Dempsey Brewer
Dempsey Brewer was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 31 of the North Carolina State Senate.
Biography
Brewer earned his B.S. and M.A. in Engineering from North Carolina State University. His professional experience includes owning Brewer Testing Services, an organization that provides services to private and homeschool families, and as an engineer consultant.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Brewer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
- Excerpt: "Flattening the 2014 NC income tax is a start, but the tax code became even more complicated by expanding the sales tax and other changes."
- Excerpt: "Dempsey believes your elected officials should work together to solve problems. He is a conservative and believes in actions, not just words."
- Excerpt: "NC must provide the environment and wise incentives to promote job growth and ensure personal opportunity, to the masses and not a select few."
Elections
2016
Elections for the North Carolina State Senate 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 Joyce Krawiec ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 31 general election.[5][6]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 31 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Joyce Krawiec Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent Joyce Krawiec defeated Dempsey Brewer and Peter Antinozzi in the North Carolina State Senate District 31 Republican primary.[7][8]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 31 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Joyce Krawiec Incumbent |
62.38% | 19,630 | |
| Republican | Dempsey Brewer | 27.24% | 8,571 | |
| Republican | Peter Antinozzi | 10.38% | 3,267 | |
| Total Votes | 31,468 | |||
2014
Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Incumbent Joyce Krawiec defeated Dempsey Brewer and Steve Wiles in the Republican primary, while John K. Motsinger, Sr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Krawiec defeated Motsinger in the general election.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joyce Krawiec Incumbent |
64.8% | 45,915 | |
| Democratic | John Motsinger, Sr. | 35.2% | 24,922 | |
| Total Votes | 70,837 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Joyce Krawiec Incumbent |
43.8% | 7,942 |
| Dempsey Brewer | 28.7% | 5,201 |
| Steve Wiles | 27.5% | 4,985 |
| Total Votes | 18,128 | |
Personal
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Brewer and his wife, Pat, have three adult sons.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Dempsey + Brewer + North + Carolina + Senate"
See also
- North Carolina State Senate
- North Carolina State Legislature
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2016
- North Carolina State Senate District 31
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website, "Who is Dempsey Brewer?" accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ Official campaign website, "What can be done?" accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," archived January 19, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed March 7, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed August 12, 2014
