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Daniel Brownstein
Daniel Brownstein (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 112. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Brownstein completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Daniel Brownstein was born in Westerville, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree from Otterbein College in 2002 and a graduate degree from the University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business, in 2013. His career experience includes working as the marketing director for Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, the communications director for the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office, and a newspaper reporter.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 112
Joe Bustos defeated Daniel Brownstein in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 112 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe Bustos (R) | 57.5 | 18,002 |
 | Daniel Brownstein (D)  | 42.4 | 13,284 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 31,327 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 112
Daniel Brownstein defeated David Quick in the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 112 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Brownstein | 51.4 | 1,806 |
 | David Quick | 48.6 | 1,707 | |
| Total votes: 3,513 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 112
Joe Bustos defeated Ryan Buckhannon in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 112 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Bustos | 54.3 | 2,947 |
| Ryan Buckhannon | 45.7 | 2,481 | ||
| Total votes: 5,428 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Brownstein's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Daniel Brownstein completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brownstein's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am pragmatic and open to new ideas. I have a track record of working with people from all walks of life to get things done, including working on the state's human trafficking law in 2012 and a statewide budget that added more than 100 prosecutors in 2016.
Our district needs a responsive leader who will work hard to address the challenges we are facing, whether it is the COVID-19 pandemic, education reform, protecting the environment or advocating on behalf of our most vulnerable residents. I am genuine, hardworking and even-keeled. I will work hard each day to give all of the residents of my district a voice in our State House.- I am the candidate most invested in education reform
- I will fight to protect the Lowcountry's natural resources
- I will work to ensure workers and small businesses are not left behind when we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic
In Charleston County, I served on the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, which is operating under a MacArthur Foundation Grant to change the way we use our local jail. They have implemented a number of strategies to improve our local system, including setting up a triage center with the hospitals to help people with substance abuse and mental health issues; interviewing all arrestees before their bond is set so the judge has accurate information about a person's risk to the community; and giving police officers more discretion over whether to just write tickets for some non-violent crimes.
Before the interview, I went to the library and checked out several books about coffee-making so I could practice on our cheap little espresso machine at home. I did well with the interview, but at age 14, I was too young to work there, so I didn't get the job. A few months later, after my 15th birthday, the owner called me up and offered me the job. I worked there for the next 6 years through high school and college.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 4, 2020
