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Marcus Brandon
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Prior offices
North Carolina House of Representatives District 60
Successor: Cecil Brockman

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 6, 2014

Education

Bachelor's

North Carolina A&T University

Personal
Profession
Political Consultant

Kenneth "Marcus" Brandon is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 60 from 2010 to January 1, 2015.

Brandon did not run for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2014. Instead, Brandon was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 12th Congressional District of North Carolina.[1] Brandon was defeated by Alma Adams in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.[2]

Biography

Brandon earned his Bachelor's degree from North Carolina A&T University. He has worked as a national account executive for NGP Software and a political consultant to Democratic candidates around the country including former Representative Dennis Kucinich. Brandon also helped create KMB Consulting.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Brandon served on the following committees:

North Carolina committee assignments, 2013
Appropriations
Banking
Education, Vice chair
Government
Judiciary
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Brandon served on the following committees:

Elections

2014

See also: North Carolina's 12th Congressional District elections, 2014

Brandon ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 12th District. Brandon was defeated by Alma Adams in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.[2]

U.S. House, North Carolina District 12 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAlma Adams 44% 15,235
Malcolm Graham 23.6% 8,180
George Battle 12.5% 4,342
Marcus Brandon 8.2% 2,856
James "Smuggie" Mitchell 5.1% 1,775
Curtis Osborne 5% 1,733
Rajive Patel 1.4% 502
Total Votes 34,623
Source: Results via the North Carolina State Board of Elections

2012

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Brandon ran for re-election in 2012. He defeated Earl Jones in the May 8, 2012, Democratic primary. The race was a rematch from a 2010 primary, when the roles were flipped and Jones was the incumbent. He was unchallenged in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3][4][5]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 60, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus Brandon Incumbent 100% 27,755
Total Votes 27,755
North Carolina House of Representatives District 60 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus Brandon Incumbent 66.2% 4,928
Earl Jones 33.8% 2,520
Total Votes 7,448

2010

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2010

Brandon defeated Lonnie Wilson (R) in the general election.[6][7]

North Carolina House of Representatives General Election, District 60, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Brandon 69.7% 10,664
     Republican Lonnie Wilson 30.3% 4,646
Total Votes 15,310

2010 Primary

Brandon defeated incumbent Earl Jones in the Democratic primary on May 4 by a margin of 1,625-1,092.[8] Jones was seeking his fifth term.

North Carolina House of Representatives May 4 Primary, District 60 Democratic Primary, 2010
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Brandon 59.8% 1,625
Earl Jones Incumbent 40.2% 1,092
Total Votes 2,717

Campaign finance summary


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Marcus Brandon campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012North Carolina House of Representatives, District 60Won $80,070 N/A**
2010North Carolina House of Representatives, District 60Won $54,813 N/A**
Grand total$134,883 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2014

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2013


2012


2011

Personal

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Brandon resides in High Point, North Carolina.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Earl Jones (D)
North Carolina House - District 60
2011–January 1, 2015
Succeeded by
Cecil Brockman (D)


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