Madison CawthornLast Updated: August 15, 2024
Location
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Insurrection Related Information
- Voted Against Certification
- Spoke at Rally
- Spread Disinformation Online
- Election Denier
Previous Office(s) Held
- U.S. House Representative, North Carolina District 11
Executive Summary
This Representative spread disinformation through social media and voted against certifying election results on January 6, 2021.
Attended rally and allegedly violated DC and federal firearm laws.
- “Representatives Gosar, Biggs and Cawthorn deliberately misled Trump supporters and actively encouraged them to believe they could stop the certification of the election results.
- Rep. Cawthorn spoke at the January 6th march and urged listeners to tell members of Congress: “You know what? If you don’t start supporting election integrity, I’m coming after you, Madison Cawthorn is coming after you. Everybody is coming after you.”
- Their words helped light the match, resulting in death and destruction at the US Capitol.” Campaign for Accountability
Previous Office(s) Held
Former U.S. House Representative, North Carolina District 11
Term:
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Previously Ran for Office(s)
Ran for U.S. House Representative, North Carolina District 11 in 2024
Press Coverage
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Here Are the 253 Key Political Leaders Who Back Trump’s False Claims of Election Fraud
Published on September 5, 2022 Read at Bloomberg -
EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff
Published on October 24, 2021 Read at Rolling Stone -
The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results
Published on January 8, 2021 Read at New York Times
Verified Social Media Handles
Gab
Insurrection-Related Media
Sources
- Watchdog Calls for Investigation into Reps. Gosar, Biggs, and Cawthorn for Role in Jan. 6th Insurrection (Campaign for Accountability)
- North Carolina U.S. Representatives’ Public Statements (Advance Democracy Inc.)
- CfA Complaint - OCE - Reps. Biggs Gosar Cawthorn (Campaign for Accountability)
- Madison Cawthorn (Ballotpedia)
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