A North Carolina lawmaker is expected to switch parties in what would be a stunning turn of events.
It would give the GOP a supermajority, meaning they could override the Dem governor's vetoes.
As of March 2023, Cooper had issued 75 vetoes — more than all previous North Carolina governors combined — since taking office six years ago, according to The Assembly NC.
From 2005 to 2009, Jerry Meek, whom Cotham married in late 2008, was the chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party.
According to the North Carolina political blog Watauga Watch, Cotham and Meek are no longer married.