Kanika Brown

American politician from North Carolina
Kanika Brown
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 71st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byEvelyn Terry
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWinston-Salem, North Carolina

Kanika Shevon Brown is an American politician. She has been a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for 71st district (parts of Forsyth County) since 2023.[1][2] She originally ran in 2020 against then incumbent Evelyn Terry but lost in the Democratic primary. However, in 2022, she ran for the same seat once again and won against two other opponents, one being Evelyn Terry's husband Frederick Terry.[3]

Committee assignments

2023-2024 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - General Government
  • Agriculture
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Commerce

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kanika Brown 18,196 100%
Total votes 18,196 100%
Democratic hold
North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district Democratic primary election, 2022[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kanika Brown 2,336 47.85%
Democratic Frederick N. Terry 1,871 38.32%
Democratic David M. Moore 675 13.83%
Total votes 4,882 100%

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district Democratic primary election, 2020[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Evelyn Terry (incumbent) 7,224 64.64%
Democratic Kanika Brown 3,952 35.36%
Total votes 11,176 100%

References

  1. ^ "Kanika Brown's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kanika Brown". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Get to know Rep.-elect Kanika Brown".
  4. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  5. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

External links

  • Biography Page on the North Carolina General Assembly Website
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Evelyn Terry
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 71st district

2023–Present
Incumbent
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156th General Assembly (2023–2024)
Speaker of the House
Tim Moore (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Sarah Stevens (R)
Majority Leader
John Bell (R)
Minority Leader
Robert Reives (D)
  1. Ed Goodwin (R)
  2. Ray Jeffers (D)
  3. Steve Tyson (R)
  4. Jimmy Dixon (R)
  5. Bill Ward (R)
  6. Joe Pike (R)
  7. Matthew Winslow (R)
  8. Gloristine Brown (D)
  9. Timothy Reeder (R)
  10. John Bell (R)
  11. Allison Dahle (D)
  12. Chris Humphrey (R)
  13. Celeste Cairns (R)
  14. George Cleveland (R)
  15. Phil Shepard (R)
  16. Carson Smith (R)
  17. Frank Iler (R)
  18. Deb Butler (D)
  19. Charlie Miller (R)
  20. Ted Davis Jr. (R)
  21. Ya Liu (D)
  22. William Brisson (R)
  23. Shelly Willingham (D)
  24. Ken Fontenot (R)
  25. Allen Chesser (R)
  26. Donna McDowell White (R)
  27. Michael Wray (D)
  28. Larry Strickland (R)
  29. Vernetta Alston (D)
  30. Marcia Morey (D)
  31. Zack Forde-Hawkins (D)
  32. Frank Sossamon (R)
  33. Rosa Gill (D)
  34. Tim Longest (D)
  35. Terence Everitt (D)
  36. Julie von Haefen (D)
  37. Erin Paré (R)
  38. Abe Jones (D)
  39. James Roberson (D)
  40. Joe John (D)
  41. Maria Cervania (D)
  42. Marvin Lucas (D)
  43. Diane Wheatley (R)
  44. Charles Smith (D)
  45. Frances Jackson (D)
  46. Brenden Jones (R)
  47. Jarrod Lowery (R)
  48. Garland Pierce (D)
  49. Cynthia Ball (D)
  50. Renee Price (D)
  51. John Sauls (R)
  52. Ben Moss (R)
  53. Howard Penny Jr. (R)
  54. Robert Reives (D)
  55. Mark Brody (R)
  56. Allen Buansi (D)
  57. Ashton Clemmons (D)
  58. Amos Quick (D)
  59. Alan Branson (R)
  60. Cecil Brockman (D)
  61. Pricey Harrison (D)
  62. John Faircloth (R)
  63. Stephen Ross (R)
  64. Dennis Riddell (R)
  65. Reece Pyrtle (R)
  66. Sarah Crawford (D)
  67. Wayne Sasser (R)
  68. David Willis (R)
  69. Dean Arp (R)
  70. Brian Biggs (R)
  71. Kanika Brown (D)
  72. Amber Baker (D)
  73. Diamond Staton-Williams (D)
  74. Jeff Zenger (R)
  75. Donny Lambeth (R)
  76. Harry Warren (R)
  77. Julia Craven Howard (R)
  78. Neal Jackson (R)
  79. Keith Kidwell (R)
  80. Sam Watford (R)
  81. Larry Potts (R)
  82. Kristin Baker (R)
  83. Kevin Crutchfield (R)
  84. Jeffrey McNeely (R)
  85. Dudley Greene (R)
  86. Hugh Blackwell (R)
  87. Destin Hall (R)
  88. Mary Belk (D)
  89. Mitchell Setzer (R)
  90. Sarah Stevens (R)
  91. Kyle Hall (R)
  92. Terry Brown (D)
  93. Ray Pickett (R)
  94. Jeffrey Elmore (R)
  95. Grey Mills (R)
  96. Jay Adams (R)
  97. Jason Saine (R)
  98. John Bradford (R)
  99. Nasif Majeed (D)
  100. John Autry (D)
  101. Carolyn Logan (D)
  102. Becky Carney (D)
  103. Laura Budd (D)
  104. Brandon Lofton (D)
  105. Wesley Harris (D)
  106. Carla Cunningham (D)
  107. Kelly Alexander (D)
  108. John Torbett (R)
  109. Donnie Loftis (R)
  110. Kelly Hastings (R)
  111. Tim Moore (R)
  112. Tricia Cotham (R)
  113. Jake Johnson (R)
  114. Eric Ager (D)
  115. Lindsey Prather (D)
  116. Caleb Rudow (D)
  117. Jennifer Balkcom (R)
  118. Mark Pless (R)
  119. Mike Clampitt (R)
  120. Karl Gillespie (R)