Brandon McGee
Brandon McGee (Democratic Party) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 9, 2013. He left office on January 7, 2022.
McGee (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 5. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
McGee resigned from the Connecticut House of Representatives on January 7, 2022, to work on Gov. Ned Lamont's (D) re-election campaign.[1]
In 2020, McGee participated in a Candidate Conversation hosted by Ballotpedia and EnCiv. Click here to view the recording.
Biography
McGee earned his B.A. in political science from Alabama State University and, as of 2012, is pursuing his Master's of Science in Management & Organizational Leadership. McGee serves as Director of Network Development at Urban Alliance, Inc.[2]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
McGee was assigned to the following committees:
- Housing Committee, Co-Chair
- Appropriations Committee, Member
- Education Committee, Member
2019-2020
McGee was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Finance, Revenue and Bonding, Vice chair |
| • Human Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McGee served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Human Services, Vice chair |
| • Labor and Public Employees |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, McGee served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Human Services |
| • Labor and Public Employees |
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2020
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General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Brandon McGee defeated Charles Jackson in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brandon McGee (D) | 84.4 | 8,140 |
Charles Jackson (R / Independent Party)  | 15.6 | 1,505 | ||
| Total votes: 9,645 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Brandon McGee defeated Craig Stallings in the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 5 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon McGee | 88.2 | 2,328 |
| Craig Stallings | 11.8 | 311 | ||
| Total votes: 2,639 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Charles Jackson advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 5.
2018
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Brandon McGee defeated Charles Jackson in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon McGee (D) | 85.0 | 6,474 |
| Charles Jackson (R) | 15.0 | 1,144 | ||
| Total votes: 7,618 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Brandon McGee defeated Lawrence Jaggon in the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 5 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon McGee | 74.1 | 1,704 |
 | Lawrence Jaggon | 25.9 | 597 | |
| Total votes: 2,301 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 5
Charles Jackson advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 5 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | ||
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2016
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Brandon McGee defeated Paul Panos in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 5 general election.[3]
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Brandon McGee Incumbent |
81.89% | 7,515 | |
| Republican | Paul Panos | 18.11% | 1,662 | |
| Total Votes | 9,177 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State | ||||
Incumbent Brandon McGee ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 5 Democratic primary.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Brandon McGee Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Paul Panos ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 5 Republican primary.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Paul Panos (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. Incumbent Brandon McGee was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[4][5]
2012
McGee ran in the 2012 election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 5. McGee defeated Leo Canty in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012. He defeated Paul Panos (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brandon McGee |
83.5% | 7,543 | |
| Republican | Paul Panos | 16.5% | 1,488 | |
| Total Votes | 9,031 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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In 2013, the Connecticut General Assembly was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate Connecticut House of Representatives District 5 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Fox 61, "State Rep. McGee to step down to work for Gov. Lamont's reelection," accessed January 18, 2022
- ↑ McGee for State Rep, "About Brandon" accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of the State, "Election Night Reporting, 2016 General Election," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official primary and general election results," accessed November 26, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 19, 2012
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012," accessed November 21, 2012
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Connecticut House of Representatives District 5 2013-2022 |
Succeeded by Maryam Khan (D) |
