Danny Britt
{{short description|American politician from North Carolina}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Senator
| image = DannyBritt.jpeg
| name = Danny Britt
| office = Member of the North Carolina Senate
| term_start = January 1, 2017
| term_end =
| predecessor = Jane Smith
| successor =
| constituency = 13th District (2017–2023)
24th District (2023–Present)
| party = Republican (2015-present)
| otherparty = Democratic (until 2010)
| birth_name = Danny Earl Britt Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|07|6}}
| birth_place = Lumberton, North Carolina
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Appalachian State University (BA)
University of Oklahoma (JD)
| spouse = Jill Cassady (m. 2007)
| children = 2
| residence = Lumberton, North Carolina
| profession = Attorney
| website =
| allegiance =
| branch = {{tree list}}
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| serviceyears =
| 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.{{Cite web|url=https://ncstatesenate.com/members/danny-britt/|title=Danny Britt|website=North Carolina Republican Senate Caucus|access-date=Dec 11, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/166587/danny-britt-jr|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|accessdate=June 1, 2022}} He is a Lt. Colonel in the North Carolina Army National Guard.{{Cite web|url=https://nrcolumbus.com/news/danny-britt-wins-reelection-to-n-c-senate/|title=Danny Britt wins reelection to N.C. Senate|date=November 7, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://2020.washingtonexaminer.com/robeson-county/unsinkable-danny-britt/|title=The Unsinkable Danny Britt|website=THE RACE TO 2020}} Britt is the first Republican to have been elected to the seat since the Reconstruction Era.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wfae.org/local-news/2018-10-10/hope-to-hopelessness-will-government-step-up-after-second-storm|title='Hope To Hopelessness:' Will Government Step Up After Second Storm?|date=Oct 10, 2018|website=WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source|access-date=Dec 11, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-unsinkable-danny-britt|title=The unsinkable Danny Britt|date=Jun 5, 2017|website=Washington Examiner|access-date=Dec 11, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/12/10/robeson-county-rural-rainbow-coalition-north-carolina-trump-republicans-443978|title=How Trump Won One of America’s Most Diverse Counties — By a Lot|first=Michael|last=Kruse|website=POLITICO|access-date=Dec 11, 2020}}
Committee assignments
= 2025-2026 session =
- 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=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1305] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Danny Britt (incumbent)
| votes = 28,717
| percentage = 58.35%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Darrel "BJ" Gibson Jr.
| votes = 20,494
| percentage = 41.65%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 49,211
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2020=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1304] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Danny Britt (incumbent)
| votes = 45,264
| percentage = 63.56%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Barbara Yates-Lockamy
| votes = 25,949
| percentage = 36.44%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 71,213
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2018=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1136]North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Danny Britt (incumbent)
| votes = 31,106
| percentage = 62.50%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = John Campbell
| votes = 18,661
| percentage = 37.50%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 49,767
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1038]North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Danny Britt
| votes = 34,126
| percentage = 54.98%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jane Smith (incumbent)
| votes = 27,940
| percentage = 45.02%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 62,066
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{s-bef|before=Jane Smith}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 13th district|years=2017–2023}}
{{s-aft|after=Lisa Grafstein}}
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{{s-bef|before=Amy Galey}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 24th district|years=2023–Present}}
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{{s-end}}
{{North Carolina State Senators}}
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Category:People from Lumberton, North Carolina
Category:Appalachian State University alumni
Category:Oklahoma City University School of Law alumni
Category:Republican Party North Carolina state senators
Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly