Congress

Turncoat North Carolina Dem Was Courted by GOP Even Before Election

DOUBLE AGENT

A number of Republicans acknowledged encouraging Tricia Cotham to run for office while she was still a Democrat.

Erik Uebelacker
Erik Uebelacker
Tricia Cotham, whose recent defection from the Democratic Party handed its opponents a super majority, sits with fellow Republicans in North Carolina’s House of Representatives.
Jonathan Drake/Reuters
Erik Uebelacker

Erik Uebelacker

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