ASHEVILLE After only three months in Congress, 11th District Republican Madison Cawthorn is facing a historically high number of potential election challengers, a result, political experts say, of his polarizing positions and rifts left by former President Donald Trump.
By April 15, five Democrats and one Republican looking to unseat Cawthorn had emerged. That is the largest challenger field any 11th District incumbent has seen at this point in an election, according to 20 years of state elections records.
Republican Wendy Nevarez, a Navy veteran and legal assistant from Asheville, said if elected, she will focus on affordable, sustainable housing and broadband infrastructure.
NC Rep. Cawthorn raises $1 million; Rival Beach-Ferrara gets big haul, too
The Associated Press
ASHEVILLE 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, has 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.
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
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