Tricia Ann Cotham
What this job does: Your district's vote in the N.C. House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and propose constitutional amendments like the ones on this ballot. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 105 (since 2025; in the House since 2023)
- Occupation
- Legislator; former teacher and assistant principal
- Lives in
- Charlotte
Background
- Served in the N.C. House for District 100 from 2007 to 2016, District 112 from 2023 to 2025, and District 105 since 2025. source: ballotpedia.org
- Changed party registration from Democrat to Republican on April 5, 2023. source: ballotpedia.org
- Holds a B.A. in history from UNC Charlotte and a master's in school administration from UNC-Chapel Hill. source: ballotpedia.org
- Worked as a teacher, assistant principal and athletic coach in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; named 2002 CMS Teacher of the Year. source: wfae.org
- Serves as a vice-chair of the House Appropriations and Health committees. source: wfae.org
In their own words
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- Fighting inflation source: wfae.org
- "Protecting our community" source: wfae.org
- "Putting kids first", including expanding Opportunity Scholarships source: wfae.org
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