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North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham is engaged to Jerry Meek, the state Democratic Party chair. Clearly, she is the busier of the two:
Meek, of Fayetteville, popped the question Friday night at a cabin in Bryson City, but only after clearing the schedule with Cotham's campaign manager, reports Jim Morrill of The Charlotte Observer.
Cotham, 29, is the state's youngest legislator. Meek, 37, is the nation's youngest party chairman.
Cotham won disgraced former Speaker Jim Black's seat in a special election.

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