Harold J. Brubaker

Harold J. Brubaker is a Republican politician who served in the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the state's seventy-eighth House district, including constituents in Randolph County, for 35 years. He resigned in 2012 with plans to become a lobbyist.[2] At the time he was the longest-serving sitting member of the House.[3]

Speaker Harold Brubaker
Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999
Preceded by	Dan Blue
Succeeded by	Jim Black
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office January 1, 1977 – July 12, 2012
Preceded by	Gilbert Ray Davis
Succeeded by	Allen Ray McNeill
Constituency	24th District (1977-1983) 38th District (1983-2003) 78th District (2003-2012)
Personal details
Born	November 11, 1946[1] Asheboro, North Carolina
Political party	Republican
Residence	Asheboro, North Carolina
Occupation	Real estate appraiser and cattle breeder

He was born and grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Brubaker was Speaker of the House for two terms (1995–1998). He was the only Republican Speaker in North Carolina in the twentieth century, the first Republican speaker since Zeb V. Walser (1895) and the first non-Democrat to be speaker since Populist A. F. Hileman (1897).

A real estate appraiser and cattle breeder from Asheboro, North Carolina, Brubaker was first elected to the House in 1976 and in 2011 became chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.[4]

He is a board member and chairman emeritus of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).[5]

Election history

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives District 49, November 2, 2010[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Brubaker	13,823	100

Controversies

In 1989, the New York Times reported that Brubaker was paid $10,000 to assist developers in Durham, North Carolina, regarding a real estate project that drew scrutiny from authorities.[7] The project involved converting a hosiery mill into homes for the elderly, and caused concern when subordinates had reportedly been against the project, but funds were appropriated nevertheless.[7]

References

1. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
2. News & Observer News & Observer: Brubaker resigning House seat to go into lobbying
3. WRAL (January 19, 2011). "GOP House leaders name committee chairs". WRAL.com. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
4. News & Observer: Brubaker will lead Appropriations panel Archived October 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
5. "Leadership". www.ALEC.org. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
6. "N.C. Board of Elections: 2010 General Election Results". ClarityElections.com. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
7. Philip Shenon (September 22, 1989). "H.U.D. Inquiry Links Five More to Big Fees". The New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2010. Mr. Adams told the Senate banking and housing committee today that follow-up audits had identified payments to the five additional housing consultants, including Harold J. Brubaker, a Republican State Representative in North Carolina, who got $10,000 to assist developers in Durham. That project, converting a hosiery mill into homes for the elderly, has drawn scrutiny following disclosure that Housing Secretary Samuel R. Pierce Jr. overruled subordinates and ordered funds for it.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN