Bill Brawley | |
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| Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 103rd district | |
| In office January 1, 2011 –January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Gulley |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Hunt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William M. Brawley August 30,1949 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Matthews,North Carolina |
William M. Brawley (born August 30,1949) is a Republican former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. [1] He represented the 103rd district.
Brawley voted for the 2017 budget that kept teacher pay at $35,000. [2] [3] Brawley also voted for the 2016 budget that provided tax cuts to corporations over education funding. [4]
Brawley supported a controversial plan that would add toll lanes to I-77 in Charlotte. [5] [6] [7] In 2015,Brawley voted for a bill that will add toll lanes to I-485 and US 74 by 2019. [8]
In 2015,Brawley voted for a bill that would block the Medicaid expansion. [9] The Medicaid expansion would provide healthcare for 500,000 low-income North Carolinians. [10]
Brawley sponsored a bill that would make it more difficult for towns to inspect residential properties for unsafe conditions. [11] [12]
In 2017,Brawley sponsored a bill that would establish a committee to analyze the impact of breaking up large school districts. [13] The committee found that breaking up the district would cause resegregation,disrupt bus routes,and cause legal issues. [14] [15] In 2018,Brawley voted for a bill that would create allow four majority-white suburban towns in Charlotte to create their own charter schools. [16] [17] This bill was criticized by the North Carolina NAACP President,Anthony Spearman,saying this was an attempt to create "Jim Crow independent school districts". [18]
Brawley voted for a bill that would allow landfill operators to spray landfill fluids,called leachate,into the air. [19] [20] In 2014,Brawley voted for a bill that would allow Duke Energy to clean up their coal ash spill. [21] In 2017,Brawley voted to cut funding from the NC Department of Environmental Quality,days after the GenX story broke. [22] [23]
Brawley was defeated for re-election in 2018 by Democrat Rachel Hunt. [24] He lost a rematch against Hunt in 2020. In 2022,Brawley again ran as the Republican nominee for the 103rd district,this time losing to Democrat Laura Budd.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rachel Hunt (incumbent) | 26,818 | 54.93% | |
| Republican | Bill Brawley | 22,008 | 45.07% | |
| Total votes | 48,826 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rachel Hunt | 19,133 | 50.09% | |
| Republican | Bill Brawley (incumbent) | 19,065 | 49.91% | |
| Total votes | 38,198 | 100% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Brawley (incumbent) | 21,702 | 56.19% | |
| Democratic | Rochelle Rivas | 16,922 | 43.81% | |
| Total votes | 38,624 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Brawley (incumbent) | 15,641 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 15,641 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Brawley (incumbent) | 25,477 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 25,477 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Brawley | 1,602 | 57.23% | |
| Republican | Lloyd Austin | 1,197 | 42.77% | |
| Total votes | 2,799 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Brawley | 13,790 | 56.01% | |
| Democratic | Ann Newman | 10,830 | 43.99% | |
| Total votes | 24,620 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||