Danny Britt

American politician from North Carolina
Senator
Danny Britt
Member of the North Carolina Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2017
Preceded byJane Smith
Constituency13th District (2017–2023)
24th District (2023–Present)
Personal details
Born
Danny Earl Britt Jr.

July 6, 1979 (age 44)
Lumberton, North Carolina
Political partyRepublican (2015-present)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic (until 2010)
SpouseJill Cassady (m. 2007)
Children2
ResidenceLumberton, North Carolina
Alma materAppalachian State University (BA)
University of Oklahoma (JD)
ProfessionAttorney
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
North Carolina National Guard
Years of service1996–2000 (U.S. Army)
RankSergeant (U.S. Army)
Lieutenant Colonel (NC National Guard)

Danny Earl Britt Jr. (born July 6, 1979) is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate, having represented the 24th district and its predecessors since 2017.[1][2] He is a Lt. Colonel in the North Carolina Army National Guard.[3][4] Britt is the first Republican to have been elected to the seat since the Reconstruction Era.[5][6][7]

Committee assignments

[8]

2021-2022 session

  • Appropriations/Base Budget
  • Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety (Chair)
  • Judiciary (Chair)
  • Transportation (Chair)
  • Commerce and Insurance
  • Finance
  • Health Care

2019-2020 session

  • Appropriations/Base Budget
  • Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety (Chair)
  • Judiciary (Chair)
  • Transportation
  • Pensions, Retirement and Aging
  • Redistricting and Elections

2017-2018 session

  • Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
  • Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
  • Judiciary
  • State and Local Government
  • Transportation

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2022[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Danny Britt (incumbent) 28,717 58.35%
Democratic Darrel "BJ" Gibson Jr. 20,494 41.65%
Total votes 49,211 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2020[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Danny Britt (incumbent) 45,264 63.56%
Democratic Barbara Yates-Lockamy 25,949 36.44%
Total votes 71,213 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2018[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Danny Britt (incumbent) 31,106 62.50%
Democratic John Campbell 18,661 37.50%
Total votes 49,767 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2016[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Danny Britt 34,126 54.98%
Democratic Jane Smith (incumbent) 27,940 45.02%
Total votes 62,066 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

  1. ^ "Danny Britt". North Carolina Republican Senate Caucus. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Danny Britt wins reelection to N.C. Senate". November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Unsinkable Danny Britt". THE RACE TO 2020.
  5. ^ "'Hope To Hopelessness:' Will Government Step Up After Second Storm?". WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source. Oct 10, 2018. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "The unsinkable Danny Britt". Washington Examiner. Jun 5, 2017. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Kruse, Michael. "How Trump Won One of America's Most Diverse Counties — By a Lot". POLITICO. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "Danny Earl Britt". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  9. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ^ [3]North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ^ [4]North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina Senate
Preceded by
Jane Smith
 Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 13th district
2017–2023 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 24th district
2023–Present 		Incumbent
  • v
  • t
  • e
156th General Assembly (2023–2024)
President of the Senate
Mark Robinson (R)
President pro tempore
Phil Berger (R)
Majority Leader
Paul Newton (R)
Minority Leader
Dan Blue (D)
  1. ▌Norman Sanderson (R)
  2. ▌Jim Perry (R)
  3. ▌Bobby Hanig (R)
  4. ▌Buck Newton (R)
  5. ▌Kandie Smith (D)
  6. ▌Michael Lazzara (R)
  7. ▌Michael Lee (R)
  8. ▌Bill Rabon (R)
  9. ▌Brent Jackson (R)
  10. ▌Benton Sawrey (R)
  11. ▌Lisa Stone Barnes (R)
  12. ▌Jim Burgin (R)
  13. ▌Lisa Grafstein (D)
  14. ▌Dan Blue (D)
  15. ▌Jay Chaudhuri (D)
  16. ▌Gale Adcock (D)
  17. ▌Sydney Batch (D)
  18. ▌Mary Wills Bode (D)
  19. ▌Val Applewhite (D)
  20. ▌Natalie Murdock (D)
  21. ▌Tom McInnis (R)
  22. ▌Mike Woodard (D)
  23. ▌Graig Meyer (D)
  24. ▌Danny Britt (R)
  25. ▌Amy Galey (R)
  26. ▌Phil Berger (R)
  27. ▌Michael Garrett (D)
  28. ▌Gladys Robinson (D)
  29. ▌Dave Craven (R)
  30. ▌Steve Jarvis (R)
  31. ▌Joyce Krawiec (R)
  32. ▌Paul Lowe Jr. (D)
  33. ▌Carl Ford (R)
  34. ▌Paul Newton (R)
  35. ▌Todd Johnson (R)
  36. ▌Eddie Settle (R)
  37. ▌Vickie Sawyer (R)
  38. ▌Mujtaba Mohammed (D)
  39. ▌DeAndrea Salvador (D)
  40. ▌Joyce Waddell (D)
  41. ▌Natasha Marcus (D)
  42. ▌Rachel Hunt (D)
  43. ▌Brad Overcash (R)
  44. ▌Ted Alexander (R)
  45. ▌Dean Proctor (R)
  46. ▌Warren Daniel (R)
  47. ▌Ralph Hise (R)
  48. ▌Tim Moffitt (R)
  49. ▌Julie Mayfield (D)
  50. ▌Kevin Corbin (R)