# Tricia Cotham Tricia Cotham is a Republican member of the North Carolina House for district 105. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina House, district 105 - Serving since: 2023-04-05 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/6045737f-cc7a-4cf5-b7e6-12419deed77b Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6045737f-cc7a-4cf5-b7e6-12419deed77b (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Cotham missed 26% of 482 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the North Carolina House (average 92.6%). ## What Cotham says (NC 2025–26 session) 731 classified statements: 731 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Cotham | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.9% | 465 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 0.1% | 9.3% | 677 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 5.2% | 31.9% | 742 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 1.8% | 508 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 3.0% | 12.7% | 630 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.1% | 1.4% | 441 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 37% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 26% (State House Republicans 11%); Energy 16% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Taxation 11% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Economics and Public Finance 7.9% (State House Republicans 12%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.10 (standard error 0.03), from 219 donors and 182 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 74% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 95.2% (92.6%). 8 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-07 · voted yea · Second Reading · HJR 2 Adjourn 2026 First Extra Session Sine Die. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HJR2/ - 2026-10-07 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 3 Relief at the Pump. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - 2026-10-07 · voted yea · R2 For Adoption M4 Previous Question · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/ - 2026-10-07 · voted yea · R2 For Adoption · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/ - 2026-08-05 · voted not voting · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-08-05 · voted not voting · R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption · HB 268 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB268/ - 2026-08-05 · voted not voting · R3 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · M11 Concur · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/ - 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/ ## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session) Sponsored 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 104. 27.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 56 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 3: Relief at the Pump. (became law, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - HB 1143: Principal Fellows and Admin. Intern. Stipends. (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1143/ - HB 1121: Added Fee for Sexually Oriented Businesses. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1121/ - HB 946: Montessori Teaching License. (in committee, 2025-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB946/ - HB 985: Increase Punishment for Assaulting Teachers. (in committee, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB985/ - HB 945: Reporting of Sexual Assault on School Buses. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB945/ - HB 986: Support Our Teachers. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB986/ - HB 905: Public School Part-Time Enrollment. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB905/ - HB 947: Every Child Reads. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB947/ - HB 944: Community Health Services/Mecklenburg County/Fund. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB944/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $126.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/triciacotham/status/2114864738413006966 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/triciacotham/status/2114396013414994128 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/triciacotham/status/2114061964485795982 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/triciacotham/status/2113770066739401072 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/triciacotham/status/2113315569172971874 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/triciacotham/status/2113369170616234263 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/triciacotham/status/2112243517426934248 - 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/triciacotham/status/2111854359709720680 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/triciacotham/status/2110781976181350898 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/triciacotham/status/2110785890020995521 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/817 - Campaign site: https://democrattriciacotham.org/ - X: https://x.com/triciacotham - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tricia.cotham - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tricia.cotham_ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tricia-cotham-20b96a19/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6045737f-cc7a-4cf5-b7e6-12419deed77b