridgette Jones Larry 104 2.1
Total votes 5,046 100.0

Personal life

Brawley was born in Queens and currently resides in Hopkins, South Carolina. She is married to her husband, Paul, with whom she has two children: Paul Jr. and Kanita.

References

  1. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. Lovegrove, Jamie (January 19, 2020). "Biden leads in SC endorsements as 2020 candidates pursue influential supporters". Post and Courier. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. Carter, Maegan (2022-05-13). "Bill that would end schools sending lunch debt to collection agencies passes House, Senate". WCIV. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  4. "SC - Election Results - State House of Representatives, District 70 - DEM". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. "SC - Election Results - State House of Representatives, District 70". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  6. Fastenau, Stephen (March 30, 2022). ""2 open council seats, 2 lawmakers going head-to-head highlight Richland County primaries"". The Post and Courier. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  7. "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

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Tommy Pope (R)
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Gary Simrill (R)
Minority Leader
Todd Rutherford (D)
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