Frank Sossamon

Frank Sossamon is the Republican candidate for North Carolina House of Representatives District 32 in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against Democrat Bryan Cohn. A pastor, he represented the district from January 2023 to January 2025.[1]

Frank Sossamon was born in North Carolina and is a Pentecostal pastor; his career has included serving as senior pastor of South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church and founding the chaplain program at Maria Parham Hospital.[1] He was also president and a board member of 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.[1]

Sossamon defeated incumbent Democrat Terry Garrison in the 2022 general election for District 32, 51.3 percent to 48.7 percent.[1] In the 2023-2024 session he served on the Appropriations, Appropriations on Education, Commerce, Education - K-12 and Transportation committees.[1] He lost the 2024 general election to Bryan Cohn, 48.4 percent to 48.9 percent.[1] In 2026 he advanced from the Republican primary on March 3, and Cohn was selected in June as the Democratic nominee after Curtis McRae withdrew.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.