Cecil Brockman

Cecil Antonio Brockman (born September 18, 1984) is an American politician. He was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2014. A Democrat, he serves the 60th district.[1]

Cecil Brockman
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 60th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2015
Preceded byMarcus Brandon
Personal details
Born
Cecil Antonio Brockman

(1984-09-18) September 18, 1984
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceHigh Point, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
OccupationLegislator
Websitehttp://cecilfornc.com/

Early life and education

Brockman is a native of High Point, North Carolina.[2] He earned a degree in political science from UNC-Charlotte.[3] Before running for office, he worked on several North Carolina political campaigns.[2]

Political career

Brockman was first elected to represent the 60th district in the North Carolina House in 2014.[4]

Brockman serves as the legislative vice chair of the Education K-12 Committee.[3]

He is openly bisexual.[5] He is one of four openly LGBT members of the North Carolina General Assembly, alongside Reps. Deb Butler (D–New Hanover), Allison Dahle (D—Wake), and Marcia Morey (D–Durham).

Elections

Brockman ran unopposed in the 2016 election for his district and was reelected.[6] In 2018, Brockman defeated Kurt Collins with 69 percent of the vote.[7][8]

Brockman was uncontested in the 2020 Democratic primary.[3] He faced Frank Ragsdale in the general election and won with 64 percent of the vote.[9][10]

References
  1. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  2. "About Cecil – Cecil Brockman for NC House". Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  3. McLaughlin, Nancy (23 February 2020). "Well-known legislators fighting to keep seats in N.C. House". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  4. Moffett, Margaret (12 February 2018). "Democrat Cecil Brockman announces run for 3rd term in state House District 60". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  5. Campbell, Colin (4 November 2016). "NC legislator comes out as bisexul". The News & Observer.
  6. "North Carolina 60th District State House Results: Cecil Brockman Wins". The New York Times. 2017-08-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  7. McLaughlin, Nancy (1 March 2018). "Kurt Collins runs for N.C. House District 60". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  8. "North Carolina Election Results (Published 2018)". The New York Times. 2018-11-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  9. "North Carolina Election Results". The New York Times. 2020-11-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  10. "North Carolina State House - District 60 Election Results | The Clarion-Ledger". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Marcus Brandon		 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 60th district
2015-Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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