Top North Carolina Republicans privately encouraged then-Democrat Tricia Cotham to run for the state House in 2022, a year before she switched parties and gave the GOP a veto-proof majority

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Tricia Cotham
North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham, a veteran Democrat, switched her political affiliation to the Republican Party in April.

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The upcoming North Carolina gubernatorial election could be another flashpoint in the nation's sharply divided politics

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Mark Robinson
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is a leading candidate to capture the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2024.

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A North Carolina Democrat's shocking party switch has handed complete power over to the state's Republicans

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Tricia Cotham
North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham.

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