THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, November 11, 1994              TAG: 9411110631
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B1   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   43 lines

NEXT HOUSE SPEAKER LIKELY TO BE ONE OF THREE

Republicans are scheduled to gather in Salisbury on Nov. 19 to choose their leaders, including the person who will be this century's first Republican speaker of the House.

Generally, speculation about who will be that speaker centers on three representatives, including one from eastern North Carolina: C. Robert Brawley, 50, a Mooresville insurance agent; N. Leo Daughtry, 53, a Smithfield lawyer; and Harold J. Brubaker, 48, an Asheboro businessman.

Brawley represents the 43rd District, which includes Catawba and Iredell counties. He has served seven terms in the state House. He has introduced legislation limiting the terms of House speakers and repealing gubernatorial succession. He has opposed some public campaign finance measures, bans on corporal punishment in day care centers, and some workplace safety reviews. In the 1993-94 session, Brawley was a vice chairman of the House Finance Committee.

Brubaker represents the 28th District, which includes Randolph County and part of Guilford County. He has served nine terms in the state House and impressed many area Republicans with his work as a vice president of the American Legislative Exchange Council.

He has supported such programs as Project Genesis, a school restructuring program under way in Pasquotank County; state intervention for low-performing schools; and state reviews of workplace safety. He opposed a ban on corporal punishment in day-care centers. Brubaker is the highest-ranked GOP member remaining in the House, according to a survey of legislators serving in 1993.

Daughtry represents the 95th District, which includes Johnston County. He has served one term in the House and two terms in the Senate. He was considered a leading candidate for minority leader before the GOP took control of the House and Republicans faced the task of selecting the speaker. In past sessions, Daughtry supported Project Genesis and the creation of the Air Cargo Authority. He opposed a ban on corporal punishment in day care centers and opposed a state review of workplace safety. by CNB