Tricia Cotham

Patricia (Tricia) Ann Cotham (born 1978) is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 100th district (Mecklenburg County) and congressional candidate. In March 2007, she was appointed by Governor Mike Easley, upon the recommendation of local Democratic Party leaders, to replace state Representative James B. Black, who had resigned.

Representative

Tricia Cotham
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 100th district
In office
March 2007 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byJim Black
Succeeded byJohn Autry
Personal details
Born (1978-11-26) November 26, 1978
Charlotte, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenElliot, Ryan
ResidenceMatthews, North Carolina[1]
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte (B.A.)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MPA)
OccupationLegislator, Educator, Business Owner

At 28 years old, Cotham became the youngest member of the 2007-2008 session of the state legislature and the youngest woman to ever serve in the NC House of Representatives. Cotham served as Co-Chair of the House's K-12 Education subcommittee from 2008-2010.

In 2008, she was named UNC Chapel Hill's School of Education's Young Alumna of the Year and the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) graded Cotham an "A+" Legislator.

Prior to serving in the legislature, Cotham began her first year of classroom teaching in 2001, where she taught social studies and was named Most Outstanding First Year Middle School Teacher of the East Region of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District. She started her first year as an Assistant Principal at East Mecklenburg High School in the fall of 2006 and was appointed to the legislature in March 2007.

Cotham chose not to run for re-election in 2016.[2] She later said she would consider running for the U.S. House of Representatives in the newly redrawn 12th congressional district.[3] Cotham filed to run for the seat on March 21, 2016, but lost the primary to incumbent Congresswoman Alma Adams.[4]

Family

Cotham’s mother, Pat Cotham, is a former Democratic National Committee member and currently a member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, having being elected in 2012.[5] Cotham's cousin, Emily Cain, also a Democrat, was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2004 at age 24 as its youngest female member. Cain served as the Minority Leader for the Maine House Democrats.

Cotham has two sons.[6] Cotham lives in Charlotte, NC.

References
  1. Rep. Tricia Cotham won’t run for re-election | Charlotte Observer Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  2. Morrill, Jim (3 October 2015). "Rep. Tricia Cotham won't run for re-election". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. "Malcolm Graham files paperwork in Congressional District 12 race". WSOC. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. NC State Board of Elections Archived 2016-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. News & Observer: Cotham wins spot on Democratic National Committee Archived April 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Campaign site
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Jim Black		 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 100th district
2007-2017		 Succeeded by
John Autry


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