Larry R. Brown (February 9, 1943 – August 16, 2012) was a member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...
.
He was first elected in 2004 after defeating Rep.
Michael P. Decker in the Republican primary. Decker had spent most of his last term as a Democrat although he had been elected earlier as a Republican.
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
Southern Wesleyan University is a private Christian university in Central, South Carolina. It was founded in 1906 by what is now the Wesleyan Church. The institution is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on ...
. 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.
Following redistricting, Brown was defeated for another term in the May 2012 Republican primary. He died later that year, while still in office.
News & Observer: Rep. Larry Brown has died
Elections
2012
2010
2008
2006
2004
References
External links
North Carolina General Assembly bio of BrownBrown's campaign webpageVote Smart bio of Brown
1943 births
2012 deaths
Southern Wesleyan University alumni
Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
North Carolina Republicans
North Carolina Democrats
People from Kernersville, North Carolina
21st-century American politicians
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