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Brewer accepts appointment to Goodman’s House seat

ROCKINGHAM — A former district court judge will be heading to Raleigh.

Scott Brewer announced Tuesday night that he had accepted the appointment from Gov. Roy Cooper to fill the seat in the state House of Representatives formerly occupied by Ken Goodman for the remainder of the current term.

“I am overwhelmed by confidence placed in me to take on this responsibility,” Brewer said in a Facebook post. “I will do everything I can to represent the people of Richmond, Montgomery and Stanly counties.”

“There is a lot of work to do and I will get started tomorrow morning!”

Brewer said the committee had four names to choose from and that he was “truly honored” by their confidence.

Brewer ended his post saying his joy was “tempered” by the Tuesday shooting at UNC-Charlotte and offered “prayers for the families of all the families touched by this horrific event.”

Goodman recently resigned his seat, after being re-elected in November, following his appointment in late February to the N.C. Industrial Commission by Cooper.

He previously told the RO that he wasn’t planning to move to the commission but was approached by several people and asked if he would be interested in serving. When he answered in the affirmative, they submitted his name to the governor.

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“This is another opportunity to serve the state in a different way,” he said. “I’m looking forward to it.”

Starting Wednesday, he will be part of a six-member board — made up of three individuals from the employee side and three from the employer side, with Goodman being from the latter — that hears workers’ compensation claims in the state.

Goodman was first elected to the House seat in 2010. Before him, the seat was held for a combined seven terms by current state Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Goodwin (four) and his wife, Melanie (three).

Ironically, Melanie Goodwin recently became the commission’s chief deputy commissioner.

 



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