‘Not the Democratic Party I grew up
in.’ Pat Cotham talks about daughter’s
GOP switch
Posted By: NorthernDog, 4/6/2023 11:22:50 AM
For NC Rep. Tricia Cotham, being a Democrat was a part of her identity from a young age. At 12, she was registering people to vote. As a child, she worked to get Harvey Gantt elected Charlotte mayor. She was the only Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools student to ride in Bill Clinton’s motorcade during an early ‘90s visit because of her voter registration advocacy. She was former U.S. Sen. John Edwards’ first intern on Capitol Hill. Her mom, who serves in an at-large seat on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners as a Democrat, fondly remembered those memories in an interview with
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Dems were mad that she included the American flag in messages. Other articles mention she was being excluded from meetings, scolded for mentioning her Christian faith and for not supporting gun-grabbing legislation.