Former one-term North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn officially announced his candidacy for Florida’s 19th congressional district on Wednesday. “I know what it means to be underestimated, and I know what it takes to fight back. The announcement comes after Axios reported on Sept. 3 that Cawthorn was preparing to launch a new congressional bid. Cawthorn later conceded that some of his claims were “exaggerated” during a meeting with then-Republican California Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Axios reported in March 2022. I’ve decided to run for Congress again,” Cawthorn told the outlet.