GOP Sen. Thom Tillis plans to appear as a “special guest” at a fundraiser slated for next week benefiting Chuck Edwards, a primary challenger of embattled North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn, according to an invitation sent to potential donors in the lobbying sector.
Edwards, a Republican state senator, is seeking to oust Cawthorn in their party’s primary May 17. The April 26 fundraising event, hosted by K Street lobbyists, comes on the heels of congressional candidates’ first-quarter fundraising reports, which offer insight into how incumbents and challengers are faring.
Cawthorn, the subject of multiple controversies, disclosed spending more in the first quarter than the $659,000 his campaign brought in, leaving him with $242,000 cash on hand as of March 31, Federal Election Commission disclosures show. That’s less money in the bank than Edwards reported: $390,000, according to the filings.
