Nooze Hounds: Nicole Sidman Takes on Tricia Cotham for NC House Seat
Episode 96
On episode 96 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, I spoke with Nicole Sidman, candidate for NC House District 105, about what it’s been like for her as her very first political campaign has become one of the closest-watched races in the state.
Of course, that didn’t come as a surprise to Sidman, who told me that she only even considered entering the race after seeing that during the redistricting process in 2023, her south Charlotte neighborhood had been included in the same district as NC Rep. Tricia Cotham, who infamously flipped parties in April 2023 shortly after winning her seat in District 112 as a Democrat.
Read more: Democrats React to Tricia Cotham’s Decision to Switch Parties (2023)
Sidman, whose first political work in North Carolina came when she spearheaded Huntersville Mayor Christy Clark’s campaign to unseat then-incumbent Republican Joh Bradford in 2018, said she had hopes to stay out of politics and continue with her on-the-ground advocacy work until learning that she could potentially unseat Cotham.
We discussed Sidman’s past work ranging from the PTA in New York to volunteering with the Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency in Charlotte and how her faith has driven her community work, launching a Social Justice Committee at the East End Temple in New York and continuing her social justice work at Temple Beth El here in the Queen City.
For more discussion on the upcoming elections, check out these recent episodes:
- NC House Rep-Elect Jordan Lopez (July 19)
- NC Rep. Diamond Staton-Williams (Aug. 2)
- Braxton Winston Seeks Statewide Office (Aug. 22)
- NC Rep. Terry Brown Jr. (Aug. 30)
Read more: Down-Ballot Races You Should Be Paying Attention To This Election Season
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