| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 71 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Kanika Brown |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Winston-Salem |
| Percent White: | 42 |
| Percent Black: | 33 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 20 |
| Percent Asian: | 2 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 3 |
| Population: | 82,927 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 71st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Kanika Brown since 2023.[1]
Since 2003, the district has included part of Forsyth County. The district overlaps with the 31st and 32nd Senate districts.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 1, 1985. | 1985–1993 Parts of Wilson and Nash counties.[2] | ||||||
| align=left | Larry E. Etheridge | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1991 | |||
| align=left | William W. Lewis | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1993 | |||
| align=left | Josephus Mavretic | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995 | Redistricted from the 8th district. | 1993–2003 Parts of Nash, Edgecombe, Pitt, and Wilson counties.[3] | |
| align=left | Edward Norris Tolson | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997 | |||
| align=left | Joe Tolson | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 23rd district. | ||
| align=left | Larry Womble | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013 | Redistricted from the 66th district. Retired. | 2003–Present Part of Forsyth County.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | |
| align=left | Evelyn Terry | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2023 | Retired. | ||
| align=left | Kanika Brown | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | |||