{"biography":"Kanika Shevon Brown is the incumbent Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District\u202f71, covering parts of Forsyth County and southern Winston\u2011Salem. She is on the ballot for re\u2011election in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election, having advanced unopposed from a canceled Democratic primary earlier that year\u30101\u2020L1-L5\u3011. Brown first won the seat in the 2022 election after defeating former officeholder Evelyn Terry\u2019s husband in the Democratic primary and running unopposed in the general\u30105\u2020L19-L27\u3011. She was re\u2011elected in 2024 with 100\u202f% of the vote as the only listed candidate\u30101\u2020L31-L35\u3011.\n\nBrown was born and raised in Winston\u2011Salem, North Carolina. While specific degree information is not listed in the available sources, her professional background includes work as a healthcare habilitation worker, a role that involves supporting individuals with disabilities\u30103\u2020L9-L11\u3011. She has also been a small\u2011business owner, community activist, and substitute teacher in Forsyth County schools\u301015\u2020L9-L13\u3011\u301016\u2020L20-L23\u3011. Her personal experience as the mother of a child with autism informs her focus on early\u2011childhood programs and education policy\u301015\u2020L13-L16\u3011.\n\nBefore entering the General Assembly, Brown led local civic initiatives, serving as president of the Fuzzy Friends Pet Food Pantry, president of the Morningside\u2011Reynolds Park Road Neighborhood Association, and a board member of Experiment in Self\u2011Reliance\u301016\u2020L20-L23\u3011. She also worked as an assistant to a client with disabilities and has experience as a substitute teacher and teacher\u2019s aide\u301016\u2020L20-L23\u3011.\n\nIn the 2023\u20112024 legislative session, Rep. Brown served on the Agriculture, Alcoholic Beverage Control, Appropriations, Appropriations\u2011General Government, and Commerce committees\u30101\u2020L12-L18\u3011. She is a member of the Progressive House Caucus and has sponsored bills aimed at empowering local governments, supporting fair electoral maps, bolstering non\u2011profits, advancing workforce development, and promoting environmental justice\u301015\u2020L21-L27\u3011. BillTrack50 lists her office location in Raleigh and confirms her start date of January\u202f1,\u202f2023\u301013\u2020L1-L7\u3011.\n\nBrown\u2019s campaign platform emphasizes expanding healthcare access, including Medicaid expansion and protecting rural hospitals, as well as improving public schools, raising the minimum wage, and supporting working families\u30109\u2020L1-L7\u3011\u301016\u2020L27-L30\u3011. She describes herself as \u201cunbossed, unbought, and fighting for you\u201d and highlights her grassroots, progressive values on her campaign website\u30106\u2020L1-L6\u3011.\n\nBrown\u2019s contact information includes a Raleigh office at 16\u202fW.\u202fJones\u202fSt., Room\u202f1317, and a campaign office at 1549 Pleasant St., Winston\u2011Salem, NC\u202f27107\u30108\u2020L9-L13\u3011. The North Carolina Legislative staff lists a phone number for her office: 919\u2011733\u20115777\u301013\u2020L13-L15\u3011. No public email address is provided in the sources.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Kanika Brown - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Kanika_Brown)\n- [3] [Representative Kanika Brown - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/795)\n- [5] [Kanika Brown - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanika_Brown)\n- [6] [Home - Kanika Brown](https://electkanikabrown.com/)\n- [7] [Meet Kanika Brown - Kanika Brown](https://electkanikabrown.com/about)\n- [8] [Vote-USA | Kanika Brown | Currently Elected State Representative District 71, North Carolina](https://vote-usa.org/Intro.aspx?State=NC&Id=ncbrownkanika)\n- [9] [Platform - Kanika Brown](https://electkanikabrown.com/platform)\n- [13] [State Representative Kanika Brown | BillTrack50](https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/28122)\n- [14] [North Carolina State Rep. Kanika Brown - Biography | LegiStorm](https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/442617/Kanika_Shevon_Brown.html)\n- [15] [Kanika Brown- House District 71](https://nchousedems.com/our-members/kanika-brown-house-district-71/)\n- [16] [Get to know Rep.-elect Kanika Brown - NC Tribune](https://nctribune.com/news/2022/may/27/get-to-know-rep-elect-kanika-brown/)\n- [19] [Kanika Brown | Differentiators Data](https://differentiatordata.com/elected-official/kanika-brown/)\n- [20] [Get to know Democratic candidate Kanika Brown who is running for North Carolina House District 71](https://www.wxii12.com/article/kanika-brown-heads-local-neighborhood-association/30941875)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_071","county":"davidson","county_count":2,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 071"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kanika","fullname":"Kanika Shevon Brown","lastname":"Brown","middlename":"Shevon","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_071","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 071","county":"davidson","county_count":2,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_071","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 071","county":"davidson","county_count":2,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Kanika Brown is the Democratic incumbent for North Carolina House District\u202f71, seeking re\u2011election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"08fd00ded61f54a3"}