Overview
- Brockman submitted a letter resigning effective immediately, shortly after House Speaker Destin Hall named a bipartisan committee to investigate and consider expulsion.
- He remains in jail on a bond of about $1.05 million, with a court hearing on a bond-reduction request scheduled for Monday.
- Brockman faces two counts of statutory sexual offense with a child and two counts of indecent liberties with a child involving a 15-year-old, with prosecutors alleging tracking via an app, videos on the teen’s phone, a 911 call, and an attempt to reach the teen in an emergency room.
- Guilford County Democrats plan to meet on Nov. 15 to choose a nominee to fill the seat, and state law directs the governor to appoint that person to serve the remainder of the term.
- The vacancy reduces Democrats’ voting strength in a narrowly divided House and could ease Republican efforts to override vetoes until a replacement is seated, though leaders do not expect major votes this year.