Cawthorn is the representative for North Carolina’s 11th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2021. Cawthorn is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
Alleged misconduct & resolution
In 2022, Rep. Cawthorn was cited for driving with a revoked license and cited for speeding at least twice His court date is May 6, 2022.
| Mar. 9, 2022 | Rep. Cawthorn was cited for driving with a revoked license and cited for speeding at least twice. |
![Photo of Rep. David “Madison” Cawthorn [R-NC11]](/static/legislator-photos/456833-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Cawthorn is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Cawthorn has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to May 13, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
David “Madison” Cawthorn sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Cawthorn sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (18%) Armed Forces and National Security (18%) International Affairs (14%) Immigration (14%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (11%) Government Operations and Politics (11%) Education (7%) Science, Technology, Communications (7%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Cawthorn recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 7715: SOULS Act
- H.R. 7507: REFORM Act of 2022
- H.R. 7418: Candace Owens Act
- H.R. 7319: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 33 …
- H.R. 7286: CEASE Act
- H.R. 7154: He Did That Act
- H.R. 7097: 3T Act of 2022
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2021 to May 2022, Cawthorn missed 37 of 634 roll call votes, which is 5.8%. This is much worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Rep. Cawthorn for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
