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State Representative, 105th District
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Tricia Ann CothamOfficial portrait — North Carolina General Assembly

Tricia Ann Cotham

Candidate for State Representative, 105th District

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative; former teacher
Campaign website
triciacotham.net

State representative for District 105; she served in the House as a Democrat from 2007 to 2016, returned in 2023 and switched to the Republican Party that year. A former teacher who was named Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Teacher of the Year in 2002.

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Photo: Official portrait — North Carolina General Assembly

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports cutting state taxes, citing her record.

    Leadership — Tricia Cotham for NC House

    Campaign website · Tricia Cotham Committee · triciacotham.net

    “Tricia is advocating for us every day, which is why she passed a cut in state taxes of over 40%.”
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Public safety

  • Supports making release harder for repeat violent offenders.

    Leadership — Tricia Cotham for NC House

    Campaign website · Tricia Cotham Committee · triciacotham.net

    “Tricia sponsored bipartisan legislation to make it harder for repeat offenders charged with violent crimes to be released.”
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  • Voted to require sheriffs' cooperation with immigration officials.

    As described on her campaign site.

    Leadership — Tricia Cotham for NC House

    Campaign website · Tricia Cotham Committee · triciacotham.net

    “She also voted to require sheriffs to cooperate with immigration officials when detaining illegal immigrants charged with violent crimes.”
    Report

Education

  • Supports expanding Opportunity Scholarships and raising teacher pay.

    As described on her campaign site.

    Leadership — Tricia Cotham for NC House

    Campaign website · Tricia Cotham Committee · triciacotham.net

    “she voted to raise teacher pay, increase classroom funding, and expand Opportunity Scholarships”
    Report

Roads & infrastructure

Health & human services

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Tricia Ann Cotham on them.

  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

All sources (9)

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