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A lawmaker in North Carolina<\/a> announced Wednesday that she’s leaving the Democratic Party and becoming a Republican, giving the GOP a veto-proof majority in the state legislature.<\/p>\n

State Rep. Tricia Cotham, who represents a district near Charlotte, joined state House and Senate Republican leaders at the North Carolina GOP headquarters for a press conference to unveil her switch.<\/p>\n

The “modern-day Democratic Party<\/a> has become unrecognizable to me and others across the state,” said Cotham. “I will not be controlled by anyone.”<\/p>\n

The turning point for Cotham, she explained, was when she was criticized for using the American flag and praying hands emoji on social media and on her vehicles.<\/p>\n

NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRAT EXPECTED TO SWITCH PARTIES, JOIN GOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Democrats have been “blasting me on Twitter to calling me names, coming after my family, coming after my children,” continued Cotham. “That is wrong.” She added that a woman cursed her out at a store while she was shopping with her son.<\/p>\n

House Minority Leader Robert Reives said Cotham should have instead resigned from her seat because she campaigned to pursue a Democrat policy agenda in a heavily Democratic district<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Now, just a few months later, Rep. Cotham is changing parties. That is not the person that was presented to the voters of House District 112,” Reives said in a statement. “Those constituents deserved to know what values were most important to their elected representative.”<\/p>\n

However, North Carolina Republicans were quick to welcome the newest member of their caucus.<\/p>\n

NORTH CAROLINA STATE SENATE VOTES TO OVERRIDE DEMOCRATIC GOV ROY COOPER’S VETO TO LOOSEN GUN RESTRICTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“This announcement continues to reflect that the Democratic Party is too radical for North Carolina,” state GOP chair Michael Whatley said in a statement. “The values of the Republican Party align with voters, and the people of Mecklenburg County should be proud to have her representation in Raleigh.”<\/p>\n

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, who formerly served as the state’s House speaker, said he and Cotham joined the chamber together in 2007 and called her “a no-nonsense legislator who works hard to make a positive difference for all North Carolinians.”<\/p>\n

Cotham’s announcement has major political implications<\/a> for North Carolina, a swing state where Republicans had been just one seat short of a supermajority in the legislature.<\/p>\n

While North Carolina Republicans have held majorities in both the state’s House and Senate chambers for years, the threat of a veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has prevented them from implementing much of their agenda.<\/p>\n

Cotham’s decision to join the GOP gives Republicans a clear path with a veto-proof majority to push a wide range of legislation, from reforming education to restricting abortion<\/a>, without necessarily needing to compromise with Cooper.<\/p>\n

Cotham alleged during Wednesday’s press conference that Cooper “tells you what to do” and that the Democratic Party will “bully” those who don’t do what the party wants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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