Madison Cawthorn aims to make a political comeback, announces run for Congress

First on Fox: The former member of the Northern Carolina Republican Congress, Madison Cawthorn, announced that he would present himself for the 19th in Florida Congress seat Wednesday during a telephone call with Fox News Digital.

Cawthorn underlined the recent assassination of the curator activist Charlie Kirk As the main reason behind him, returning to the political scene, although the former member of the 30 -year -old congress said that he had “juggled” the idea of ​​presenting himself to the congress since the representative of the 19th district of Florida, Byron Donalds, announced that he would leave the siege to present himself to the post of governor.

“After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I knew there was really no option. I decided to present myself at the Congress,” Cawthorn told Fox News Digital. “I want to make sure [the people of Florida] have an incredible performance in Washington, DC, Because I know exactly what’s going on in the marsh. “”

The former member of the Madison Cawthorn congress is looking to make a political return. (AP photo / Chris Seward)

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“There are so many people who enjoy the first year [members]”Cawtorn continued.” And I think I’m the right man for work. “”

Cawthorn also told Fox His experience with the relief of hurricanes In the district, which includes Naples, Cape Coral, Ft. Myers and Marco Island, as well as seeing the community come together have also inspired its decision to arise.

Madison Cawthorn was the youngest member of the Congress to be elected to the House of American Representatives since 1964 and was defeated by representative Chuck Edwards in the republican primary for 11th District of the North Carolina Congress After serving a quarter from 2021 to 2023.

Cawthorn was besieged with various controversies at the end of his mandate, in particular by pleading guilty to having had a dangerous weapon at a Charlotte airport in April 2022, and in May 2022, a scandalous video of Cawthorn showed him “pushing” to another individual. Cawthorn replied by saying that the video was old, and he “was rude with a friend” at the time.

Cawthorn is looking for the siege of the 19th district of Florida after having moved to the state of Sunshine several years ago. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, included via Getty Images)

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The young member of the Congress also faced accusations of Republicans and Democrats during his mandate, some claiming that he had violated the Act respecting the actions by not revealing the property of the crypto.

Ciwthorn he himself said that the members of the Congress The guest to the Orgies and regularly did cocaine around him. The former republican leader of the Kevin McCarthy Chamber would have reprimanded Cawthorn for such comments, and Cawthorn later admitted that his claims were “exaggerated”.

As for the scandals and the legal troubles encountered by Cawthorn during his mandate, he told Fox News Digital that he had “made his railways of Washington, DC, by the radical left and the members of [his] own party “for having said” the truth “about the city.

“You can start looking at things that have happened months after my departure, and I think it proves the things I was talking about,” Cawthorn told Fox. “There are a lot of people in Washington, DC, who just like to have discussion points” that members have used for “decades and decades”.

Representative Byron Donalds, who is approved by President Trump, leaves his headquarters at home to go to the post of Governor of Florida. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)

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Cawthorn was also recently arrested in Florida At the beginning of last month for not having appeared before the court for a traffic quote. The candidate for the newly announced congress said that it was simply a “mixture on court schedules” and that he and his legal team “are fully expecting that this case will go in a positive direction”.

“It was a simple mistake, whether by planning or an incident in changing hours,” added Cawthorn.

Despite the scandals and accusations, the young former member of the congress is now a candidate, told Fox “it is time that we have a legislative branch which is ready to fight”.

“If you want someone who will go to Washington, DC, to be influenced by outside money, [who is] I’m just going to disappear in the marsh until they die in power … I’m not your guy, “said Cawthorn.” But if you want someone who will fight for the values ​​in which the conservatives really believe, who will continue morality and ethics … then I am your guy. “”

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The day of the primary election for the headquarters is scheduled for August 18, 2021 and, to date, Cawthorn will face 5 candidates from the GOP who have already applied for the 19th district of the Florida Congress.

Preston Mizell is a Fox News Digital writer covering Breaking news. History advice can be sent to Preston.mizell@fox.com and on x @Mizellpreston