U.S. Rep Madison Cawthorn faces charge of driving with revoked license

U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina is facing a charge of driving with a revoked license.

The Republican congressman was stopped by a N.C. Highway Patrol trooper Thursday in Cleveland County for driving outside of the designated lane on U.S. 74, highway patrol officials said.

“Our office expects the traffic matters to be resolved quickly and we remain focused on serving the constituents of NC-11,” Luke Ball, a Cawthorn spokesman, said in a statement to WRAL News.

News of the charge was first reported by the Asheville Citizen-Times.

Cawthorn, 26, from Hendersonville, was cited in October for traveling 89 mph in a 65 mph zone in Buncombe County and cited again for speeding in Polk County on Jan. 8, state highway patrol said.

Each time Cawthorn was stopped, officials indicated that he was driving a different vehicle.

It's unclear when Cawthorn's driver's license was revoked or why.

A spokesperson for the N.C. Department of Transportation said that "driver records are protected under the Federal Driver Privacy Protection Act."

Cawthorn announced last Monday that he would be running for reelection in North Carolina's westernmost district. His next court date is on May 6 in Shelby.