- Tricia Cotham
Patricia (Tricia) Ann Cotham (born 1978) is a
North Carolina educator and Democratic member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives from the 100th House district (Mecklenburg County). In March 2007, she was selected by local Democratic Party leaders to replace state RepresentativeJames B. Black , who had resigned. Under state law, the governor of North Carolina,Mike Easley , was bound to accept the recommendation of those local party leaders and appoint her to the seat. [ [http://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bysection/chapter_163/gs_163-11.html GS_163-11 ] ] Cotham, at 28 years old, became the youngest current member of the state legislature. Cotham serves on seven committees in the NC House.Cotham is the daughter of prominent local Democratic Party leaders John and Pat Cotham. Her cousin, [http://www.maine.gov/legis/housedems/ecain/ Emily Ann Cain] , also a Democrat, was elected to the
Maine House of Representatives in 2004 at age 24 as its youngest female member. Cain is now in her second term and at age 27 is the youngest woman in the Maine House.Cotham is an on-leave assistant principal of instruction at
East Mecklenburg High School and was previously a social studies teacher, for which she was named Charlotte-Mecklenburg Teacher of the Year in 2001 and Mint Hill Teacher of the Year in 2003.In 2008, the Raleigh
News & Observer reported that Cotham was engaged to marry state Democratic Party chairmanJerry Meek . The two will marry this December in the Dominican Republic. Meek, a partner at [http://www.poynerspruill.com Poyner & Spruill, LLP] will work out of both the Charlotte and Raleigh offices. [ [http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/democratic_wedding_plans Democratic wedding plans | newsobserver.com projects ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&nUserID=576 Official legislative page]
* [http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/554245.html News & Observer: Black replacement will be youngest legislator]
* [http://www.charlotte.com/112/story/53232.html Charlotte Observer: Educator chosen to fill Black's old seat]
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