Growing up as the son of two public school educators, the values of service, education, and community were instilled in Terry from the very beginning. Terry watched his parents sacrifice to provide their students the opportunity to succeed. Terry has experienced all that the Tar Heel State has to offer – from being born and raised in Fayetteville, to working as a field organizer in the dusty back roads of Halifax County, and then to honing his skills as an advocate in Raleigh before settling in Charlotte to start a family and his career as an attorney and public servant.

Brown for NC — Meet Terry

Terry Brown is serving in his second term as a State Representative, representing North Carolina's 92nd House District. In 2023 Terry was elected to serve as the House Democratic Whip for the 2023-2024 Session. Terry is an accomplished litigation attorney in Charlotte where he lives in Steele Creek with his wife Arielle, their pet turtle, Terra, and lab-mix, Pharaoh.

Black Political Caucus Member (2015- Present)

League of Women Voter’s Civic 101 Graduate (2018)

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Social Justice Committee Member

Safe Alliance Domestic Violence Victim's Attorney

Terry Brown is originally from Fayetteville. He lives in Steele Creek with his wife, Arielle, and is a Social Justice Committee member at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church.

Terms in House:

3 ( 0 in Senate )

Occupation:

Attorney

Representative Terry M. Brown Jr. — North Carolina General Assembly

League of Women Voter’s Civic 101 Graduate (2018)

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Social Justice Committee Member

Safe Alliance Domestic Violence Victim's Attorney

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Terry currently works as an attorney. He has worked as an attorney for domestic violence victims with Safe Alliance.

Representative Terry M. Brown Jr. has been serving North Carolina's 92nd House District since 2021, representing Southwest Mecklenburg County, including the Steele Creek area of Charlotte. A lifelong North Carolinian and accomplished attorney, he was elected as the House Democratic Whip for the 2023–2024 session.

Terry M. Brown — House District 92

Mailing Address:

300 N. Salisbury Street, Rm. 509

Raleigh, NC 27603-5925

Terms in House:

3 ( 0 in Senate )

Occupation:

Attorney

Terry has served as a State Representative for North Carolina's 92nd House District since 2021 and is in his third term.

Terry M. Brown- House District 92

2026 North Carolina General Election

We must ensure that more is done for affordable housing across the state and pass legislation to ensure that tenants are protected from predatory out of state landlords.

Brown for NC — Our Vision

Should North Carolina legalize mobile sports betting? Yes. This presents North Carolina the opportunity to have an additional stream of revenue and protect residents who are already engaged in online betting. This was a complete, unedited response supplied by Terry Brown Jr. for a WSOC-TV candidate questionnaire published October 19, 2022, ahead of the November 8, 2022 general election.

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OUR CHILDREN
OUR GROWTH

We must grow the middle class by providing access to jobs with higher wages and by fighting income inequity. We must also provide the resources needed to support a robust local small business community so that it works for everyone.

North Carolina has not increased its minimum wage in over a decade. Currently our minimum wage is lower than that of all but two states. A person working full time at minimum wage cannot afford to rent an apartment anywhere in District 92. A raise in the state minimum wage will benefit our economy by allowing more funds to flow to local businesses.

Our State needs to ensure that we provide basic workplace protections and health issues such as paid family leave, sick days, and vacation times to ensure a successful, happy and productive workforce.

Calls for more affordable housing and legislation protecting tenants from predatory out-of-state landlords.

Supports legalizing mobile sports betting.

Advocates for access to higher-wage jobs and policies to reduce income inequality.

Supports providing resources for local small businesses.

Supports raising North Carolina's minimum wage.

Supports workplace protections including paid family leave, sick days, and vacation time.

- Calls for more affordable housing and legislation protecting tenants from predatory out-of-state landlords.
- Supports legalizing mobile sports betting.
- Advocates for access to higher-wage jobs and policies to reduce income inequality.
- Supports providing resources for local small businesses.
- Supports raising North Carolina's minimum wage.
- Supports workplace protections including paid family leave, sick days, and vacation time.

Economy

As of January 5, 2026, Terry Brown’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Are you in favor of Medicaid expansion? Yes. Real Medicaid expansion is crucial to not just ensuring the overall health of North Carolina but will have a real economic impact on Mecklenburg County and North Carolina as a whole. This was a complete, unedited response supplied by Terry Brown Jr. for a WSOC-TV candidate questionnaire published October 19, 2022, ahead of the November 8, 2022 general election.

What is your position on abortion? Reproductive care should be safe and accessible. The first priority should be the health and safety of the woman seeking reproductive care and all decisions should be between a woman and her doctor. I believe that we should return to the protections previously afforded by Roe v. Wade and they should only limited in rare and extreme situations. This was a complete, unedited response supplied by Terry Brown Jr. for a WSOC-TV candidate questionnaire published October 19, 2022, ahead of the November 8, 2022 general election.

In today’s ever-changing world, accessible mental health care is more necessary than ever. Our youth are exposed to traumas that the average parent may not even recognize. My focus is on expanding access to mental health programs, especially for North Carolina’s youth.

Supports Medicaid expansion in North Carolina.

Believes reproductive care should be safe and accessible and supports restoring Roe v. Wade-era protections, with limits only in rare and extreme situations.

Prioritizes expanding access to mental health programs, especially for young people.

- Supports Medicaid expansion in North Carolina.
- Believes reproductive care should be safe and accessible and supports restoring Roe v. Wade-era protections, with limits only in rare and extreme situations.
- Prioritizes expanding access to mental health programs, especially for young people.

Healthcare

Should the legislature give Charlotte the authority to ask voters for a sales tax increase referendum for transit? Modernizing and expanding our transit capabilities and infrastructure, is critical to the growth of our region. However, the financial onus should not fall solely on the tax payers. The State and City of Charlotte must also agree on a mutual investment. That being said, the voters should and must ultimately approve any sales tax increase to fund transit. This was a complete, unedited response supplied by Terry Brown Jr. for a WSOC-TV candidate questionnaire published October 19, 2022, ahead of the November 8, 2022 general election.

Believes voters should ultimately approve any sales-tax increase for transit.

- Believes voters should ultimately approve any sales-tax increase for transit.

Voting & Elections

Legislative Wins

01.

Secured $300,000 to establish CMPD Cares Mental Health Response Team. (HB 802 included in 2021 State Budget)

OUR STATE'S FUTURE

Serious criminal justice reform must be a priority for our state. This includes bail reform, ensuring that our drug treatment courts are fully funded across the State and strengthening workforce development programs to reduce the barrier of entry back into the workforce as we welcome home our formerly incarcerated.

Secured $300,000 to establish the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Cares Mental Health Response Team.

Calls for criminal justice reforms including bail reform, fully funded drug-treatment courts, and workforce development for formerly incarcerated people.

- Secured $300,000 to establish the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Cares Mental Health Response Team.
- Calls for criminal justice reforms including bail reform, fully funded drug-treatment courts, and workforce development for formerly incarcerated people.

Public Safety

Terry Brown Jr. (D). What is the top priority for your district? I am honored to represent one of the most diverse districts in Mecklenburg County. There is no “one size fits all” top priority but some of the issues I hear the most from my constituents: Education- I will continue to listen to my constituents & educators & introduce legislation reflective of their concerns such as HB420 (funding teacher’s assistants to increase literacy rates) & HB475(restore teachers masters pay).

Education is a pathway to greater opportunities for our youth and strengthens our economy and communities. Unfortunately, our state has been failing its future generations due to a lack in adequate funding of our education system. North Carolina teachers earn thousands of dollars below the national average. This must change. We must adequately fund our school systems, recruit and train teachers and pay a wage that reflects the vital role they play in our state.

To be successful in the 21st century we must act with the future in mind. To that end, we need to provide support for broadband expansion so that students are able to have access to educational opportunities 24/7.

Plans to introduce legislation responsive to educators and constituents, including funding teacher assistants to support literacy and restoring teachers' master's pay.

Advocates for adequate school funding, teacher recruitment and training, and higher teacher pay.

Supports broadband expansion to give students around-the-clock access to educational opportunities.

- Plans to introduce legislation responsive to educators and constituents, including funding teacher assistants to support literacy and restoring teachers' master's pay.
- Advocates for adequate school funding, teacher recruitment and training, and higher teacher pay.
- Supports broadband expansion to give students around-the-clock access to educational opportunities.

Education

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- Advocates for access to higher-wage jobs and policies to reduce income inequality.
- Supports providing resources for local small businesses.
- Supports raising North Carolina's minimum wage.
- Supports workplace protections including paid family leave, sick days, and vacation time.

- Prioritizes expanding access to mental health programs, especially for young people.

- Calls for criminal justice reforms including bail reform, fully funded drug-treatment courts, and workforce development for formerly incarcerated people.

- Advocates for adequate school funding, teacher recruitment and training, and higher teacher pay.
- Supports broadband expansion to give students around-the-clock access to educational opportunities.

Terry Brown is from Fayetteville, North Carolina. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina and a law degree from Campbell University Law School. He lives in Steele Creek with his wife, Arielle. He attends Friendship Missionary Baptist Church.

Terry Brown Jr. (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia

Terry is a litigation attorney in Charlotte. He previously worked as a field organizer in Halifax County and as an advocate in Raleigh. 

Terry is currently a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 92. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. He is currently serving his third term.

Representative Terry M. Brown Jr. - Biography - North Carolina ...

Supports growing the middle class by providing access to higher wage jobs and fighting income inequity.

Supports affordable housing and tenant protections.

Said, "I will promote green initiatives, increase bike lanes, and improve access to greenways making the district a walkable community."

Supports prioritizing "serious criminal justice reform" including bail reform, fully funding drug treatment courts, and strengthening workforce development programs to ease reentry for formerly incarcerated individuals.

Plans to install more speed bumps in high traffic areas.

Advocates for protecting families to reduce intimate partner violence.

Supports expanding broadband access for students.

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