Marcus Brandon

Marcus Brandon
Marcus Brandon
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 60th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2011
Preceded by Earl Jones
Personal details
Born Guilford County, North Carolina
Political party Democratic
Residence Greensboro, North Carolina
Website marcusbrandon.com

Marcus Brandon is a politician from Greensboro, North Carolina who serves in the North Carolina House of Representatives. A Democrat, he has represented the 60th district since January 2011.

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Early life and career

A lifelong resident of Guilford County, North Carolina, Brandon graduated from Southern Guilford High School. He attends North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) where he is majoring in political science. He expects to graduate in late 2010 or 2011.[1]

Brandon is a political consultant by profession. He worked for NGP Software, a leading supplier of campaign software, and later served as national finance director for Dennis Kucinich's 2008 presidential campaign.[2]

Political career

North Carolina's 60th state house district includes parts of Greensboro, High Point and Pleasant Garden. Brandon challenged four-term incumbent Rep. Earl Jones in the Democratic primary held on May 4, 2010 and defeated him by 60% to 40%.[3] The district is majority African American and heavily Democratic; in the general election, Brandon, who is African-American,[4] defeated his Republican opponent by a wide margin, taking 70% of the vote.[5] He took office in January 2011.

Personal

Brandon is openly gay.[6] He is the only openly LGBT member of the North Carolina General Assembly.[7] State senator Julia Boseman (D–Wilmington) was elected in 2004 as the state's first openly gay legislator but declined to seek reelection in 2010.

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