Kanika Brown

Kanika Brown
Kanika Brown
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; from the 71st district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2023
Preceded by	Evelyn Terry
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Winston-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

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

[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.

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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)
▌Ed Goodwin (R) ▌Ray Jeffers (D) ▌Steve Tyson (R) ▌Jimmy Dixon (R) ▌Bill Ward (R) ▌Joe Pike (R) ▌Matthew Winslow (R) ▌Gloristine Brown (D) ▌Timothy Reeder (R) ▌John Bell (R) ▌Allison Dahle (D) ▌Chris Humphrey (R) ▌Celeste Cairns (R) ▌George Cleveland (R) ▌Phil Shepard (R) ▌Carson Smith (R) ▌Frank Iler (R) ▌Deb Butler (D) ▌Charlie Miller (R) ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R) ▌Ya Liu (D) ▌William Brisson (R) ▌Shelly Willingham (D) ▌Ken Fontenot (R) ▌Allen Chesser (R) ▌Donna McDowell White (R) ▌Michael Wray (D) ▌Larry Strickland (R) ▌Vernetta Alston (D) ▌Marcia Morey (D) ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D) ▌Frank Sossamon (R) ▌Rosa Gill (D) ▌Tim Longest (D) ▌Terence Everitt (D) ▌Julie von Haefen (D) ▌Erin Paré (R) ▌Abe Jones (D) ▌James Roberson (D) ▌Joe John (D) ▌Maria Cervania (D) ▌Marvin Lucas (D) ▌Diane Wheatley (R) ▌Charles Smith (D) ▌Frances Jackson (D) ▌Brenden Jones (R) ▌Jarrod Lowery (R) ▌Garland Pierce (D) ▌Cynthia Ball (D) ▌Renee Price (D) ▌John Sauls (R) ▌Ben Moss (R) ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R) ▌Robert Reives (D) ▌Mark Brody (R) ▌Allen Buansi (D) ▌Tracy Clark (D) ▌Amos Quick (D) ▌Alan Branson (R) ▌Cecil Brockman (D) ▌Pricey Harrison (D) ▌John Blust (R) ▌Stephen Ross (R) ▌Dennis Riddell (R) ▌Reece Pyrtle (R) ▌Sarah Crawford (D) ▌Wayne Sasser (R) ▌David Willis (R) ▌Dean Arp (R) ▌Brian Biggs (R) ▌Kanika Brown (D) ▌Amber Baker (D) ▌Diamond Staton-Williams (D) ▌Jeff Zenger (R) ▌Donny Lambeth (R) ▌Harry Warren (R) ▌Julia Craven Howard (R) ▌Neal Jackson (R) ▌Keith Kidwell (R) ▌Sam Watford (R) ▌Larry Potts (R) ▌Kristin Baker (R) ▌Kevin Crutchfield (R) ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R) ▌Dudley Greene (R) ▌Hugh Blackwell (R) ▌Destin Hall (R) ▌Mary Belk (D) ▌Mitchell Setzer (R) ▌Sarah Stevens (R) ▌Kyle Hall (R) ▌Terry Brown (D) ▌Ray Pickett (R) ▌Blair Eddins (R) ▌Grey Mills (R) ▌Jay Adams (R) ▌Heather Rhyne (R) ▌John Bradford (R) ▌Nasif Majeed (D) ▌John Autry (D) ▌Carolyn Logan (D) ▌Becky Carney (D) ▌Laura Budd (D) ▌Brandon Lofton (D) ▌Wesley Harris (D) ▌Carla Cunningham (D) ▌Bobby Drakeford (D) ▌John Torbett (R) ▌Donnie Loftis (R) ▌Kelly Hastings (R) ▌Tim Moore (R) ▌Tricia Cotham (R) ▌Jake Johnson (R) ▌Eric Ager (D) ▌Lindsey Prather (D) ▌Caleb Rudow (D) ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R) ▌Mark Pless (R) ▌Mike Clampitt (R) ▌Karl Gillespie (R)
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