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North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn gets charged with driving with a revoked license, the third traffic violation of the lawmaker in the past six months, according to North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn gets charged with driving with a revoked license, the third traffic violation of the lawmaker in the past six months, according to the state's Highway Patrol.
According to a CBS News report, North Carolina Highway Patrol Spokesperson Marcus Bethea said the incident happened last March 3, wherein a traffic law patrol officer pulled over "a 2019 Toyota for a left of center violation on US 74B in Cleveland County," at around 10:30 a.m.
Authorities discovered later that his license is "in a state of revocation."On May 6, he is set to appear in court in Shelby, North Carolina.
One of three pending traffic violations against the Republican congressman in his home state is a Class 3 misdemeanor offense that may result in up to 20 days in jail.
Lawmaker Breaks Traffic Laws
According to Bethea and court calendars, the 26-year-old lawmaker also faces two further accusations of speeding given by the NCHP in separate incidents in different counties.
Congressman Cawthorn was pulled up in Buncombe County in a 2009 white Dodge on October 18, 2021, for "going 89 mph in a 65-mph zone," based on a synopsis provided by Bethea. Based on court records, his court date for that offense is May 3.
A CNN report indicated that on January 8, 2022, Cawthorn was pulled over in a Dodge by the state highway patrol in Polk County. According to Bethea, the lawmaker was apprehended for driving 87 mph in a 70-mph zone, with a court date of April 18.
As per court records, Cawthorn was charged with driving while his license was revoked in 2017 though the charge was dismissed in Buncombe County.
There are different reasons for revoking a driver's license in North Carolina. It includes driving offenses while the license is suspended, speeding, accumulating points, and others.
Cawthorn's license was revoked for undisclosed reasons. Under federal privacy rules, the record of a driver's license is kept private.
As of present writing, Cawthorn's camp has not commented on the issue yet.
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A Passionate Trump Supporter
Congressman Cawthorn, according to his website, has filed more legislation in the United States than any other freshman member of Congress as of October 2021. He spent more time in the House consolidating his policy stances and determining the legislative agenda of his office.
Cawthorn serves as a member of the House Education and Labor Committee and the House Veterans Affairs Committee, the House Freedom Caucus, the Republican Study Committee, and the vice-chairman of Freedom from Big Tech Caucus.
Representative Cawthorn has emerged as one of former President Donald Trump's most fervent supporters in the US Congress.
He helped lead the charge to defend election integrity after the presidential election in 2020, objecting to the House's certification of the presidential voting results.
As per GovTrack, Cawthorn is one of the Republican congressmen who participated in the attempted coup, including the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Cawthorn's website also mentioned that he is a "devout Christian who believes in the rule of law."
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