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'''Madison Cawthorn''' is a rising [[Republican]] star currently running for [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[North Carolina]]'s 11th congressional district in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]] to replace [[Mark Meadows]], who resigned in May to become the White House Chief of Staff to [[President Trump]].
Cawthorn was left partially paralyzed from the waist down after a deadly car accident in 2014.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/26/who-madison-cawthorn-what-know-rnc-speaker/5640110002/ Who is Madison Cawthorn? RNC speaker would be youngest member of Congress if he wins in November]</ref>
==2020 U.S. House election in North Carolina's 11th district==
After Rep. [[Mark Meadows]] resigned to become the White House [[Chief of Staff]] only to prove [[Trump's inept advisers|his ineffectiveness]], several Republicans announced their candidacies to replace him, including Cawthorn as well as [[Lynda Bennett]]. After no one won a majority of the vote in the primary,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-primary-election.html North Carolina Primary Election Results: 11th House District]</ref> a runoff proceeded between Bennett, who finished first place with a plurality of the votes cast, and Cawthorn, who narrowly trailed her in second place. While the former received the endorsements of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary">[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madison-cawthorn-wins-north-carolina-republican-primary-election-house-of-representatives/ Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary]</ref><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary">[https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/politics/north-carolina-primary-madison-cawthorn/index.html Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary]</ref> the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]],<ref>[https://www.senateconservatives.com/post/4017/three-new-endorsements Three New Endorsements]</ref> and Meadows himself,<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2020/02/12/mark-meadows-backs-only-woman-in-crowded-race-to-replace-him/ Mark Meadows backs only woman in crowded race to replace him]</ref> Cawthorn won the runoff in a landslide upset.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-republican-primary-runoff-election.html North Carolina Republican Primary Runoff Election Results: 11th Congressional District - The New York Times]</ref><ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary"/><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary"/>
Cawthorn gave a speech at the 2020 [[Republican National Convention]], where he ended by rising out of his wheelchair despite being paralyzed.<ref>Two references:
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/08/26/madison-cawthorn-rnc-n2575127 Young Conservative Rising Star Madison Cawthorn Had an Incredible Ending to His RNC Speech]
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/madison-cawthorn-rnc-stands-paralyzed RNC speaker Madison Cawthorn rises out of wheelchair, after recalling accident that left him paralyzed from waist down]</ref> For this, he was attacked by a [[PBS]] hack.<ref>Two references:
*[https://nypost.com/2020/08/27/yamiche-alcindor-ripped-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-rnc-speech/ Madison Cawthorn’s standup moment at RNC a ‘rebuke’ of protests, reporter says]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hottest-take-of-the-night-pbs-reporter-slammed-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-speech-disavowing-kneeling-protests 'Hottest take of the night': PBS reporter slammed for tweet about Madison Cawthorn's speech disavowing kneeling protests]</ref>
Cawthorn has been falsely attacked by his [[Democrat]] opponent Moe Davis, who spread a smear based on a tweet that was misconstrued.<ref>Two references:
*[https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/jim-treacher/2020/08/11/nc-republican-madison-cawthorn-gets-smeared-for-celebrating-hitlers-loss-n774081 NC Republican Madison Cawthorn Gets Smeared for Celebrating Hitler's Loss]
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/alexcorey/2020/08/11/democrat-candidate-for-congress-floats-bonkers-conspiracy-theory-about-opponent-n2574135 Democrat Candidate for Congress Floats Bonkers Conspiracy Theory About Opponent]</ref>
In late September 2020, Cawthorn wrote an op-ed on the [[Daily Wire]] denouncing the [[2020 Leftwing insurrection]].<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/cawthorn-left-wing-violence-and-anti-police-rhetoric-are-outrageous-unacceptable-and-unsustainable CAWTHORN: Left-Wing Violence And Anti-Police Rhetoric Are Outrageous, Unacceptable, And Unsustainable]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://madisoncawthorn.com/ Official Website]
*[https://www.ballotpedia.org/Madison_Cawthorn Madison Cawthorn - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cawthorn, Madison}}
[[Category:North Carolina]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Patriots]]
|name=Madison Cawthorn
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
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|religion=[[Christian]]
|birth_date=
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'''Madison Cawthorn''' is a rising [[Republican]] star currently running for [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[North Carolina]]'s 11th congressional district in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]] to replace [[Mark Meadows]], who resigned in May to become the White House Chief of Staff to [[President Trump]].
Cawthorn was left partially paralyzed from the waist down after a deadly car accident in 2014.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/26/who-madison-cawthorn-what-know-rnc-speaker/5640110002/ Who is Madison Cawthorn? RNC speaker would be youngest member of Congress if he wins in November]</ref>
==2020 U.S. House election in North Carolina's 11th district==
After Rep. [[Mark Meadows]] resigned to become the White House [[Chief of Staff]] only to prove [[Trump's inept advisers|his ineffectiveness]], several Republicans announced their candidacies to replace him, including Cawthorn as well as [[Lynda Bennett]]. After no one won a majority of the vote in the primary,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-primary-election.html North Carolina Primary Election Results: 11th House District]</ref> a runoff proceeded between Bennett, who finished first place with a plurality of the votes cast, and Cawthorn, who narrowly trailed her in second place. While the former received the endorsements of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary">[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madison-cawthorn-wins-north-carolina-republican-primary-election-house-of-representatives/ Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary]</ref><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary">[https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/politics/north-carolina-primary-madison-cawthorn/index.html Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary]</ref> the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]],<ref>[https://www.senateconservatives.com/post/4017/three-new-endorsements Three New Endorsements]</ref> and Meadows himself,<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2020/02/12/mark-meadows-backs-only-woman-in-crowded-race-to-replace-him/ Mark Meadows backs only woman in crowded race to replace him]</ref> Cawthorn won the runoff in a landslide upset.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-republican-primary-runoff-election.html North Carolina Republican Primary Runoff Election Results: 11th Congressional District - The New York Times]</ref><ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary"/><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary"/>
Cawthorn gave a speech at the 2020 [[Republican National Convention]], where he ended by rising out of his wheelchair despite being paralyzed.<ref>Two references:
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/08/26/madison-cawthorn-rnc-n2575127 Young Conservative Rising Star Madison Cawthorn Had an Incredible Ending to His RNC Speech]
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/madison-cawthorn-rnc-stands-paralyzed RNC speaker Madison Cawthorn rises out of wheelchair, after recalling accident that left him paralyzed from waist down]</ref> For this, he was attacked by a [[PBS]] hack.<ref>Two references:
*[https://nypost.com/2020/08/27/yamiche-alcindor-ripped-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-rnc-speech/ Madison Cawthorn’s standup moment at RNC a ‘rebuke’ of protests, reporter says]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hottest-take-of-the-night-pbs-reporter-slammed-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-speech-disavowing-kneeling-protests 'Hottest take of the night': PBS reporter slammed for tweet about Madison Cawthorn's speech disavowing kneeling protests]</ref>
Cawthorn has been falsely attacked by his [[Democrat]] opponent Moe Davis, who spread a smear based on a tweet that was misconstrued.<ref>Two references:
*[https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/jim-treacher/2020/08/11/nc-republican-madison-cawthorn-gets-smeared-for-celebrating-hitlers-loss-n774081 NC Republican Madison Cawthorn Gets Smeared for Celebrating Hitler's Loss]
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/alexcorey/2020/08/11/democrat-candidate-for-congress-floats-bonkers-conspiracy-theory-about-opponent-n2574135 Democrat Candidate for Congress Floats Bonkers Conspiracy Theory About Opponent]</ref>
In late September 2020, Cawthorn wrote an op-ed on the [[Daily Wire]] denouncing the [[2020 Leftwing insurrection]].<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/cawthorn-left-wing-violence-and-anti-police-rhetoric-are-outrageous-unacceptable-and-unsustainable CAWTHORN: Left-Wing Violence And Anti-Police Rhetoric Are Outrageous, Unacceptable, And Unsustainable]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://madisoncawthorn.com/ Official Website]
*[https://www.ballotpedia.org/Madison_Cawthorn Madison Cawthorn - Ballotpedia]
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[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Patriots]]