Ex-GOP Congressman Madison Cawthorn Arrested

Michael Luciano Sep 11th, 2025, 1:18 am

Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), who is reportedly planning a political comeback, was arrested for failing to appear in court.

Cawthorn was first elected to the House in 2020 at the age of 25, but lost his 2022 Republican primary after he ran afoul of congressional GOP leadership.

He was arrested on Wednesday in Cape Coral, Florida on a warrant issued in Collier County. The former lawmaker was due to appear in court after he was cited by police in Naples for driving without a license on Aug. 19.

Cawthorn was released on $2,000 bond.

The arrest comes less than a week after Axios reported that Cawthorn was angling to return to Congress, this time as a representative from Florida’s 19th dis

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