In January 2020, Brawley endorsed Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for the Presidency of the United States.
[2] In May 2022, she sponsored a bill that would stop schools from sending lunch debts to collection agencies.
[3] Brawley unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for the South Carolina Senate's 21st district in 2016.
After the death of South Carolina congressman Joseph Neal in February 2017, his District 70 seat became vacant.
Brawley defeated H. Heath Hill in the runoff and advanced to the general election as the Democratic nominee.