Danny Britt

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Senator Danny Britt
Member of the North Carolina Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2017
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel

Danny Earl Britt Jr. (born July 6, 1979) is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate, having represented the 24th district and its predecessors since 2017. ^{[1] [2]} He is a Lt. Colonel in the North Carolina Army National Guard. ^{[3] [4]} Britt is the first Republican to have been elected to the seat since the Reconstruction Era. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Committee assignments

Source: ^[8]

2025-2026 session

Source: ^[9]

• Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety (Chair)
• Commerce and Insurance (Chair)
• Judiciary (Chair)
• Appropriations/Base Budget
• Health Care
• Pensions and Retirement and Aging
• Rules and Operations of the Senate

2021-2022 session

• Appropriations/Base Budget
• Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety (Chair)
• Judiciary (Chair)
• Transportation (Chair)
• Commerce and Insurance
• Finance
• Health Care

2019-2020 session

• Appropriations/Base Budget
• Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety (Chair)
• Judiciary (Chair)
• Transportation
• Pensions, Retirement and Aging
• Redistricting and Elections

2017-2018 session

• Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
• Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
• Judiciary
• State and Local Government
• Transportation

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2022 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Britt (incumbent)	28,717	58.35%
	Democratic	Darrel "BJ" Gibson Jr.	20,494	41.65%
Total votes			49,211	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2020 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Britt (incumbent)	45,264	63.56%
	Democratic	Barbara Yates-Lockamy	25,949	36.44%
Total votes			71,213	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2018 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Britt (incumbent)	31,106	62.50%
	Democratic	John Campbell	18,661	37.50%
Total votes			49,767	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2016 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Britt	34,126	54.98%
	Democratic	Jane Smith (incumbent)	27,940	45.02%
Total votes			62,066	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1. "Danny Britt". North Carolina Republican Senate Caucus. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.
2. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
3. "Danny Britt wins reelection to N.C. Senate". November 7, 2018.
4. "The Unsinkable Danny Britt". THE RACE TO 2020. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
5. "'Hope To Hopelessness:' Will Government Step Up After Second Storm?". WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source. Oct 10, 2018. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.
6. "The unsinkable Danny Britt". Washington Examiner. Jun 5, 2017. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.
7. Kruse, Michael. "How Trump Won One of America's Most Diverse Counties — By a Lot". POLITICO. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.
8. "Danny Earl Britt". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
9. Robesonian (2025-01-10). "State Sen. Danny E. Britt appointed to eight committees". Robesonian. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
10. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
11. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
12. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
13. North Carolina State Board of Elections.

North Carolina Senate
Preceded by Jane Smith	Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 13th district 2017–2023	Succeeded by Lisa Grafstein
Preceded by Amy Galey	Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 24th district 2023–Present	Incumbent