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 =

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| 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

{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Brandon_Lofton|title=Brandon Lofton|accessdate=2022-01-07}}

=2021-2022 Session=

  • Agriculture
  • Commerce
  • Finance
  • Judiciary IV
  • Local Government

=2019-2020 Session=

  • Agriculture
  • Commerce
  • Finance
  • Judiciary
  • State and Local Government

Electoral history

=2020=

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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%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Andy Dulin (incumbent)

| votes = 20,220

| percentage = 48.22%

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{{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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References