Felons For Lawless
FELONS FOR LAWLESS
SEE THE RECEIPTS
ANGIE LAWLESS
MAGA’S FAVORITE “DEMOCRAT”
Trump, Angie Lawless, and Cade Cothren behind a Felons For Lawless yard sign
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Angie STOOD WITH A TRUMP-PARDONED FELON.
SHE WON’T STAND WITH YOU.

THE STORY

Before you cast a vote in the Democratic primary, know who Angie Lawless chose to stand with.

2019

RUN OUT OF THE LEGISLATURE

Cade Cothren was forced out of the legislature after admitting to using drugs on the job — and after a series of racist and sexist texts were leaked to the press.

NEWS CHANNEL 5, 5/26/19
2025

CONVICTED ON EVERY COUNT

Disgraced former legislative staffer Cade Cothren was convicted of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy, and using a fake identity to carry out fraud.

U.S. ATTORNEY, MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TN, 9/23/25
2025

BUT ANGIE STOOD BY CADE

Democratic candidate Angie Lawless stood by Cade — asking the judge for leniency because she “believed in his character.”

THE TENNESSEAN, 7/8/26
2025

THEN TRUMP PARDONED CADE

Later, Trump pardoned Cade, who never took responsibility for his crimes — believing he was a target of the “Biden DOJ.”

THE NASHVILLE BANNER, 11/7/25
2026

NOW SHE WANTS A DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION

Angie Lawless is asking Democrats to send her to the statehouse. But when it counted, she aligned herself with Trump’s corrupt inner circle — not with the working families she’s asking to trust her. She won’t fight for us; she’ll work alongside their interests.

THE TENNESSEAN, 7/8/26

NOW SHE’S REWRITING IT

Called out, Angie mailed the district a letter claiming she only vouched for Cade as a tenant. Her actual letter to the judge tells a very different story.

THE MAILER SHE SENT VOTERS
Angie Lawless damage-control mailer, July 20 2026

Claims she only told the judge Cade “paid his rent on time” and “made improvements to the property” — and that she “did not defend or diminish” his crimes.

THE LETTER SHE ACTUALLY WROTE

“…he conducted himself with integrity, decency and maturity… without question, highly intelligent and talented. He is more than the sum of his mistakes… he will use the rest of his life to make a meaningful and positive impact.”

— Angie Lawless, in a letter to Judge Eli Richardson advocating for a lighter sentence

SPIN“Just a tenant” — but she reviewed his work and called him “talented.”
SPIN“Didn’t diminish his crimes” — while asking the court to go easy on him.
ONE OF THESE WENT TO A FEDERAL JUDGE. THE OTHER IS DAMAGE CONTROL.
SOURCES: THE TENNESSEAN, 7/8/26 · ANGIE LAWLESS CAMPAIGN MAILER, 7/20/26

DON’T TAKE OUR
WORD FOR IT

It made the paper.

T
The Tennessean
Dem statehouse candidate sought leniency for GOP operative Cothren

Nashville Democrat Angie Lawless was among the 16 people — mostly family and friends — who wrote letters of support last year seeking leniency in the sentencing of Cade Cothren…
THE TENNESSEAN — JULY 8, 2026
GUILTY

MAKE A BETTER
CHOICE.

Tennessee Democrats deserve a fighter for working families — not someone who vouched for a Trump-pardoned felon and stands with his far-right allies. On August 6, pick a better candidate than Angie Lawless.

CHECK THE FACTS

CHECK THE FACTS

Every claim on this page is on the record. Don’t take our word for it — take theirs.

  1. 1
    “Former TN State Representative Sentenced to 36 Months in Federal Prison, and his Chief of Staff Sentenced to 30 Months, on Fraud, Money Laundering, and Conspiracy Charges”
    U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TN — 9/23/25
  2. 2
    “New text messages detail drug use, vulgar talk by Speaker’s chief of staff”
    NEWS CHANNEL 5 (WTVF) — 5/26/19
  3. 3
    “Dem statehouse candidate sought leniency for GOP operative Cothren”
    THE TENNESSEAN — 7/8/2026
  4. 4
    “Trump Will Pardon Casada, Cothren Following Convictions in Political Kickback Scheme”
    THE NASHVILLE BANNER — 11/7/25
  5. 5
    “Casada and Cothren corruption trial heats up following witness testimonies”
    FOX 17 NEWS (WZTV) — 4/25/25
  6. 6
    “Trump Pardons Corrupt Ex-Tennessee GOP Speaker”
    JOE.MY.GOD — 11/7/25