Larry R. Brown

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Larry Brown

| image = Larry Brown NCGA 2012.jpg

| imagesize =

| state_house = North Carolina

| district = 73rd

| term_start = January 1, 2005

| term_end = August 16, 2012

| predecessor = Michael Decker
(Redistricting)

| successor = Joyce Krawiec{{cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/2000s/nc_2000s_house_2011-2012.html|title=North Carolina State House of Representatives 2011-2012|accessdate=2021-04-03}}

| birth_name = Larry Ray Brown

| birth_date = {{birth date |1943|2|9|}}[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/41418/larry-brown Project Vote Smart Profile]

| birth_place = Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|8|16|1943|2|9}}

| death_place = Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S.

| nationality =

| spouse = Martha Vance Brown

| party = Republican

| children =

| alma_mater = Central Wesleyan College

| occupation =

| profession = Postal worker, real estate broker

| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}

| branch = {{flag|United States Navy|23px}}

| serviceyears = 1965–1968

| unit =

| rank =

}}

Larry Ray Brown (February 9, 1943 – August 16, 2012) was an American politician. He was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, and represented the 73rd district from 2005 to 2012. After redistricting, he lost the May 2012 Republican primary election for the 74th district and died of a heart attack while in office on August 16, 2012.[http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/news_report_rep_larry_brown_has_died News & Observer: Rep. Larry Brown has died] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820001039/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/news_report_rep_larry_brown_has_died |date=2012-08-20 }}{{cite news|url=https://journalnow.com/news/local/brown-remembered-for-long-service-in-kernersville/article_ba10ba27-0e00-50e3-a811-592da4c13922.html|title=Brown remembered for long service in Kernersville|website=Winston-Salem Journal|date=August 21, 2012}}

A controversy arose in 2010 after he referred to gays as "fruitloops" and "queers" in an email to fellow House members.

Biography

Larry R. Brown was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to William Edgar Brown and Ruth Holcomb Brown on February 9, 1943. He graduated from Kernersville High School and then served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1968. In 1971, Brown received a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from Central Wesleyan College, now known as Southern Wesleyan University.

Brown then worked for the United States Postal Service and later as a real estate broker.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=H&nUserID=518 |title=N.C. General Assembly Profile |access-date=July 19, 2012|archive-date=January 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117120744/http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?nUserID=518&sChamber=H |url-status=dead }} He was a town alderman of Kernersville, North Carolina, from 1977 to 1981 and from 1985 to 1992. He was the mayor pro tempore in 1985, and was the mayor from 1997{{cite web|url=http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H3v2.pdf|title=General Assembly of North Carolina Session 2013. House Resolution 3.|website=North Carolina General Assembly|date=January 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510054252/http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H3v2.pdf|archive-date=May 10, 2013}} to January 2005, when he resigned to take his seat in the North Carolina General Assembly.{{cite web|url=http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/legislators_email_uses_antigay_language|title=News & Observer: Legislator's email uses anti-gay language|url-status=dead|date=October 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007234247/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/legislators_email_uses_antigay_language|archive-date=October 7, 2010}}

He was first elected in 2004, when he defeated Michael P. Decker in the Republican primary.[ftp://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/data/ElectResults/2004_07_20/ N.C. Board of Elections: July 2, 2004 Primary Results]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Decker had spent most of his last term as a Democrat although he had been elected earlier as a Republican.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

Electoral history

=2012=

{{Election box begin no change |title=North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district Republican primary election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1070] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Debra Conrad

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 4,679

| percentage = 42.77%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Larry Brown (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,197

| percentage = 29.22%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Glenn L. Cobb

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,065

| percentage = 28.01%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 10,941

| percentage = 100%

}}

=2010=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1255] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Larry Brown (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 17,675

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 17,675

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2008=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1262] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Larry Brown (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 26,636

| percentage = 83.80%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Cary Morris

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 5,151

| percentage = 16.20%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 31,787

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

=2006=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=226] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Larry Brown (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 11,432

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 11,432

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2004=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district Republican primary election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=07/20/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=53] North Carolina State Board of Elections.}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Larry Brown

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 4,250

| percentage = 77.03%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Decker (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 1,267

| percentage = 22.97%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 5,517

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election,2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=236] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Larry Brown

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 23,966

| percentage = 86.46%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Smith

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 3,754

| percentage = 13.54%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 27,720

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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References

External links

[http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?nUserID=518&sChamber=H North Carolina General Assembly bio of Brown]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080828023613/http://www.replarrybrown.com/ Brown's campaign webpage]
[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=41418 Vote Smart bio of Brown]

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 73rd district|years=2005–2012}}

Category:1943 births

Category:2012 deaths

Category:Southern Wesleyan University alumni

Category:Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives

Category:North Carolina Republicans

Category:People from Kernersville, North Carolina

Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly