Cawthorn Closes Offices Two Months Before Term Ends

The Asheville Citizen-Times reports:

Congressman Madison Cawthorn, the representative for Western North Carolina including Asheville and Buncombe County, has apparently vacated his Washington and district offices nearly two months before the end of his term.

On Nov. 16, Cawthorn’s Washington office no longer had his name posted outside and had been cleaned out. A call to the office reached a voicemail system inviting 11th District constituents to leave a message, saying a staff member would call them back.

In Hendersonville, the district office with Cawthorn’s name and the House seal on the door and window was dark and locked. Rooms were empty of furniture and cleaning products could be seen on a counter. Calls to the Hendersonville and other district offices reached voicemail or were disconnected.

Read the full article. Cawthorn has missed nearly one hundred House votes since losing his May primary, but he did find time to attend Trump’s 2024 announcement at Mar-A-Lago and he was the only sitting rep to do so. Last week it was reported that he has purchased a $1.1 million home in a deeply red southwest Florida county, from which he could attempt a return to Congress.

Western NC’s newly elected congressman appears to be responding to yesterday’s reports that @RepCawthorn has closed up offices early #ncpol https://t.co/5QgpafGHhj

— Colin Campbell (@RaleighReporter) November 17, 2022