Karen Hovis

Karen Hovis

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Karen Hovis is an American with a disability who is a mother, homemaker and wife. She is also a Mecklenburg County resident and voter since 2009.

Commentary North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham announces she is switching affiliation to the Republican Party at a news conference Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the North Carolina Republican Party headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. The change gives Republican state legislators a veto-proof supermajority in both chambers. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
Commentary Tricia Cotham Betrayed Us

A resident of North Carolina House District 112 speaks out on Rep. Cotham’s flip from Democrat to Republican, a switch with major implications for abortion, education, and LGBTQ rights.

Karen Hovis Karen Hovis April 14, 2023 2:08 pm EDT

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