Bryan A. Braddock
Republican · SC · Florence City Council Member, District 3
Florence City Council member for District 3 who runs the real estate company SC Keys LLC and founded the Take the Soap Foundation. He holds an economics degree from Francis Marion University and sits on the council's finance, audit and budget committee.
Where Bryan A. Braddock stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Moved to pass an ordinance saying the city does not require income tax returns to get or renew a business license. It passed first reading 7-0.
June 9, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Moved to create a council Finance, Audit and Budget Committee to review city money, audits and budgets and report to council each month. Council approved it 5-2.
February 14, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Voted to move $500,000 in federal pandemic aid (ARPA) to buy four police cars and a garbage truck, holding $500,000 for council to decide later. It passed 6-1.
September 11, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Moved to approve water and sewer revenue bonds for projects such as planning a surface water treatment plant and automated water meters. Council approved them 7-0.
August 14, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Seconded the motion to adopt the city budget for July 2023 to June 2024. Council adopted it 7-0.
June 12, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Moved to approve a lease-purchase deal of up to $3 million for lights, bleachers and netting at the city's athletic complex. Council passed it unanimously on first reading.
September 13, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted to move $500,000 in federal pandemic aid (ARPA) to buy four police cars and a garbage truck, holding $500,000 for council to decide later. It passed 6-1.
September 11, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Moved to annex and zone 1.47 acres on Toscanna Drive for townhomes, though nearby residents opposed it. It passed first reading 5-2.
May 12, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Moved to approve water and sewer revenue bonds for projects such as planning a surface water treatment plant and automated water meters. Council approved them 7-0.
August 14, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Moved to approve a lease-purchase deal of up to $3 million for lights, bleachers and netting at the city's athletic complex. Council passed it unanimously on first reading.
September 13, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Moved to pass a rule that limited small in-home child care sites to five children, to match the state fire code. Council later deferred the bill 6-0.
February 9, 2026
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Moved to pause final approval of building plans on land with cemeteries while the city wrote rules to protect graves. It passed first reading 6-0.
February 10, 2025
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Was appointed by a 6-0 council vote to the Finance, Audit and Budget Committee and to the Business Development Committee.
December 9, 2024
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Moved to shrink the Florence Housing Authority board from seven to five members, which passed 6-0. He also moved to end the city's Aesthetics Advisory Committee, which passed first reading 6-0.
November 18, 2024
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Moved for Florence to opt out of the national PFAS "forever chemicals" water lawsuit settlement and have council pick the city's own lawyers. It passed 7-0. On November 27 he moved to hire the legal team, also passed 7-0.
November 13, 2023
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Moved to put on hold an ordinance that grew a business grant district along East Palmetto Street until a citywide corridor plan was done. Council voted 7-0 to table it.
July 10, 2023
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Moved to remove Linda Becote from the Florence Housing Authority board for misconduct in office, after a public hearing. Council voted 6-0 to remove her.
April 20, 2023
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Stepped aside (recused himself) from a vote on an opioid settlement grant deal, citing a conflict of interest. Council approved it 6-0 without him.
March 13, 2023
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Was sworn in on November 21, 2022 to continue serving as the District 3 member of Florence City Council.
November 21, 2022
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Moved to send a plan to hand out about $800,000 in hotel tax money to tourism groups to the finance committee for review before a final vote. Council agreed 6-0.
October 10, 2022
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Reported as chair of the council's Marketing and Public Relations Committee on plans to teach residents how city government works, called "Government 101."
April 11, 2022
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Made the motion, passed 7-0, that people who wanted to speak to council during COVID-19 must first contact the city manager. The city manager then set up a safe way for each one to appear.
May 10, 2021
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Took office on April 8, 2021 as the Florence City Council member for District 3.
April 8, 2021
Source: cityofflorencesc.gov
Past race Bryan A. Braddock ran in:
- City Council Member District 3 · November 3, 2026 · Florence city, South Carolina · incumbent