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Former North Carolina congressman Madison Cawthorn is running for Florida's 19th Congressional District.

The seat is open because current Rep. Byron Donalds is running for Florida governor.

Cawthorn's political history includes numerous controversies, legal issues, and a lost reelection bid in North Carolina.

Former North Carolina congressman Madison Cawthorn wants to take over Florida U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds' 19th Congressional District.

Cawthorn leaned into his new Floridian identity in his video pitch , calling the state “the heart of the MAGA movement.”

The seat will be open as Donalds runs for Florida governor; however, Cawthorn's history of controversy, including previous unverified claims of orgies and drug use by GOP colleagues, could follow him south

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