‘I Will Not Be Bullied,’ North Carolina Democrat Representative Switches to Republican

She cites oppressive dynamics within her former party

North Carolina Rep. Tricia Cotham in 2023. Courtesy of the North Carolina General Assembly

State Rep. Tricia Cotham, who won her district Mecklenburg district in the 2022 midterm election, has announced that she’s switching from the Democrat to the Republican party, giving the GOP a full supermajority.

A supermajority can override any veto from Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper, a governor who’s vetoed a record number of Republican bills.