{"biography":"Brandon Marcus Lofton is the incumbent Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 104 and is seeking re\u2011election in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election [1]. He first assumed office on January\u202f1,\u202f2019, and his current term runs until January\u202f1,\u202f2027 [1][4].\n\nBorn on November\u202f5,\u202f1978, Lofton earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001 and a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law in 2004 [1][5][8]. He began his legal career at the civil\u2011rights firm Ferguson\u202fStein\u202fChambers (2004\u20112007) before joining Robinson\u202fBradshaw & Hinson, where he is a partner focusing on public finance matters [8][9].\n\nLofton\u2019s public\u2011service r\u00e9sum\u00e9 includes chairing the Council for Children\u2019s Rights board, serving on the Charlotte\u2011Mecklenburg Housing Advisory Board, and participating on the Levine Museum of the New South board, among other civic roles [8]. He has been recognized with the North Carolina Bar Association Citizen Lawyer Award, Charlotte Business Journal\u2019s 40\u202fUnder\u202f40, and the Charlotte Chamber\u2019s Young Professionals Business Leader award [8].\n\nElected to the state House in 2018 by defeating incumbent Republican Andy Dulin with 51.78% of the vote, Lofton has been re\u2011elected in 2020 (53.86% of the vote) and 2022, and most recently won the 2024 contest with 56% (27,629 votes) against Republican Trina V. Boyd [5][1]. He serves as the House Democratic Legislative Chair for the 2023\u20112024 session [9] and sits on several key committees, including Agriculture, Commerce, Education\u2011K\u201112, Finance, and Transportation for the 2023\u20112024 biennium [1].\n\nIn the legislature, Lofton has authored bipartisan bills aimed at families and children with learning differences, expanded flexibility for public schools, honored civil\u2011rights history, and supported nonprofit organizations. Notable achievements include a unanimously passed nonprofit\u2011support bill, legislation to increase childcare affordability and restore the state child\u2011tax credit, efforts to expand Medicaid, raise teacher pay, boost school funding, and protect fair\u2011election reforms [8].\n\nLofton lives in South Charlotte with his wife, Kellie, and their two sons, Caleb and Brandon\u202fII. He continues to practice law while representing his constituents, emphasizing a \u201cvibrant and inclusive economy,\u201d investment in public education, and protection of constitutional rights as outlined on his campaign website [7][8].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Brandon Lofton - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Brandon_Lofton)\n- [4] [Representative Brandon Lofton - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/751)\n- [5] [Brandon Lofton - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Lofton)\n- [6] [iVoterGuide - Brandon Lofton iVoterGuide Profile](https://ivoterguide.com/candidate/48498/race/11206/election/1206)\n- [7] [Brandon Lofton District 104 | United States | Brandon Lofton for NC](https://www.loftonfornc.com/)\n- [8] [Meet Brandon | Brandon Lofton for NC](https://www.loftonfornc.com/meet-brandon)\n- [9] [Brandon Lofton's Biography](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/183474/brandon-lofton)\n- [15] [State Representative Brandon Lofton | BillTrack50](https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/23996)\n- [16] [Brandon Lofton | BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/people/brandon-lofton)\n- [18] [North Carolina Representative Brandon Lofton - FastDemocracy](https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/nc/legislators/NCL000261/)\n- [19] [North Carolina State Rep. Brandon Lofton - Biography | LegiStorm](https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/309773/Brandon_Marcus_Lofton.html)\n- [20] [contact Representative Brandon Lofton of North Carolina](https://sengov.com/states/north-carolina/brandon-lofton/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_104","county":"mecklenburg","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 104"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Brandon","fullname":"Brandon Marcus Lofton","lastname":"Lofton","middlename":"Marcus","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_104","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 104","county":"mecklenburg","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_104","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 104","county":"mecklenburg","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic NC House Rep. Brandon Lofton seeks re\u2011election in 2026, bringing a legal background and bipartisan legislative record.","terms":[],"token":"744d3bd295bc7c49"}