Madison Cawthorn | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 11th district | |
| In office January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Meadows |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Edwards |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Madison Cawthorn August 1, 1995 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Cristina Bayardelle
(m. 2020; sep. 2021) |
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David Madison Cawthorn (born August 1, 1995) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Cawthorn describes himself as a Christian and a constitutional conservative.[1][2]
In 2014, Cawthorn was in a car accident that resulted in his being permanently paralyzed, leaving him wheelchair-bound. After working as a staffer for U.S. Representative Mark Meadows, Cawthorn was elected to succeed Meadows in 2020 and became the first member of Congress born in the 1990s.[3] His tenure was marked by various controversies, including allegations of insider trading, improper payments, bringing a handgun to an airport, and appearing in a leaked nude video.[4] Cawthorn lost renomination in the 2022 Republican primary to Chuck Edwards, who won the general election.[5][6]
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