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
(1995-08-01) August 1, 1995 (age 28) Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Cristina Bayardelle
(m. 2020; sep. 2021)
Signature
Madison Cawthorn's voice
Madison Cawthorn speaks in favor of fellowships for unemployed veterans Recorded May 18, 2021
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. Cawthorn became the first member of Congress born in the 1990s and describes himself as a Christian and a constitutional conservative.[1][2] He is a member of the Republican Party.
After working as a staffer for U.S. Representative Mark Meadows, Cawthorn was elected to succeed Meadows in 2020.[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 his reelection bid in the 2022 Republican primary to Chuck Edwards, who won the general election.[5][6]
^"Madison Cawthorn becomes first person born in the 1990s to be elected to Congress". CBS News. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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^"North Carolina Election Results: 11th Congressional District". The New York Times. November 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^Bowman, Emma (May 2, 2022). "Rep. Madison Cawthorn is under mounting pressure from scandals ahead of midterms". NPR. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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^Panetta, Grace; DeChalus, Camila; Griffiths, Brent D. (May 18, 2022). "Rep. Madison Cawthorn ousted from office amid scandals and opposition from his own party". Business Insider. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
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