Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn

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R North Carolina, 11th (2021-2023) Defeated

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Summary

Cawthorn, David Madison a Representative from North Carolina; born in Buncombe County, N.C., August 1, 1995; home schooled in Hendersonville, N.C.; attended Patrick Henry College, Purcellville, Va.; business owner; realtor; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (January 3, 2021-present).

Biographical

Full Name: David Madison Cawthorn
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: MAD-ih-suhn KAW-thorn
Date of Birth: Aug. 1, 1995 (age: 28)
Place of Birth: Asheville, N.C.
Religion: Baptist
Hometown: Hendersonville, N.C.
Place of Residence: Hendersonville, N.C.
Previous Occupation: Business manager

Wikipedia

Official biography

Family:

Divorcing: Cristina Bayardelle Cawthorn fitness instructor, April 3, 2021 in Hendersonville, N.C.

Relations with people in our database:

Second cousin of Stephen L. Smith

Miscellaneous Links:

Ballotpedia

C-SPAN

GovTrack

Project VoteSmart

Campaign Links:

X (Twitter), campaign

Instagram, campaign

Facebook, campaign

Open Secrets political finance profile

YouTube, campaign

Social Networking:

LinkedIn

Facebook, official

Instagram

X (Twitter), official

YouTube, official

Education

Patrick Henry College - Attended, political science (2016)
Home-school - High school diploma (2014)

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2021-Jan. 2, 2023) Defeated

Member, 11th Congressional District of North Carolina

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

11th Congressional District of North Carolina

David Madison Cawthorn (Madison), 54.50%
Republican

Moe Davis, 42.34%
Democrat

Tracey DeBruhl, 1.93%
Libertarian

Tamara Zwinak, 1.22%
Green

Employment History

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) (Jan. 2015-May 2016)

Staff Assistant
Chick-fil-A Inc.

Lead Manager, Hendersonville, N.C. Location

Associated Organizations

Own leadership PAC:

Making a Difference in Service to Our Nation

Election campaign:

Madison Cawthorn for Congress (North Carolina)

Place of worship:

Biltmore Church (Hendersonville, N.C.)

Awards

Defender of Limited Government Award (Institute for Legislative Analysis) (June 2023)
Freedom Fighter Award (FreedomWorks Inc.) (Jan. 2022)

Official Signature

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2022
Election Candidate: 2020, 2020 (Amendment)
Extension Letter: 2023, 2022, 2021
New Hire: 2021
Stock transaction: 12/14/2022, 06/08/2022, 06/08/2022, 05/27/2022, 10/17/2021
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Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $62,824.15
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) made waves in January for stating that he'd "built [his] staff around comms rather than legislation." But as it turns out, his supposedly communications-heavy staff composition is on track with the rest of the House if the job titles mean what they say. read more
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