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Tricia Cotham
| Tricia Cotham | ||
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| North Carolina House of Representatives District 100 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2007 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 1, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 6 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $13,951/year | |
| Per diem | $104/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2006 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Assistant Principal of Instruction | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Cotham received degrees from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. She is a teacher, assistant principal and athletic coach.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Cotham served on the following committees:
| North Carolina Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Banking | ||||
| • Education, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Elections | ||||
| • Finance | ||||
| • Health and Human Services | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cotham served on the following committees:
| North Carolina Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Education, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Elections | ||||
| • Finance | ||||
| • Government | ||||
| • Health and Human Services | ||||
| • State Personnel | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Cotham served on the following committees:
| North Carolina Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Education | ||||
| • Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform | ||||
| • Finance | ||||
| • Financial Institutions | ||||
| • Health | ||||
| • Judiciary III | ||||
| • Juvenile Justice | ||||
Elections
2012
Cotham ran for re-election in 2012. She ran unopposed in the May 8, 2012 Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 100, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Patricia Cotham Incumbent |
100% | 24,217 | |
| Total Votes | 24,217 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010 Cotham won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives. She had no primary opposition and was initially challenged by Joseph O'Neill (R) in the general election. However, O'Neill withdrew from the general election.[2][3]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 100 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Patricia Cotham (D)
|
9,578 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Cotham won re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives.[4] $132,422 was raised for this campaign.[5]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 100 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Patricia Cotham (D)
|
19,548 | |||
| Tom White (R) | 6,843 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Cotham was up for re-election, she collected $79,218 in donations.[6]
Her largest contributors in 2010 were:
| North Carolina House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Tricia Cotham's campaign in 2010 | |
| Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants | $8,000 |
| Presbyterian Anesthesia Association | $7,000 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party | $6,168 |
| Orthocarolina Pa | $6,000 |
| North Carolina Medical Society | $5,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $79,218 |
2008
In 2008, Cotham collected $132,422 in donations.[7]
These were the largest contributors in 2008.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | $14,560 |
| COTHAM, JOHN G | $14,000 |
| SOUTHEAST ANESTHESIOLOGY CONSULTANTS | $5,000 |
| LILLIANS LIST OF NORTH CAROLINA | $4,000 |
| NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS | $2,500 |
| EMILYS LIST | $2,500 |
| BANK OF AMERICA | $2,500 |
| DUKE ENERGY | $2,500 |
Recent news
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Patricia Cotham News Feed
- Voters scold Mecklenburg County Commissioners at Tuesday meeting - WBTV
- Roberts reacts to recent turmoil on the Board - WBTV 3 News, Weather, Sports ... - WBTV
- Former County Manager Harry Jones - WBTV
- Reval bill passes House - Charlotte Observer
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External links
- Representative Cotham's campaign
- North Carolina House of Representative - Rep. Cotham
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008
- Representative Cotham on youtube
References
- ↑ North Carolina Board of Elections "Candidate lists," Accessed March 5, 2012
- ↑ Official candidate list, 2010 general election
- ↑ Official North Carolina Election Results, 2010
- ↑ North Carolina House of Representatives official election results for 2008
- ↑ "2008 campaign contributions"
- ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
- ↑ 2008 contributions
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