John Ray Bradford III (born September 9, 1974) is a former member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 98th House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County. Bradford, a Republican succeeded Thom Tillis after his successful run for the United States Senate in 2014.
John R. Bradford, III | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 98th district | |
| In office January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Christy Clark |
| Succeeded by | Beth Gardner Helfrich |
| In office January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Thom Tillis |
| Succeeded by | Christy Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Ray Bradford III September 9, 1974 South Carolina, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Shea Hedinger |
| Education | Clemson University (BS) University of Memphis (MBA) |
Bradford served four elected terms in the NC House of Representatives. He was the Freshman Majority Whip his first term. He was the Senior Chairman of the House Finance Committee during his third and fourth terms. He also served as a Chairman of Local Government, Regulatory Reform and the Alcohol Beverage Control Committees. After completing his second term, Bradford lost his 2018 re-election campaign to Democrat Christy Clark of Huntersville by 415 votes.[1] In 2020, he would later regain his seat by beating Clark in a rematch and win yet another rematch against Clark in 2022. Bradford unsuccessfully ran for Congress in North Carolina's 8th congressional district in 2024, losing the Republican nomination to eventual winner Mark Harris.
Life and career
editBradford earned his bachelor's degree in engineering from Clemson University in 1996 and his MBA from the University of Memphis in 2000.[2][3] He is the founder of Park Avenue Properties, a property management business, and sold it to PURE Property Management in 2020.[3] He is the founder and CEO of petscreening.com which launched in 2017.[4][5] Bradford is also the inventor of FidoAlert and TabbyAlert, a nationwide texting alert network for lost pets. Bradford uses his current company's profits to fund the alert network, making it free to pet owners nationwide.[citation needed]
Electoral history
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Harris | 24,764 | 30.45% | |
| Republican | Allan Baucom | 21,964 | 27.00% | |
| Republican | John Bradford | 14,458 | 17.78% | |
| Republican | Don Brown | 8,519 | 10.47% | |
| Republican | Leigh Brown | 7,845 | 9.65% | |
| Republican | Chris Maples | 3,787 | 4.66% | |
| Total votes | 81,337 | 100% | ||
2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Bradford (incumbent) | 18,080 | 50.93% | |
| Democratic | Christy Clark | 17,420 | 49.07% | |
| Total votes | 35,500 | 100% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Bradford | 31,793 | 51.67% | |
| Democratic | Christy Clark (incumbent) | 29,743 | 48.33% | |
| Total votes | 61,536 | 100% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Christy Clark | 20,033 | 50.52% | |
| Republican | John Bradford (incumbent) | 19,618 | 49.48% | |
| Total votes | 39,651 | 100% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Bradford (incumbent) | 25,428 | 56.48% | |
| Unaffiliated | Jane Campbell | 19,597 | 43.52% | |
| Total votes | 45,025 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Bradford | 2,536 | 59.14% | |
| Republican | Lynette D. Rinker | 1,153 | 26.89% | |
| Republican | Sharon Hudson | 599 | 13.97% | |
| Total votes | 4,288 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Bradford | 14,558 | 54.98% | |
| Democratic | Natasha Marcus | 11,922 | 45.02% | |
| Total votes | 26,480 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
edit- ↑ Erik Spanberg (7 November 2018). "Feeling blue, Charlotte voters help break state's GOP supermajority, oust incumbents". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
- 1 2 "John R. Bradford, III". LinkedIn. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ↑ "About Us". PetScreening.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Representative John R. Bradford, III (Rep)". North Carolina General Assembly.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- 1 2 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.