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State Representative, 32nd District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

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Frank Sossamon

Republican

Pastor · Oxford

The gist

Voted for the 'Choose Your School, Choose Your Future' bill.
Supports directing school funds to classrooms before administration.
Supports reclaiming farmland owned by foreign adversaries.
Voted to expand Medicaid; pledges to fight fraud in it.
Introduced a faith-based mental health pilot for Vance and Granville.
Voted for the Fairness in Women's Sports Act.

More about Frank

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Voted for the 'Choose Your School, Choose Your Future' bill.
Priorities | Frank Sossamon for NC
Campaign website · The Committee to Elect Frank Sossamon · frankfornc.com
“Frank Sossamon voted for the “Choose Your School, Choose Your Future” bill, empowering parents with resources to choose the best education model for their child.”
Supports directing school funds to classrooms before administration.
Priorities | Frank Sossamon for NC
Campaign website · The Committee to Elect Frank Sossamon · frankfornc.com
“the General Assembly should require school boards to direct enough state education funds for classroom supplies and programs for Special Needs, ESL and Gifted students”
Supports reclaiming farmland owned by foreign adversaries.
Priorities | Frank Sossamon for NC
Campaign website · The Committee to Elect Frank Sossamon · frankfornc.com
“Frank Sossamon is committed to reclaiming farmland held by foreign adversaries”
Voted to expand Medicaid; pledges to fight fraud in it.
Priorities | Frank Sossamon for NC
Campaign website · The Committee to Elect Frank Sossamon · frankfornc.com
“Frank Sossamon voted to give greater healthcare access to rural communities by voting to expand Medicaid”
Introduced a faith-based mental health pilot for Vance and Granville.
Meet Frank | Frank Sossamon for NC House District 32
Campaign website · The Committee to Elect Frank Sossamon · frankfornc.com
“introduced House Bill 982, the “Faith in Mental Health” initiative”
Voted for the Fairness in Women's Sports Act.
Priorities | Frank Sossamon for NC
Campaign website · The Committee to Elect Frank Sossamon · frankfornc.com
“Frank Sossamon voted for “The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” which protects female athletes from being forced to compete with males”

Bryan K. Cohn

DemocraticIncumbent

Consultant; small business owner · Oxford

The gist

Supports repealing the recently passed school voucher program.
Supports a state constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights.
Supports raising the minimum wage to a livable wage.
Supports paid family and sick leave for all workers.
Sponsored automatic expungement of certain eviction records.In office
Sponsored a property tax exemption for child care facilities.In office

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Supports repealing the recently passed school voucher program.
Priorities — Bryan Cohn for NC House
Campaign website · Bryan Cohn For NC · bryan4nc.com
“I’ll work to repeal the destructive voucher program recently passed by Republicans in our legislature”
Supports a state constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights.
Priorities — Bryan Cohn for NC House
Campaign website · Bryan Cohn For NC · bryan4nc.com
“I’ll advocate for a state constitutional amendment to be approved by voters that will enshrine a woman’s right to choose into state law”
Supports raising the minimum wage to a livable wage.
Priorities — Bryan Cohn for NC House
Campaign website · Bryan Cohn For NC · bryan4nc.com
“I’ll champion a long-overdue increase in the minimum wage in North Carolina to a livable wage”
Supports paid family and sick leave for all workers.
Priorities — Bryan Cohn for NC House
Campaign website · Bryan Cohn For NC · bryan4nc.com
“I’ll advocate for paid family and sick leave for all workers”
Sponsored automatic expungement of certain eviction records.
House Bill 267, "Expunging Certain Eviction Records." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to Provide for the automatic expungement of certain eviction records”
Sponsored a property tax exemption for child care facilities.
House Bill 115, "Child Care Facility Tax Exemption." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to exempt qualifying child care facilities from property tax”

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