![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/CothamPFmug/684b7b638d49922a1a1f137231f08360.jpg)
![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/CothamPFmug/684b7b638d49922a1a1f137231f08360.jpg)
Tricia Cotham
Tricia Cotham represents Mecklenburg County in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Elected as a Democrat in 2022, Cotham switched parties and registered as a Republican in April 2023 -- giving the GOP a supermajority in the state legislature. She previously served in the state House from 2008 to 2016.