Clyde Robert Brawley (born April 10, 1944) is a former American politician who was a Republican member of the

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. He represented the state's 43rd

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district, including constituents in Catawba and Iredell counties (formerly the 35th district and now the 95th district) from 1981 until he retired in 1999. While in office, Brawley was elected the President of the National Republican Legislators Association and was named National Legislator of the Year in 1995. Brawley ran for

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, losing to Democratic incumbent James Long. In 2012, Brawley was again elected to the House from the Iredell County-based 95th district. He won the May 8 Republican primary, which was tantamount to election, since no Democrat filed for the seat as it is a Republican leaning district. Meanwhile, Brawley was also in 2012 named to lead the North Carolina chapter of the

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, a potential conflict of interest. In April 2013, Brawley filed House Bill 640 that would allow lobbyists to give unreported gifts to state lawmakers in North Carolina. In May 2013, Brawley resigned as chairman of the House Finance Committee in a dispute with House Speaker

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. Brawley lost his bid for another term in the May 2014 Republican primary, with some of his colleagues in the House campaigning against him. Afterwards, the House Republican Caucus passed a vote of "no confidence" in Brawley, effectively barring him from caucus meetings. Brawley suggested that the censure was in retaliation for his criticism of Tillis. On December 9, 2015, Brawley announced his candidacy for the office of

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, challenging incumbent

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. He ended up losing the Republican primary to McCrory on March 13, 2016 as McCrory had incumbency advantage behind him.

Electoral history

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2012

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(Campaign site) , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Brawley, Robert Living people 1944 births People from Mooresville, North Carolina North Carolina State University alumni Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives 21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly 20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly