NC Rep. Cawthorn raises $1 million; rival gets big haul, too
April 16, 2021
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, the recently elected youngest member of Congress, raised more than $1 million for his campaign committee in the first quarter, while a western North Carolina civil rights activist who just last month said she wants to unseat him also reported an impressive haul.
The committee for Cawthorn, a Republican elected in November at age 25, reported taking in almost $1.05 million during the three months ending March 31. The federal campaign filing deadline was Thursday.
Cawthorn, considered a rising national star in the Republican Party, initially waved off criticism for questioning the legitimacy of President Joe Biden's election. Cawthorn was among the speakers at outgoing President Donald Trump's Jan. 6 rally in Washington before hundreds of Trump’s supporters broke into the Capitol. Cawthorn said publicly shortly after the inauguration that he accepted Biden as president.