'I will not be controlled by anyone' Why Tricia Cotham says she's leaving the Democratic Party

North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham on Wednesday announced she will join the Republican Party, giving the GOP veto-proof control of the legislature for the first time since 2018.

North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham announces she will switch parties during a news conference at state Republican Party headquarters in Raleigh on Wednesday, April 5. The move away from the Democratic Party gives Republicans a supermajority.

North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham on Wednesday held a news conference at the state’s Republican Party h…