Edwards, one of seven Republicans challenging Cawthorn, is now considered to be a top contender in the primary.Įarlier in May, a political action committee calling itself Fire Madison Cawthorn released a video showing the congressman naked in a bed and thrusting on top of another person.
Thom Tillis, a fellow North Carolina Republican, called for a House ethics probe into the allegations. Later that month, ethics watchdogs raised suspicions about possible insider trading by Cawthorn over his relationship to an anti-Biden cryptocurrency. It was the second known time he had done so. In April, Cawthorn was cited on a misdemeanor criminal charge for bringing a handgun to a North Carolina airport. That same month, Cawthorn was reportedly charged with driving with a revoked license, while also facing two citations for speeding. The comments prompted outrage from Republicans in Washington, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. In a March podcast interview, he accused lawmakers of doing drugs and claimed that unidentified members of Congress invited him to orgies. But his actions and remarks in recent months have made him a target on both sides of the aisle. That blend of name recognition, incumbency and an endorsement from Trump might have made Cawthorn a shoo-in in his solid-red district. The youngest member of Congress, at 26 years old, Cawthorn quickly gained buzz, receiving an endorsement from Trump less than three months after being sworn in to office. Mark Meadows had vacated in order to take a job as Trump's White House chief of staff. But the GOP primary has nevertheless become a must-watch race, thanks to Cawthorn's penchant for seizing attention - and courting controversy.Ĭawthorn in 2020 won the seat that Republican former Rep. The Tar Heel State's 11th Congressional District is currently considered a safely Republican seat no matter who wins Tuesday.
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