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Rayne Brown
| Rayne Brown | ||
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| North Carolina House of Representatives District 81 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 1, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $13,951/year | |
| Per diem | $104/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Medical Social Work | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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She has practiced social work in Davidson County since 1975, as well as taught compensatory education at Davidson County Community College. Brown holds a bachelor's degree in social work from East Carolina University and a master's degree in education from UNC Greensboro. She and her husband Clark have one son, Jordan, and one grandson, Hudson.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:
| North Carolina Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Elections | ||||
| • Ethics | ||||
| • Government, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:
| North Carolina Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Elections | ||||
| • Government | ||||
| • Health and Human Services, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
Elections
2012
Brown ran for re-election in 2012. She ran unopposed in the May 8, 2012 Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rayne Brown Incumbent |
100% | 25,775 | |
| Total Votes | 25,775 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010 Brown won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives, defeating Hugh Holliman (D).[3]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 81 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Rayne Brown (R)
|
8,744 | 57.48% | ||
| Hugh Holliman (D) | 6,469 | 42.52% | ||
| North Carolina House of Representatives May 4 Primary, District 81, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Alicia Brown (R)
|
2,883 | |||
| Fred McClure (R) | 1,944 | |||
Brown defeated Hugh Holliman in the general election on November 2, 2010.
Issues
Topless women
Brown is a co-sponsor of legislation that would criminalize a woman appearing topless in public. A bill expected to be approved in the North Carolina Legislature would make it legal to send women to prison for appearing topless in public. The bill is in response to two topless rallies that occurred in Asheville, NC. According to the legislation, a woman could be charged with a felony, punishable by up to six months in prison for first-time offeners.[4][5]
No-New-Taxes Pledge
Nine of North Carolina’s 45 incoming freshman state legislators signed a pledge to "oppose and vote against any and all efforts to increase taxes." The pledge was in line with each of their campaign promises to fix the state’s fiscal hole without resorting to tax hikes. At the time they signed the pledge, North Carolina was looking at a budget deficit as high as $4 billion in 2011.
Brown signed the pledge in November 2010.[6]
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Brown was up for election, he collected $125,296 in donations.[7]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| North Carolina House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Rayne Brown's campaign in 2010 | |
| North Carolina Republican Party | $32,259 |
| Bender, Bridget H | $4,000 |
| Danny Mccomas Campaign | $4,000 |
| Bender Ii, Neil Carmichael | $4,000 |
| Cmte To Elect Republican Women | $4,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $125,296 |
Personal
Brown and her husband Clark have one child.
Recent news
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- NC House tentatively OKs more abortion restrictions - Greensboro News & Record
- North Carolina House of Representatives cracks down on puppy mills - Fayetteville Observer (blog)
- Our View: Bill leaves holes in local history - High Point Enterprise
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External links
- Brown's campaign Web site
- House website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
References
- ↑ Rayne Brown Representative for NC House District 81: About Rayne
- ↑ North Carolina Board of Elections "Candidate lists," Accessed March 5, 2012
- ↑ Official North Carolina Election Results, 2010
- ↑ Myrtle Beach Online "NC bill could mean prison time for topless women," February 13, 2013
- ↑ Wall Street Journal "The AM Roundup: Obama Presses for Cyber Safeguards, More," February 14, 2013
- ↑ "Nine Newly Minted N.C. Legislators Sign No-New-Taxes Pledge," Carolina Journal, November 15, 2010
- ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
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