Wendy Brawley

Wendy C. Brawley is an American politician. She is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 70th District, serving since 2017.[1] She is a member of the Democratic party.[2]

Wendy Brawley
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 70th district
Assumed office
June 20, 2017
Preceded byJoseph Neal
Personal details
Born (1958-10-11) October 11, 1958
Queens, New York, United States
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of South Carolina (B.A.)
Webster University (M.A.)

Political history

In January 2020, Brawley endorsed Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for the Presidency of the United States.[3]

Electoral history

2016 SC Senate

Brawley unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for the South Carolina Senate's 21st district in 2016. Incumbent Darrell Jackson went on to win the general election unopposed.

South Carolina Senate District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darrell Jackson (incumbent) 6,289 61.8
Democratic Wendy Brawley 3,894 38.2
Total votes 10,183 100.0

2017 SC House of Representatives special election

After the death of South Carolina congressman Joseph Neal in February 2017, his District 70 seat became vacant. Brawley finished first in the primary, but did not secure 50% of the vote, and therefore advanced to the runoff. Brawley defeated H. Heath Hill in the runoff and advanced to the general election as the Democratic nominee.

South Carolina House of Representatives District 70 Democratic Primary, 2017[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wendy Brawley 1,199 40.6
Democratic H. Heath Hill 706 23.9
Democratic Levola Taylor 376 12.7
Democratic Norman Jackson 289 9.8
Democratic Jermaine Walker 251 8.5
Democratic George Wilson 102 3.5
Democratic Harry Reese, Sr. 20 0.9
Democratic Patrick Morris 9 0.3
Total votes 2,952 100.0
South Carolina House of Representatives District 70 General Election, 2017[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wendy Brawley 2,522 78.1
Republican Bill Strickland 705 21.8
Write-in 3 0.1
Total votes 3,230 100.0
Democratic hold

2018 SC House of Representatives

Brawley was the only Democrat to run in 2018, so there was no Democratic primary.

South Carolina House of Representatives District 70 General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wendy Brawley (incumbent) 9,820 98.2
Write-in 179 1.8
Total votes 9,999 100.0
Democratic hold

Personal life

Brawley was born in Queens and currently resides in Hopkins, South Carolina. She is married to her husband, Paul, with whom she has two children: Paul Jr. and Kanita.[1]

References
  1. "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. Lovegrove, Jamie (January 19, 2020). "Biden leads in SC endorsements as 2020 candidates pursue influential supporters". Post and Courier. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. "SC - Election Results - State House of Representatives, District 70 - DEM". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. "SC - Election Results - State House of Representatives, District 70". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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