“We can decide to kneel to the mob and kneel to the state, cede all of our power over to the federal government, and then, you know, be confined to the ash heap of history. Or we can decide to come together and realize that we all want the same thing, which is a better America.”

American politician

Madison Cawthorn is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina’s 11th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A Republican, he describes himself as a constitutional conservative. He is known for his time in Congress and for the political positions he has associated with that role. The phrase he uses for his own ideology points to a conservative view of the Constitution and limited government, which frames much of his public identity.