Colton Overcash is the founder of Vertex Strategies, a Charlotte-based government relations and strategic advisory firm with a presence in Washington, DC. He previously held two presidential appointments at the US Department of Homeland Security, where he advised senior leadership on immigration and border security issues during the Trump administration. He’s also a former staffer for US Sen. Thom Tillis and US Rep. Virginia Foxx.
Opinion
Western NC’s next representative must be ready Day One
Monday’s decision will determine more than who represents the Republican Party. It may also reshape where western North Carolina’s political influence resides at the moment the region needs it most.
