Pat Cotham is serving her third term on the Mecklenburg Board County Commission from the at-large district. During her first term she served as Chair of the Board. She earned a BA in Spanish and a BJ in journalism from the University of Missouri. She is a trustee to the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, a

Democratic National Committee The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the governing body of the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office, as well a ...

member and a delegate member of the Executive Council of the N.C. Democratic Party. She is an active member of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, a Democratic Party Precinct leader, past president of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Women, chair of Uptown Democratic Forum and a member of the Charlotte 2012 Host Committee. She was the 2012 award winner as the "Grassroots Leader of the Year" for the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party. Pat Cotham has a daughter, NC Representative Tricia Cotham, a state representative from Matthews, NC.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cotham, Pat Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 21st-century North Carolina politicians 21st-century American women politicians County commissioners in North Carolina Women in North Carolina politics North Carolina Democrats University of Missouri alumni