William M. Brawley

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| name = Bill Brawley

| image = WBrawley.jpg

| image_size = 180px

| state_house = North Carolina

| state = North Carolina

| district = 103rd

| term_start = January 1, 2011

| term_end = January 1, 2019

| predecessor = Jim Gulley

| successor = Rachel Hunt

| party = Republican

| birth_name = William M. Brawley

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|8|30}}

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| residence = Matthews, North Carolina

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William M. Brawley (born August 30, 1949) is a Republican former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/117845/william-brawley#.VWvXgGTBzGc|title = The Voter's Self Defense System}} He represented the 103rd district.

North Carolina House of Representatives

Brawley voted for the 2017 budget that kept teacher pay at $35,000.{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Colin |title=How will state salaries and benefits change as budget takes effect? |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article159257319.html |website=News & Observer |accessdate=23 October 2018}}{{cite web |title=North Carolina House of Representatives |url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookUp/2017/s257 |website=North Carolina General Assembly |accessdate=23 October 2018}} Brawley also voted for the 2016 budget that provided tax cuts to corporations over education funding.{{cite web |title=North Carolina House of Representatives |url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookup/2015/h1030 |website=North Carolina General Assembly |accessdate=23 October 2018}}

Brawley supported a controversial plan that would add toll lanes to I-77 in Charlotte.{{cite web |last1=Helms |first1=Lori |title=8 Things to know about the Interstate 77 toll lanes project |url=https://www.statesville.com/news/things-to-know-about-the-interstate-toll-lanes-project/article_c720e196-4994-11e8-90aa-bf7b75ba1c95.html |website=Statesville Record & Landmark |accessdate=23 October 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Deem |first1=John |title=House District 103: Democratic rivals see common foe in primary |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article61294612.html |website=Charlotte Observer |accessdate=23 October 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Key |first1=Melissa |title=Changes to I-77 contract unlikely as NC lawmakers soon to wrap up short session |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2018/06/27/i-77-contract-changes-hurry-up-and-wait.html |website=Charlotte Business Journal |accessdate=23 October 2018}} In 2015, Brawley voted for a bill that will add toll lanes to I-485 and US 74 by 2019.{{cite web |title=North Carolina House of Representatives |url=https://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?BillID=H97&Session=2015 |website=North Carolina General Assembly |accessdate=23 October 2018}}

In 2015, Brawley voted for a bill that would block the Medicaid expansion.{{cite web |title=North Carolina House of Representatives |url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookup/2015/h372 |website=North Carolina General Assembly |accessdate=23 October 2018}} The Medicaid expansion would provide healthcare for 500,000 low-income North Carolinians.{{cite web |author1=Burns, Matthew |author2=Leslie, Laura |title=House gives final OK to Medicaid, 'red route' bills |url=https://www.wral.com/house-gives-final-ok-to-medicaid-red-route-bills/12108462/#JE2HJpjrjTPkMPod.99 |website=WRAL |accessdate=23 October 2018}}

Brawley sponsored a bill that would make it more difficult for towns to inspect residential properties for unsafe conditions.{{cite web |title=North Carolina House of Representatives |url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookup/2013/H773 |website=North Carolina General Assembly |accessdate=23 October 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Steimer |first1=Jacob |title=Could beach house deck collapse have been prevented? |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article26912092.html |website=Charlotte Observer |accessdate=23 October 2018}}

In 2017, Brawley sponsored a bill that would establish a committee to analyze the impact of breaking up large school districts.{{cite web |title=North Carolina House of Representatives |url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookup/2017/H704 |website=North Carolina General Assembly |accessdate=23 October 2018}} The committee found that breaking up the district would cause resegregation, disrupt bus routes, and cause legal issues.{{cite web |last1=Hui |first1=T. Keung |title=NC lawmakers will consider dividing school districts, including Wake County |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article199908649.html |website=News & Observer |accessdate=23 October 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Newkirk |first1=Margaret |title=The South's Push to Resegregate Its Schools |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-10/the-south-s-push-to-resegregate-its-schools |website=Bloomberg |accessdate=23 October 2018}} In 2018, Brawley voted for a bill that would create allow four majority-white suburban towns in Charlotte to create their own charter schools.{{cite web |title=North Carolina House of Representatives |url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookUp/2017/h514 |website=North Carolina General Assembly |accessdate=23 October 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Helms |first1=Ann Doss |title=Segregation in 2018? Resistance builds as NC town charter school bill labeled racist |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article212517324.html |website=Charlotte Observer |accessdate=23 October 2018}} This bill was criticized by the North Carolina NAACP President, Anthony Spearman, saying this was an attempt to create "Jim Crow independent school districts".{{cite web |last1=Helms |first1=Ann Doss |title=Segregation in 2018? Resistance builds as NC town charter school bill labeled racist |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article212517324.html |website=Charlotte Observer |accessdate=23 October 2018}}

Brawley voted for a bill that would allow landfill operators to spray landfill fluids, called leachate, into the air.{{cite web |last1=Leslie |first1=Laura |title=Wastewater spray bill moves forward |url=https://www.wral.com/wastewater-spray-bill-moves-forward/16655529/ |website=WRAL |accessdate=23 October 2018}}{{cite web |title=North Carolina House of Representatives |url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookup/2017/h576 |website=North Carolina General Assembly |accessdate=23 October 2018}} In 2014, Brawley voted for a bill that would allow Duke Energy to clean up their coal ash spill.{{cite web |title=North Carolina House of Representatives |url=https://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/voteHistory/RollCallVoteTranscript.pl?sSession=2013&sChamber=H&RCS=1743 |website=North Carolina General Assembly |accessdate=23 October 2018}} In 2017, Brawley voted to cut funding from the NC Department of Environmental Quality, days after the GenX story broke.{{cite web |title=North Carolina House of Representatives |url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookup/2017/S257 |website=North Carolina General Assembly |accessdate=23 October 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Doran |first1=Will |title=As NC pollution concerns grow, so do environmental budget cuts |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article174769781.html |website=News & Observer |accessdate=23 October 2018}}

Brawley was defeated for re-election in 2018 by Democrat Rachel Hunt.[http://www.wfae.org/post/after-recount-rachel-hunt-wins-mecklenburg-nc-house-seat#stream/0 WFAE: After recount, Rachel Hunt wins Mecklenburg NC House seat] He lost a rematch against Hunt in 2020. Brawley is the Republican nominee for the seat again in the 2022 election.

=Electoral history=

==2020==

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Rachel Hunt (incumbent)

| votes = 26,818

| percentage = 54.93%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Bill Brawley

| votes = 22,008

| percentage = 45.07%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 48,826

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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==2018==

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Rachel Hunt

| votes = 19,133

| percentage = 50.09%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Bill Brawley (incumbent)

| votes = 19,065

| percentage = 49.91%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 38,198

| 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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==2016==

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Bill Brawley (incumbent)

| votes = 21,702

| percentage = 56.19%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Rochelle Rivas

| votes = 16,922

| percentage = 43.81%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 38,624

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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==2014==

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Bill Brawley (incumbent)

| votes = 15,641

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 15,641

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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==2012==

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Bill Brawley (incumbent)

| votes = 25,477

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,477

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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==2010==

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Bill Brawley

| votes = 1,602

| percentage = 57.23%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Lloyd Austin

| votes = 1,197

| percentage = 42.77%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 2,799

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1169] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Bill Brawley

| votes = 13,790

| percentage = 56.01%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Ann Newman

| votes = 10,830

| percentage = 43.99%