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

Source:{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Danny_Earl_Britt|title=Danny Earl Britt|publisher=Ballotpedia|accessdate=June 1, 2022}}

= 2025-2026 session =

Source:{{Cite web |last=Robesonian |date=2025-01-10 |title=State Sen. Danny E. Britt appointed to eight committees |url=https://www.robesonian.com/news/311510/state-sen-danny-e-britt-appointed-to-eight-committees |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Robesonian |language=en-US}}

  • 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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{{North Carolina State Senators}}

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Category:Living people

Category:1979 births

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