John Franklin Sossamon

John Franklin Sossamon, commonly known as Frank Sossamon, is the Republican nominee for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 32 in the November 3, 2026 general election. He previously served a single term in the same chamber, representing District 32 from January 1, 2023 until January 1, 2025, before being unseated in the 2024 election ²⁹.

Sossamon earned his bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University ⁹. He built his professional life around ministry and community service, serving as senior pastor of the South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church and founding the chaplain program at Maria Parham Hospital ². He also held leadership roles with several crime‑prevention organizations, including presidencies and board memberships with the Henderson/Vance County Crime Stoppers, the Vance County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, the Granville County Crime Stoppers, and the North Carolina Crime Stoppers Association ².

In the 2022 cycle, Sossamon won election to the state House, defeating incumbent Democrat Terry Garrison with 51.33 % of the vote ⁹. During his 2023‑2024 legislative session he served on the Appropriations Committee, the Appropriations‑Education Subcommittee, the Commerce Committee, the Education‑K‑12 Committee, and the Transportation Committee ². He sponsored a number of bills, though the specific legislation is not detailed in the available sources ². After losing his 2024 re‑election bid to Democrat Bryan Cohn, Sossamon announced a comeback bid and won the Republican primary on March 3, 2026 with 88.4 % of the vote, defeating Pamela Ayscue ². He now faces Democrat Curtis McRae in the November general ².

Sossamon’s 2026 campaign has been endorsed by Americans for Prosperity‑North Carolina, which highlighted his record of supporting “free‑market, limited‑government solutions” and cited his prior legislative work as evidence of his alignment with the organization’s priorities ¹². He is also listed as a sponsor of House Bill H376, the “Little Federal Model NC Edition,” alongside other Republican legislators ¹⁴.

While no campaign website is provided in the sources, his prior public service, religious leadership, and involvement in crime‑prevention initiatives form the core of his public profile as he seeks to return to the state House.

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