Democrat to switch parties, giving NC GOP a supermajority
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Democratic State Rep. Tricia Cotham is expected to switch parties on Wednesday, giving NC Republicans the supermajority they need to override any veto by Gov. Roy Cooper.
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North Carolina Democrat expected to switch parties, join GOP
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Democrat to switch parties, giving NC GOP a supermajority
A Democrat lawmaker from North Carolina is reportedly expected to change her political party and become a Republican, giving the GOP a veto-proof majority in the state House.
A North Carolina Democratic lawmaker is expected to flip her party affiliation, multiple Republicans with knowledge of the discussions tell Axios. … One possible factor, though, is that Cotham r...
Speculation is rising in the North Carolina legislature that a Democrat is about to switch parties and give Republicans a complete veto-proof majority in the General Assembly, a move that could affect legislation on immigration, abortion and voting.
Democratic State Rep. Tricia Cotham is expected to switch parties on Wednesday, giving NC Republicans the supermajority they need to override any veto by Gov. Roy Cooper.
News of Cotham’s decision provoked divergent reactions from each party, with Republicans celebrating the move and Democrats calling for her resignation.
A Democrat in the North Carolina state House switched to the Republican Party on Wednesday, giving the GOP veto-proof control in both chambers of the legislature and handing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper a setback in trying to block hardline conservative policies in his final two years in office.
Speculation is brewing in North Carolina that a Democratic state legislator may change her party affiliation. Republicans have scheduled a Wednesday news conference with Democrat Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg
The decision of a lawmaker in North Carolina to leave the Democratic Party and become a Republican is a "political earthquake," according to a congressman from the Tar Heel State.
North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham announced she was switching affiliation on Wednesday — a move that gives the Republicans a veto-proof majority in the state.
A North Carolina Democrat State Representative is expected to announce that she will switch to the Republican Party. The effect of this change would be to give the Republicans in the North Carolina…
The party switch announced by Rep. Tricia Cotham, of Mecklenburg County, means Republicans now hold the 72 seats required in the 120-seat House to hold a veto-proof majority.
By Dianne Gallagher and Devon M. Sayers, CNN North Carolina Republicans gained a veto-proof supermajority in the state House after a Charlotte-area Democrat announced Wednesday she was switching parties. State Rep.
Democratic North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham is expected to switch her party affiliation to Republican, according to a report. The move would give Republicans a supermajority in the state House.
Rep. Tricia Cotham of Charlotte quietly joined the state’s GOP with no fanfare — only a favorite on a tweet welcoming her to the party’s ranks, WRAL News reported.
Democrats recently criticized Cotham for skipping a vote that resulted in the override of Cooper's veto of a Republican-sponsored bill that eased gun regulations in the state.
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