Brandon Lofton
{{Short description|American politician from North Carolina}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Rep. Brandon Lofton.jpg
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| name = Brandon Lofton
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| state_house = North Carolina
| district = 104th
| term_start = January 1, 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = Andy Dulin
| successor =
| party = Democratic
| birth_name = Brandon Marcus Lofton
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|11|5}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Kellie
| children = 2
| occupation = Attorney
| residence = Charlotte, North Carolina
| website = {{URL|https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/751|Official website}}
| education = {{ubl|University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)| New York University (JD)}}
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Brandon Marcus Lofton (born November 5, 1978) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the State's 104th district (including constituents in the southwestern portion of Mecklenburg County) since 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/183474/brandon-lofton|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|accessdate=2022-01-07}}
Career
Lofton won the election on November 6, 2018, from the platform of Democratic Party. He secured fifty-two percent of the vote while his closest rival incumbent Republican Andy Dulin secured forty-eight percent.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/north-carolina.amp.html|title=North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times|website=The New York Times|access-date=12 November 2018}} He was re-elected in 2020, defeating Republican challenger Don Pomeroy.
Committee assignments
=2021-2022 Session=
- Agriculture
- Commerce
- Finance
- Judiciary IV
- Local Government
=2019-2020 Session=
- Agriculture
- Commerce
- Finance
- Judiciary
- State and Local Government
Electoral history
=2020=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 104th district general election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1273] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Brandon Lofton (incumbent)
| votes = 25,513
| percentage = 53.86%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Don Pomeroy
| votes = 21,854
| percentage = 46.14%
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 47,367
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2018=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 104th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1107] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Brandon Lofton
| votes = 21,716
| percentage = 51.78%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Andy Dulin (incumbent)
| votes = 20,220
| percentage = 48.22%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 41,936
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
References
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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
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Category:Politicians from Charlotte, North Carolina
Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
Category:New York University School of Law alumni
Category:North Carolina lawyers
Category:20th-century African-American politicians
Category:21st-century African-American politicians
Category:African-American state legislators in North Carolina
Category:Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
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