Clayton Brooks III
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Clayton Brooks III (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 9th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Brooks completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography[edit]
Clayton Brooks III was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina. He received an undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 2010 and a graduate degree from Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University in 2014. His professional experience includes working as a political director for Dan McCready for Congress, a director of advocacy for Covenant House, and working for state and national nonprofit organizations.[1]
Elections[edit]
2020[edit]
See also: North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2020
North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9
Incumbent Dan Bishop defeated Cynthia Wallace in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
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Dan Bishop (R) |
55.6
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224,661 |
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Cynthia Wallace (D) |
44.4
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179,463 | |
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Total votes: 404,124 | |||
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Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9
Cynthia Wallace defeated Harry Southerland, Clayton Brooks III, and Marcus Williams in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
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Cynthia Wallace |
56.0
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45,359 |
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Harry Southerland |
16.3
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13,163 | |
|
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Clayton Brooks III
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14.7
|
11,913 | |
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Marcus Williams
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13.0
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10,527 | |
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Total votes: 80,962 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dan Bishop advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stevie Rivenbark (R)
- Robert Pittenger (R)
- Raymond Gerber (R)
Candidate profile[edit]
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "My Name is Clayton Brooks III. I was born and raised in Laurinburg and I am Eagle Scout. My father and grandfather, of the same name, were local small business owners in Laurinburg and my mother is a retired public elementary school teacher. I am a graduate of Scotland High School, Harvard University, and Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 in 2020
Campaign themes[edit]
2020[edit]
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Clayton Brooks III completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brooks' responses.
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My Name is Clayton Brooks III. I was born and raised in Laurinburg and I am Eagle Scout. My father and grandfather, of the same name, were local small business owners in Laurinburg and my mother is a retired public elementary school teacher. I am a graduate of Scotland High School, Harvard University, and Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University.
- Its time for a new generation of leadership to change the overheated tone in Washington and return a focus of public service to our political system..
- North Carolina's rural counties have been left behind by the digital economy and desperately need real economic development solutions.
- I will put the needs of Charlotte and the rural Eastern Counties in District 9, over hyper partisan political games.
I'll fight to make healthcare more affordable, expand rural economic development, keep our promises to our seniors and our veterans, and improve our kids' schools while keeping them safe. Additionally, its time to finally repair our crumbling infrastructure.
Affordable Healthcare We need to bring down the cost of health care for our families. For too long our families and small business owners have struggled with the rising cost of premiums, co-pays, and prescription drugs. I will fight hard every day to ensure pre-existing condition protection and access to quality affordable healthcare. To do that I believe we need to strengthen the Affordable Care Act, expand Medicaid in North Carolina and create a public health insurance option.
Jobs and Real Rural Economic Development Rural economic development is vital to eastern NC's future growth- including providing loans and grants to create jobs and support infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community services such as schools, public safety and healthcare; and high-speed internet access in rural areas. I'll make sure we reauthorize and expand the Farm Bill because it's absolutely vital to the health and growth of rural North Carolina and it covers everything from supporting farmers to ensuring that those short of food don't go hungry.
Protect Social Security and Medicare. These are not entitlements, Seniors have worked hard to earn these benefits.
Infrastructure Bill is long overdue.
I'm a Minister who's spent the last ten years working for churches and nonprofits fighting homelessness and supporting our most vulnerable populations.
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See also[edit]
2020 Elections
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 16, 2020
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