Larry R. Brown

Larry R. Brown (February 9, 1943 – August 16, 2012) was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.^[3] He was first elected in 2004 after defeating Rep. Michael P. Decker in the Republican primary.^[4] Decker had spent most of his last term as a Democrat although he had been elected earlier as a Republican.

Representative Larry Brown
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 73rd district
In office January 1, 2005 – August 16, 2012
Preceded by	Michael Decker (Redistricting)
Succeeded by	Joyce Krawiec[1]
Personal details
Born	(1943-02-09)February 9, 1943[2] Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Died	August 16, 2012(2012-08-16) (aged 69) Pinehurst, North Carolina
Political party	Republican
Residence	Kernersville, North Carolina[3]
Alma mater	Southern Wesleyan University
Profession	Postal worker, real estate broker

Brown served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1968. He earned a bachelor's degree from Central Wesleyan College (South Carolina), now known as Southern Wesleyan University. Brown then worked for the US Postal Service and later as a real estate broker.

Brown and his wife Martha were the parents of two children.

Brown was criticized by a gay rights organization for using anti-gay slurs in an e-mail to fellow House members in 2010.^[5]

Following redistricting, Brown was defeated for another term in the May 2012 Republican primary. He died later that year, while still in office.^[6]

Elections

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district Republican primary election, 2012^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debra Conrad	4,679	42.77%
	Republican	Larry Brown (incumbent)	3,197	29.22%
	Republican	Glenn L. Cobb	3,065	28.01%
Total votes			10,941	100%

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2010^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Brown (incumbent)	17,675	100%
Total votes			17,675	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2008^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Brown (incumbent)	26,636	83.80%
	Libertarian	Cary Morris	5,151	16.20%
Total votes			31,787	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2006^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Brown (incumbent)	11,432	100%
Total votes			11,432	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district Republican primary election, 2004^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Brown	4,250	77.03%
	Republican	Michael Decker (incumbent)	1,267	22.97%
Total votes			5,517	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election,2004^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Brown	23,966	86.46%
	Libertarian	Michael Smith	3,754	13.54%
Total votes			27,720	100%
	Republican hold

References

1. "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2011-2012". Retrieved 2021-04-03.
2. Project Vote Smart Profile
3. "N.C. General Assembly Profile". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
4. N.C. Board of Elections: July 2, 2004 Primary Results^{[permanent dead link]}
5. News & Observer: Legislator's email uses anti-gay language Archived 2010-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
6. News & Observer: Rep. Larry Brown has died Archived 2012-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
7. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
8. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
9. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
10. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
11. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
12. North Carolina State Board of Elections.

External links

• North Carolina General Assembly bio of Brown
• Brown's campaign webpage
• Vote Smart bio of Brown

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Curtis Blackwood	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 73rd district 2005–2012	Succeeded by Joyce Krawiec