Representative Kanika Brown Contact information

Kanika Shevon Brown is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. She represents the 71st district in the North Carolina House of Representatives. The 71st district includes parts of Forsyth County.

Brown assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2025. She is running for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 71. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Before her political career, Brown worked as a Healthcare Habilitation Worker. Her main contact number is 919-733-5777 and her legislative assistant is Kayla Cornett. She can be reached via email at Kanika.Brown@ncleg.gov.

In the 2022 general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 71, Brown won with 100% of the votes, totaling 18,196 votes. She had previously run 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.

During the 2023-2024 session, Brown was assigned to several committees including the Agriculture Committee, Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee, Appropriations Committee, Appropriations on General Government Committee, and Commerce Committee.

As of the 2020 Census, North Carolina state representatives represented an average of 87,116 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 79,715 residents. Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. North Carolina legislators assume office on January 1 the year after their election.