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Not to be confused with Bryan Cohen or Brian Cohen.

Bryan Cohn is an American politician who is currently serving as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 32nd district. The district is based in Granville and Vance counties.[1] He was first elected in 2024, narrowly defeating incumbent representative Frank Sossamon.[2][3][4]

Personal life and career

Cohn was raised in Henderson and currently lives in Oxford.[5] He previously served on the Oxford Board of Commissions.[6][7]

Political positions

Cryptocurrency

Cohn supports cryptocurrencies, but does not believe taxpayer money should be invested into them.[8]

Immigration

Cohn voted against House Bill 318, also known as the Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act, which encourages cooperation between local and federal law enforcement regarding illegal immigrants.[9][10]

Oxford water plant

Cohn opposed House Bill 74, a 2025 bill that would shift $10,000,000 from Oxford, a city in his district, to other parts of North Carolina represented by Republicans. He believed it was for “retribution” due to flipping HD-32 in 2024 from Republican control to Democratic control.[11]

Election History

2024

N.C. House of Representatives 32nd district General Election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bryan Cohn 21,215 48.95%
Republican Frank Sossamon (incumbent) 20,987 48.42%
Libertarian Ryan Brown 1,140 2.63%
Total votes 43,342 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2021

City of Oxford Commissioner Election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
S. Quon Bridges 932 20.81%
Patricia T. Fields 771 17.22%
Bryan K. Cohn 713 15.92%
B. Seth Lumpkins 702 15.68%
Courtney Crudup 576 12.86%
John L. Oliver 454 10.14%
Walkiria Jones 306 6.83%
Write-In (Miscellaneous) 24 0.54%
Total votes 4,478 100%

Note: Voters choose up to Four Commissioners

References

  1. ^ “Representative Bryan Cohn – Biography – North Carolina General Assembly”. North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  2. ^ Zehnder, Katherine (December 3, 2024). “Sossamon requests recount in House District 32”. The Carolina Journal. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  3. ^ Bowen, Russ (January 2, 2025). “Local Matters: 1-on-1 with NC representative-elect Bryan Cohn | CBS 17”. CBS 17. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  4. ^ Sherman, Lucille (November 6, 2024). “The North Carolina races that broke the GOP’s legislative supermajority – Axios Raleigh”. Axios Raleigh. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  5. ^ “Meet Bryan | Bryan4NC”. Bryan Cohn for N.C. House. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  6. ^ “Bryan Cohn- House District 32”. North Carolina House Democrats. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  7. ^ Davis, Tyler (August 2, 2024). “‘Things will be great when you’re downtown’ | Archives | hendersondispatch.com”. The Daily Dispatch. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  8. ^ Doran, Will (March 5, 2024). “NC lawmakers reverse themselves, move ahead with bill to invest State Pension Plan in cryptocurrency”. WRAL News. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  9. ^ Kraemer, Brianna (June 5, 2025). “Republicans to target vulnerable Dems over immigration votes”. The Carolina Journal. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  10. ^ “House Roll Call Vote Transcript for Roll Call #163 – 2025-2026 Session – North Carolina General Assembly”. North Carolina General Assembly. April 29, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  11. ^ Wagner, Adam (May 7, 2025). “NC lawmakers sent Oxford $10 million to help pay for a water plant. Now, they want it back”. North Carolina Public Radio. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  12. ^ “11/05/2024 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS”. North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  13. ^ “11/02/2021 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS”. North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2025.