George A. Brown Jr.

Democratic Party

Candidate, Kentucky House of Representatives District 77

Kentucky House of Representatives District 77

Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

11

Compensation

Base salary

$203.28/calendar day for legislators elected before December 31, 2024. $221.94/calendar day for legislators elected after January 1, 2025.

Per diem

$195.80/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

Dunbar High School, 1966

Bachelor's

Tennessee State University

Personal

Religion

Christian: Catholic

Profession

Business coordinator

Contact

Official website

Official YouTube

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

George A. Brown Jr. (Democratic Party) is a member of theKentucky House of Representatives, representingDistrict 77. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Brown (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to theKentucky House of Representatives to representDistrict 77. The Democratic primary for this office onMay 19, 2026, was canceled.

Biography

George A. Brown Jr. was born inLexington, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor of science in business administration from Tennessee State University. Brown’s career experience includes working as a Supplier Diversity Business Enterprise Coordinator with the University of Kentucky Facilities Management. He has been a member of the Kentucky Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Council.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Brown was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
• House Local Government Committee
• Postsecondary Education Committee

2023-2024

Brown was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
• House Education Committee (decommissioned)
• House Local Government Committee
• Appropriations and Revenue Committee
• Education Committee
• Local Government Committee

2021-2022

Brown was assigned to the following committees:

• Economic Development & Workforce Investment Committee
• House Local Government Committee
• Small Business & Information Technology Committee

2019-2020

Brown was assigned to the following committees:

• Health and Family Services Committee
• House Local Government Committee
• Small Business & Information Technology Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentGeorge A. Brown Jr. (D) andJason Griffith (R) are running in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		George A. Brown Jr. (D)
		Jason Griffith (R)

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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for May 19, 2026, was canceled. IncumbentGeorge A. Brown Jr. (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for May 19, 2026, was canceled.Jason Griffith (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77 without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

2024

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentGeorge A. Brown Jr. defeatedJason Griffith in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George A. Brown Jr. (D)	72.5	12,808
		Jason Griffith (R)	27.5	4,862

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,670
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentGeorge A. Brown Jr. defeatedDaniel Whitley in the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George A. Brown Jr.	63.3	2,128
	Submit photo	Daniel Whitley	36.7	1,234

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,362
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Jason Griffith advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77.

Endorsements

2022

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentGeorge A. Brown Jr. defeatedTerry Cunningham in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George A. Brown Jr. (D)	75.7	9,011
		Terry Cunningham (R)	24.3	2,892

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,903
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentGeorge A. Brown Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Terry Cunningham advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77.

2020

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentGeorge A. Brown Jr. won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George A. Brown Jr. (D)	100.0	15,052

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentGeorge A. Brown Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77.

2018

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentGeorge A. Brown Jr. defeatedMarianne Weiss in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George A. Brown Jr. (D)	75.9	10,319
	Submit photo	Marianne Weiss (R)	24.0	3,270
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	8

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,597 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentGeorge A. Brown Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		George A. Brown Jr.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77

Marianne Weiss advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 77 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Marianne Weiss

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2016

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theKentucky House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 26, 2016.

IncumbentGeorge A. Brown Jr. ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 77 general election.^[2][3]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 77, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	George A. Brown Jr.Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	13,245
Total Votes				13,245
Source:Kentucky State Board of Elections

IncumbentGeorge A. Brown Jr. ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 77 Democratic primary.^[4]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 77, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	George A. Brown Jr.Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theKentucky House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 28, 2014.George A. Brown Jr. defeatedMichael Haskins in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.^[5][6][7]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 77 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
George A. Brown, Jr.	62%	2,403
Michael Haskins	38%	1,474
Total Votes		3,877

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2014

Brown's website highlighted "Economic Development, Education and Health Care" as campaign themes.^[8]

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