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Roy Cooper is married to Kristin Cooper and the couple has three children: Natalie, Hillary and Claire Cooper.

Prior to entering the North Carolina politics, Roy Cooper was a law practitioner at his family’s private law firm. However, the law career didn’t last long as he joined the North Carolina Hose of Representatives in 1986. In 1991, he was elected to the North Carolina Senate. As time passed by, Cooper became a particularly significant figure in politics and became the majority leader at the senate. Having served in both North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate, Roy Cooper decided to run for North Carolina Attorneyship General Election in 2000. As a Republican nominee, he faced Democrat candidate Dan Boyce and Reform candidate Margaret Palms in the election and won with 51.21% votes. After four years at the office, Cooper sought for another election in 2004 and defeated Republican Joe Knott with 55.61% votes. Likewise, he faced Bob Crumbley in 2008 and again won with 61.10%. In the 2012 attorneyship election, Cooper ran unopposed. As North Carolina Attorney Gen...

According to Charlotte Observer, North Carolinians favor their Governor Roy Cooper more than their President Donald Trump. While Trump had an approval rating of 36%, Cooper was well ahead with 46%. On Trump’s immigration executive order, Cooper commented – “The executive order issued by the President will make our homeland and our troops serving overseas less safe. Our vetting process has to be tough and thorough, but we should not impose a religious test to enter the country. It’s especially troubling that individuals who risked their lives to protect our troops and served alongside them are now being turned away. We can secure the safety of our country without separating families, hurting our businesses, and turning away good people who need our help.” Despite these differences, Governor Cooper visited President Trump at Trump Tower.