Grady Brown
Grady A. Brown (b. May 1, 1944) is a former Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 50 from 1984 to 2016.
Brown did not seek re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2016.
Biography
Brown attended South Carolina Area Trade School, School of Barbering in 1964. He has worked as a barber and businessman. Brown served in the South Carolina Air National Guard for six years.
Brown served as President of the Lee County Chamber of Commerce from 1974 to 1975. He also served on the Lee County Council from 1973 to 1980.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Labor, Commerce and Industry, First Vice Chair |
| • Rules |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Labor, Commerce and Industry, Vice Chair |
| • Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Labor, Commerce and Industry, Vice Chair |
| • Rules |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Labor, Commerce and Industry, Vice Chair |
| • Rules |
Sponsored legislation
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
2016
Elections for the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The primary runoff election was held on June 28, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2016. Incumbent Grady Brown (D) did not seek re-election.
Will Wheeler ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 50 general election.[1][2]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 50 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Will Wheeler (unopposed) |
100.00% | 11,983 | |
| Total Votes | 11,983 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Will Wheeler defeated Tom Drayton in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 50 Democratic primary runoff.[3]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 50 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Will Wheeler |
73.93% | 2,770 | |
| Democratic | Tom Drayton | 26.07% | 977 | |
| Total Votes | 3,747 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
The following candidates ran in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 50 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 50 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tom Drayton |
22.09% | 1,152 | |
| Democratic | Will Wheeler |
35.80% | 1,867 | |
| Democratic | Brian Alston | 16.18% | 844 | |
| Democratic | Crystal K. Cunningham | 6.58% | 343 | |
| Democratic | Keith Johnson | 3.37% | 176 | |
| Democratic | Demoine Kinney | 15.97% | 833 | |
| Total Votes | 5,215 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
2014
Elections for all 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2014. Incumbent Grady Brown defeated Brian Alston in the Democratic primary. Brown was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Grady Brown Incumbent |
57.6% | 2,027 |
| Brian L. Alston | 42.4% | 1,494 |
| Total Votes | 3,521 | |
2012
Brown ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 12 and in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Grady Brown Incumbent |
99.3% | 13,602 | |
| Other | Write-Ins | 0.7% | 101 | |
| Total Votes | 13,703 | |||
2010
Brown defeated Ennis Bryant in the June 8 Democratic primary for District 50 of the South Carolina House of Representatives by a margin of 3,050-2,529. Brown won, after running unopposed, in the general election on November 2[11].
| South Carolina House of Representatives District 50 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Grady Brown (Incumbent)
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3,050 | |||
| Ennis Bryant | 2,529 | |||
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 50 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Grady Brown (D)
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8,434 | 99.04% | ||
| Write-In | 82 | 0.96% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Brown won re-election, after running unopposed, to the South Carolina House of Representatives with 12,462 votes, representing District 50.
Brown raised $38,807 for his campaign.[12]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 50 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Grady Brown (D)
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12,462 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 2.
- Conservation Voters of South Carolina - 2015-2016 scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues.
- South Carolina Chamber of Commerce - 2016 legislative scorecard & year in review
- Legislators are scored on business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 through June 6.
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2013
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In 2013, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 20.
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2012
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In 2012, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 through June 7.
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2011
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In 2011, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 through June 2. On June 2, 2011, Governor Nikki Haley (R) attempted to call the legislature into an "emergency" special session to begin on June 7 to create the new South Carolina Department of Administration. A lawsuit was filed by Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell (R), in which he contended that Haley's call for a special session was unconstitutional, and that it violated the state Constitution's requirement of separation of powers among the governor, legislature and courts.[13] On June 6, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled 3-2 against Governor Haley, stating that her order violated the Legislature's ability to set its calendar and agenda. The legislature met in a special redistricting session from June 14 - July 1.[14] The legislature re-convened July 26.[15]
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The Palmetto Liberty PAC Scorecard
The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, a conservative, pro-limited government think tank in South Carolina, releases its scorecard for South Carolina representatives and senators once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how he or she voted in the two-year legislative term prior to the election on specific issues that the Palametto Liberty PAC thinks are anti-limited government. "Most of the votes shown on the score card are votes that we lost. Now we can identify the Legislators that caused us to lose these votes. These Legislators are the ones who need to be replaced if we are to achieve the vision of having the most free state in the nation."[16]
2012
Grady Brown received a score of 7% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 110th out of all 124 South Carolina House of Representatives members.[17] His score was followed by representatives Robert L. Brown (7%), Tracy Edge (7%), and Wendell Gilliard (7%).[18]
Personal
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Brown and his wife, Laura, have two children.
Recent news
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See also
- South Carolina State Legislature
- South Carolina House of Representatives
- South Carolina House of Representatives Committees
- South Carolina Joint Committees
- South Carolina state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Republican and Democratic Primary Runoff," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Election Information," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ AP.org, "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 23, 2012
- ↑ www.enr-scvotes.org, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ The State, "High court rules against Haley," June 6, 2011
- ↑ The Sun News, "S.C. House to have special session in June," May 6, 2011
- ↑ The Island Packet, "S.C. Senate OKs new congressional districted anchored in Beaufort County," June 29, 2011
- ↑ The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "Voting Records," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "South Carolina Senate Score Card 2012," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee: South Carolina House Score Card 2012, "House Score 2012 ranked draft," accessed May 21, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 50 1984–2016 |
Succeeded by Will Wheeler (D) |
