Wendy Brawley | |
|---|---|
| Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 70th district | |
| In office June 20, 2017 –November 14, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Neal |
| Succeeded by | Jermaine Johnson (basketball) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 11,1958 Queens,New York,United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University 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. [1] She was defeated by Democrat Jermaine Johnson in the 2022 Democratic primary election.
In January 2020,Brawley endorsed Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for the Presidency of the United States. [2]
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. [3]
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Darrell Jackson (incumbent) | 6,289 | 61.8 | |
| Democratic | Wendy Brawley | 3,894 | 38.2 | |
| Total votes | 10,183 | 100.0 | ||
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.
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||||
Brawley was the only Democrat to run in 2018,so there was no Democratic primary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wendy Brawley (incumbent) | 9,820 | 98.2 | |
| Write-in | 179 | 1.8 | ||
| Total votes | 9,999 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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. [6] In the June Primary,Johnson garnered 50.11% person of the vote to defeat Brawley by 115 votes.
| 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 | ||
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. [7]