Brandon attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated with highest honors, and earned his law degree from New York University School of Law as a Root-Tilden-Kern Scholar and a Dean’s Scholar. He lives with his wife, Kellie, and their 2 children.

Brandon was a partner at the law firm Robinson Bradshaw, where he specialized in public finance. He began his legal career at the civil rights law firm Ferguson Stein Chambers. Prior to his current role, he has served on various boards and committees, including the Council for Children’s Rights, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Advisory Board, the Levine Museum of the New South, and the city of Charlotte’s Disparity Study Advisory Committee.

Brandon Lofton is a state representative serving District 104. He was elected in 2018 and is serving his third term. Brandon chaired the board for the Council for Children’s Rights.
 

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Supports fostering economic growth by expanding broadband infrastructure to attract investment, enhance education and career opportunities, modernize farming, and improve healthcare.

Wants to support economic growth by expanding infrastructure, enhancing education and career opportunities, and modernizing farming.

Supports increasing access to affordable childcare, raising state employee wages, and funding clean energy investments.

As state representative, sponsored House Bill (HB) 1136 to increase access to affordable childcare, raise state employee raises and fund clean energy investments.

As a House Representative, sponsored H.B. 624 “North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox Act” to facilitate innovation in financial services and technology. Supports regulatory measures that promote economic growth and innovation.

As a state representative, sponsored HB624 to facilitate innovation in financial services and technology. Supports regulatory measures that promote economic growth and innovation.

Believes in supporting small businesses and reducing regulatory burdens. As a House Representative, passed HB 732 to help nonprofits focus more on community service by clarifying merger statutes and raising the charitable solicitation exemption threshold.

Believes in reducing regulatory burdens on small businesses, and as a state representative, passed HB732 to help nonprofits focus more on community service by clarifying merger statutes and raising the charitable solicitation exemption threshold.

As a House Representative, sponsored legislation to increase transportation funding for Charlotte, restore the Child Tax Credit, and expand Medicaid.

As a state representative, sponsored legislation to increase transportation funding for Charlotte, restore the Child Tax Credit, and expand Medicaid.

Believes in modernizing loan origination fees and adjusting late payment charges for North Carolina banks. Supports regulatory changes to improve the banking sector.

As state representative, supported HB223 to "modernize loan origination fees" and "adjust late payment charges for North Carolina banks."

- Wants to support economic growth by expanding infrastructure, enhancing education and career opportunities, and modernizing farming.
- As state representative, sponsored House Bill (HB) 1136 to increase access to affordable childcare, raise state employee raises and fund clean energy investments.
- As a state representative, sponsored HB624 to facilitate innovation in financial services and technology. Supports regulatory measures that promote economic growth and innovation.
- Believes in reducing regulatory burdens on small businesses, and as a state representative, passed HB732 to help nonprofits focus more on community service by clarifying merger statutes and raising the charitable solicitation exemption threshold.
- As a state representative, sponsored legislation to increase transportation funding for Charlotte, restore the Child Tax Credit, and expand Medicaid.
- As state representative, supported HB223 to "modernize loan origination fees" and "adjust late payment charges for North Carolina banks."

Economy

Supports reducing energy and water consumption in public buildings to save taxpayer dollars.

- Supports reducing energy and water consumption in public buildings to save taxpayer dollars.

Energy & the Environment

Opposes legislative efforts that violate women's constitutional rights to control their reproductive health decisions.

Supports closing the Medicaid coverage gap to provide insurance for 500,000 North Carolinians.

Want to "close the Medicaid coverage gap" by providing insurance for 500,000 North Carolinians.

The candidate's website says, "HB 716 – Advisory Council for PANS(PANDAS): To establish an advisory council on pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS)."

Wants to establish an advisory council on pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS)."

Supports closing the Medicaid coverage gap.

- Supports access to abortion.
- Want to "close the Medicaid coverage gap" by providing insurance for 500,000 North Carolinians.
- Wants to establish an advisory council on pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS)."

Healthcare

Supports banning partisan data in redistricting and making judicial races non-partisan. As a legislator, cosponsored legislation to restore public funding for judicial races.

Opposes the use of partisan data in redistricting.

Supports protecting voting rights by ending gerrymandering and opposing efforts to limit access to voting.

Said, "[I am] working to protect our right to free and fair elections by fighting to finally end the practice of gerrymandering in North Carolina and oppose efforts to limit access to voting."

Supports nonpartisan redistricting criteria to ensure fairness and integrity in elections.

Believes in extending the deadline for state board approval of certain voter identification forms.

Wants to extend the deadline for the state board to approve forms of voter identification.

- Opposes the use of partisan data in redistricting.
- Said, "[I am] working to protect our right to free and fair elections by fighting to finally end the practice of gerrymandering in North Carolina and oppose efforts to limit access to voting."
- Wants to extend the deadline for the state board to approve forms of voter identification.

Voting & Elections

The candidate's website says, "HB 273 – Add Members to NC Training Standards Commissions: Provide that the North Carolina police benevolent association can appoint one full-time sworn law-enforcement officer to serve on the North Carolina criminal justice education and training standards commission."

Wants the North Carolina police benevolent association to appoint one full-time officer to serve on the North Carolina criminal justice education and training standards commission. 

Supports modernizing sexual assault laws, clarifying definitions, and prohibiting harmful substance distribution.

Believes in supporting rape victims by requiring the testing of all sexual assault examination kits.

Supports waiving guardianship or incompetency proceeding fees for law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty.

Wants to "waive any costs or fees arising out of guardianship or incompetency proceedings made on behalf of law enforcement officers...[for] injuries sustained in the line of duty."

- Wants the North Carolina police benevolent association to appoint one full-time officer to serve on the North Carolina criminal justice education and training standards commission. 
- Supports modernizing sexual assault laws, clarifying definitions, and prohibiting harmful substance distribution.
- Believes in supporting rape victims by requiring the testing of all sexual assault examination kits.
- Wants to "waive any costs or fees arising out of guardianship or incompetency proceedings made on behalf of law enforcement officers...[for] injuries sustained in the line of duty."

Public Safety

As a House Representative, sponsored H.B. 1136 to provide significant teacher raises, hire additional school counselors, social workers, nurses, and psychologists, and increase early childhood teachers.

Wants to give teacher raises, hire additional school counselors, social workers, nurses, and psychologists, and increase early childhood teachers.

Supports restoring master’s pay for teachers, paying non-certified school personnel $15 an hour, and providing budget flexibility to school districts.

Supports maintaining a 15-point scale for school performance grades to provide stability in K-12 school evaluations.

Supports a 15-point scale for school performance grades to provide stability in K-12 school evaluations.

Believes in restoring state sales tax refunds for schools and expanding the use of textbook funds to include electronic devices. Supports modifying class size provisions and providing rule-making exemptions for teacher licensure.

Wants to use state sales tax to refund schools and expanding the use of textbook funds to include electronic devices. 

As a House Representative, sponsored H.B. 771 to provide additional resources for educating children with learning differences.

As a House Representative, sponsored House Bill 771 to provide additional resources for educating children with learning differences.

Supports making teacher candidates pursuing world languages licensure eligible for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program.

Wants to make teacher candidates pursuing licensure in world languages  eligible for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program.

Believes in providing school districts with budget flexibility to respond to crises like COVID-19. As a House Representative, supported HB 1139 to allow the transfer of state funds between different allotments.

Believes in providing school districts with budget flexibility to respond to crises like COVID-19. 

Supports providing flexibility for Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in adopting the school calendar.

Supports funding for Best Buddies North Carolina to create relationships for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

- Wants to give teacher raises, hire additional school counselors, social workers, nurses, and psychologists, and increase early childhood teachers.
- Supports restoring master’s pay for teachers, paying non-certified school personnel $15 an hour, and providing budget flexibility to school districts.
- Supports a 15-point scale for school performance grades to provide stability in K-12 school evaluations.
- Wants to use state sales tax to refund schools and expanding the use of textbook funds to include electronic devices. 
- Wants to make teacher candidates pursuing licensure in world languages  eligible for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program.
- Believes in providing school districts with budget flexibility to respond to crises like COVID-19. 
- Supports providing flexibility for Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in adopting the school calendar.
- Supports funding for Best Buddies North Carolina to create relationships for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Education

As of June 14, 2024, Brandon Lofton’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Krista attended Radford University. She and her husband have 3 children together and reside in Charlotte.

Krista is a marketing director at the Bokhari Group. She has held this position for nearly 13 years. Previously she worked at Pelton and Crane as an event marketer. 

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Krista Bokhari’s campaign for state representative is her first run for public office. 

As of June 14, 2024, Krista Bokhari’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes in addressing the adolescent behavioral health crisis in NC through private sector solutions. Supports constructing The Katie Blessing Center to provide mental health care for NC youth.

Believes in addressing the adolescent behavioral health crisis in NC through private sector solutions, and supports constructing The Katie Blessing Center to provide mental health care for NC youth.

- Believes in addressing the adolescent behavioral health crisis in NC through private sector solutions, and supports constructing The Katie Blessing Center to provide mental health care for NC youth.

Believes in "meaningful legislative reform for our broken criminal justice system and struggling first responders."

- Believes in "meaningful legislative reform for our broken criminal justice system and struggling first responders."

Believes "the safety and success of our children" is paramount and plans to make an impact on education policies if elected.

- Believes "the safety and success of our children" is paramount and plans to make an impact on education policies if elected.

Krista Bokhari

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