PERSON: Madison Cawthorn

Politician

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. A member of the Republican Party, Cawthorn describes himself as a Christian and a constitutional conservative.

In 2014, Cawthorn was in a car accident that resulted in his being permanently paralyzed, leaving him wheelchair-bound. After working as a staffer for U.S. Representative Mark Meadows, Cawthorn was elected to succeed Meadows in 2020 and became the first member of Congress born in the 1990s. 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. Cawthorn lost renomination in the 2022 Republican primary to Chuck Edwards, who won the general election.

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