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Brian Farkas
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
North Carolina House of Representatives District 9
Predecessor: Perrin Jones
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

J.H. Rose High School

Bachelor's

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Graduate

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Brian Farkas (Democratic Party) was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 9. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. He left office on January 1, 2023.

Farkas (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 9. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Brian Farkas graduated from J.H. Rose High School.[1] Farkas earned a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and an M.P.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His career experience includes working as the director of client relations and development of JKF Architecture, a program specialist with the National Institutes of Health, and a graduate assistant with the University of North Carolina School of Government. Farkas served as the director of the board of directors of the Greenville Eastern North Carolina Alliance.[2]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Farkas was assigned to the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 9

Timothy Reeder defeated incumbent Brian Farkas in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 9 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Timothy Reeder
Timothy Reeder (R) Candidate Connection
 
50.6
 
15,212
Image of Brian Farkas
Brian Farkas (D)
 
49.4
 
14,858

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 30,070
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brian Farkas advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 9.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 9

Timothy Reeder defeated Tony Moore in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 9 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Timothy Reeder
Timothy Reeder Candidate Connection
 
57.9
 
3,318
Image of Tony Moore
Tony Moore
 
42.1
 
2,410

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,728
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 9

Brian Farkas defeated incumbent Perrin Jones in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 9 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Farkas
Brian Farkas (D)
 
51.2
 
19,198
Image of Perrin Jones
Perrin Jones (R)
 
48.8
 
18,329

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 37,527
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 9

Brian Farkas defeated Jake Hochard in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 9 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Farkas
Brian Farkas
 
62.3
 
5,466
Image of Jake Hochard
Jake Hochard Candidate Connection
 
37.7
 
3,302

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,768
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Perrin Jones advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 9.

Campaign finance

2016

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[3] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[4]

Incumbent Gregory Murphy defeated Brian Farkas in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 9 general election.[5][6]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 9 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gregory Murphy Incumbent 57.35% 22,869
     Democratic Brian Farkas 42.65% 17,007
Total Votes 39,876
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections


Brian Farkas defeated Walter Gaskins in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 9 Democratic primary.[7][8]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brian Farkas 61.63% 5,394
     Democratic Walter Gaskins 38.37% 3,358
Total Votes 8,752


Incumbent Gregory Murphy ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 9 Republican primary.[9][10]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gregory Murphy Incumbent (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Brian Farkas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Issues

Farkas submitted the following issues to Ballotpedia for his 2020 campaign:

“ Strong Public Schools

Brian Farkas was educated in North Carolina’s public schools and universities. He knows firsthand that the strength of our schools are a direct reflection of our communities. In the legislature, Farkas will:

  • Help recruit and retain the best and brightest for teaching careers by raising teacher pay to the national average, rewarding masters pay, and fully restoring the NC Teaching Fellows Program
  • Lock up the lottery to stop politicians from getting their hands on school funding and make sure lottery money provides children with the modern facilities, textbooks, supplies, and personal attention they need
  • Fight for stronger investments at East Carolina University and Pitt Community College to build a dynamic regional workforce
  • Work to secure funding that covers the construction of a new Brody School of Medicine, which will allow the class size to expand, helping to recruit more physicians across eastern North Carolina

Healthy People
A community is only as healthy as the people living in it. Brian Farkas believes everyone should have access to quality health care that doesn’t break the bank, helps avoid preventable diseases, and lets North Carolinians live long and productive lives. In the State House, Farkas will:

  • Support expanding Medicaid in North Carolina, which would help over 13,000 people in Pitt County get immediate access to affordable healthcare and generate over $100 million more growth in the county’s economy from 2020-2022
  • Make sure chronic disease prevention is a top priority in North Carolina for policymakers, focusing on health, nutrition and physical activity, and the infrastructure needed to promote healthy communities in the region
  • Help combat the opioid epidemic in North Carolina by expanding funding for harm reduction programs like the recently-piloted Office Based Opioid Treatment Project (Project OBOT)

Good Jobs + Opportunity
A thriving economy is powered by good-paying jobs, constant innovation, and equality of opportunity for all. Brian Farkas is ready to help remove obstacles to economic growth and improve shared prosperity for everyone. In the State House he will:

  • Champion smart, pro-business investments in regional infrastructure, including finishing the I-587 spur, which will have positive impacts for Pitt County
  • Ensure state support of rural broadband, main street revitalization, and “buy local” programs that boost quality of life and create economic opportunities here at home
  • Aggressively combat Pitt County’s high poverty rate by rebuilding problem-solving coalitions between business, public education, government, non-profit, and the faith-based community.

Protect Our Environment
Brian Farkas strongly believes in standing up for our environment and clean energy opportunities from the mountains to the coast. Keeping our state pristine is good for our people, our economy, and our future. In the State House, Farkas will:

  • Support the state’s commitment to fighting climate change and champion North Carolina’s transition to a clean energy economy
  • Make sure critical infrastructure (power, roads, bridges, drinking water, etc.) is prepared to withstand major natural disasters, and that disaster recovery programs are streamlined to help survivors get the resources they need as quickly as possible
  • Preserve and expand funding for the Clean Water Management Trust Fund, a non-regulatory organization that focuses on protecting and restoring the State’s land and water resources

Justice for All
Our criminal justice system is in dire need of reform, disproportionately affecting poor and minority communities. We need to ensure the system operates equitably to reduce the population of incarcerated people. Farkas will fight to:

  • Help those who were formerly incarcerated to re-enter society and become productive members of the workforce by reducing barriers to employment
  • Expand state funding to create a Mental Health Court for Pitt County, which reduces recidivism by helping repeat offenders access mental health services
  • Restore funding for Drug Treatment Courts across the state, which assist offenders with substance abuse issues through court ordered treatment plans that attack root causes of dependency.
  • Work with the Department of Public Safety’s Juvenile Justice Section to promote and fund alternatives to the traditional justice system, such as Teen Courts and diversion programs.

Fix Broken Government
Government is at its best when your public officials are responsive to the people – and only the people. Eliminating corruption in elections and in our government is critical to a healthy North Carolina. Brian Farkas will fight to:

  • Stop politicians from any political party from picking their own voters with a new Independent Redistricting Commission that ends gerrymandering
  • Reform a broken campaign finance system by getting lawmakers out of the fundraising business and back into the business of making good policy
  • Increase restrictions on lobbying, making sure former elected officials and/or high-ranking political appointees can’t unfairly influence legislation once they leave office
  • Make sure every eligible voter can easily cast a vote and know that they will be fairly represented[11]
 ”
—Brian Farkas' campaign (2020)[12]

2016

Farkas' campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Public Education: From the Pitt County Schools through our university system, Brian Farkas knows first hand that our public schools directly reflect our communities. Farkas will fight to recruit and retain high-quality teachers and teacher assistants for our K–12 classrooms, re-direct public money exclusively toward public schools, and create an innovative educational environment that attracts, and keeps, good paying jobs in Pitt County.

Healthy Job Growth: A healthy economy is powered by good paying jobs and fair opportunities for everybody. As Pitt County’s voice in the State House, Farkas will:

  • Champion smart, pro-business investments in infrastructure
  • Ensure state support of urban core and main street revitalization programs that boost quality of life
  • Strengthen North Carolina’s “buy local” efforts
  • Aggressively combat poverty by rebuilding problem-solving coalitions between business, public education, and government

Good Government: With his experience in both public and private sectors, Brian Farkas understands that government is at its best when your public officials are responsive to the people—and only the people. As your Representative, Farkas will lead the fight to end gerrymandering once and for all by establishing a bipartisan redistricting commission, will reform our campaign finance system to get lawmakers out of the fundraising business, and will roll back voter suppression laws that make it harder for people’s voices to be heard. [11]

”
—Brian Farkas, [13]

Scorecards

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2022

In 2022, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from May 18 to July 1.

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Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues.
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Brian Farkas for NC House, District 9, "Bio," accessed April 3, 2021
    2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Brian Farkas, MPA - State Representative - North Carolina General Assembly," accessed April 3, 2021
    3. ↑ The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
    4. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," accessed December 22, 2015
    5. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
    6. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
    7. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
    8. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
    9. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
    10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
    11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    12. ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Drew Tawes, Political Director, Brian Farkas for NC House 9," July 31, 2020
    13. ↑ Brian Farkas, "Issues," accessed March 7, 2016

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