DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Kanika Brown

North Carolina State Representative, District 71 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 71

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 12.2%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +76.1; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Agriculture and Environment
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Appropriations
Appropriations, General Government
Commerce and Economic Development
Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 17 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1224 Local Governments Assisting Affordable Housing.
COUNTIES; HOUSING; LOCAL; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MUNICIPALITIES; FORSYTH COUNTY; WINSTON-SALEM · Failed in committee May 2026

HB 1226 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Planning and Zoning.
BOARDS; CITY COUNCILS; COUNTIES; LOCAL; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MUNICIPALITIES; PLANNING & ZONING; PROPERTY; SESSION LAWS; FORSYTH COUNTY; WINSTON-SALEM · Failed in committee May 2026

HB 1202 First Responder Training Track.
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFICE; COUNTIES; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY SERVICES; HIGHER EDUCATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; MOTOR VEHICLES; MUNICIPALITIES; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC; TRANSPORTATION; FORSYTH COUNTY; WINSTON-SALEM; STOKES COUNTY; KING · Failed in committee May 2026

HB 1194 Winston-Salem/Forsyth Joint Emergency Operations Center Funds.
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; COUNTIES; DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICES; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MUNICIPALITIES; PUBLIC; FORSYTH COUNTY; WINSTON-SALEM · Failed in committee May 2026

HB 1201 Youth Placement Study.
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; CHILD CUSTODY; DHHS; FOSTER CARE; MINORS; PILOT PROGRAMS; PUBLIC; REPORTS; SOCIAL SERVICES; STUDIES; FAMILY ISSUES · Failed in committee May 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Brown sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Brown is closer to the center than 47% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Lindsey Prather, Terry Brown, Tracy Clark

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET

With Brown’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills45%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Brown’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Brown	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Aug 5, 2026	SJR 1091: Adjournment Resolution.	No	No	Yes	Passed 78–28
Aug 5, 2026	HB 268: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II.	No	No	Yes	Passed 79–28
Aug 4, 2026	HB 834: State Board of Elections Administrative Changes.	No	No	Yes	Passed 74–35
Aug 4, 2026	SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments.	No	No	Yes	Passed 71–38
Aug 4, 2026	SB 445: Regulatory Reform Act of 2026.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 84–26

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Brown was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 71

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	North Carolina House District 71	Won	D+76.1	D+38.9	+37.2
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 71	Won	—	—	—
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 71	Won	—	—	—