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

(1984-09-18) September 18, 1984 (age 39)
High Point, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceHigh Point, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte (BA)
OccupationLegislator
Websitehttp://cecilfornc.com/

Cecil Antonio Brockman (born September 18, 1984) is an American politician from North Carolina. He was first elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2014. A member of the Democratic party, he has represented the 60th district[1] (including constituents in southwestern Guilford County, including all of Jamestown and Pleasant Garden and portions of Greensboro and High Point) since 2015.

Personal life

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] He is openly bisexual.[4] He is one of four openly LGBT members of the North Carolina General Assembly, alongside Reps. Deb Butler (D–Wilmington), Allison Dahle (D—Raleigh), and Marcia Morey (D–Durham).

Committee assignments

[5]

2021-2022 session

2019-2020 session

2017-2018 session

2015-2016 session

Electoral history

2020

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.[6][7]

North Carolina House of Representatives 60th district general election, 2020[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Brockman (incumbent) 25,120 64.06%
Republican Frank Ragsdale 14,094 35.64%
Total votes 39,214 100%
Democratic hold

2018

In 2018, Brockman defeated Kurt Collins with 69 percent of the vote.[9][10]

North Carolina House of Representatives 60th district general election, 2018[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Brockman (incumbent) 17,718 69.04%
Republican Kurt Collins 7,947 30.96%
Total votes 25,665 100%
Democratic hold

2016

Brockman ran unopposed in the 2016 election for his district and was reelected.[12]

North Carolina House of Representatives 60th district general election, 2016[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Brockman (incumbent) 27,035 100%
Total votes 27,035 100%
Democratic hold

2014

Brockman was first elected to represent the 60th district in the North Carolina House in 2014.[14]

North Carolina House of Representatives 60th district Democratic primary election, 2014[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Brockman 2,262 54.23%
Democratic Earl Jones 1,522 36.49%
Democratic David Small 387 9.28%
Total votes 4,171 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 60th district general election, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Brockman 13,373 100%
Total votes 13,373 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "About Cecil – Cecil Brockman for NC House". Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ Campbell, Colin (4 November 2016). "NC legislator comes out as bisexul". The News & Observer.
  5. ^ "Cecil Brockman". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "North Carolina Election Results". The New York Times. 2020-11-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  7. ^ "North Carolina State House - District 60 Election Results | The Clarion-Ledger". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  8. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ^ McLaughlin, Nancy (1 March 2018). "Kurt Collins runs for N.C. House District 60". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  10. ^ "North Carolina Election Results (Published 2018)". The New York Times. 2018-11-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  11. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ^ "North Carolina 60th District State House Results: Cecil Brockman Wins". The New York Times. 2017-08-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  13. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  16. ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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North Carolina House of Representatives Preceded byMarcus Brandon Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 60th district 2015-Present Incumbent
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