Madison Cawthorn spent taxpayer funds at luxury resort

Taxpayers footed the bill for Rep. Madison Cawthorn's visit to a luxury riverside mountain resort in August 2021, according to House disbursement records reviewed by the Washington Examiner.

Cawthorn spent $2,950 from his taxpayer-funded members representational allowance at Skylaranna, a resort based in his hometown of Hendersonville, North Carolina, that boasts luxury accommodations for romantic dinners, weddings, and corporate events. The freshman Republican lawmaker categorized his Aug. 9 payment to the luxury resort as a "legislative planning food and beverage" expense.