Harold J. Brubaker is a Republican politician who served in the North Carolina General Assembly.

He represented the state's seventy-eighth House district, including constituents in Randolph County, for 35 years.

A real estate appraiser and cattle breeder from Asheboro, North Carolina, Brubaker was first elected to the House in 1976 and in 2011 became chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

[4] He is a board member and chairman emeritus of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

[5] 2010 In 1989, the New York Times reported that Brubaker was paid $10,000 to assist developers in Durham, North Carolina, regarding a real estate project that drew scrutiny from authorities.