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Dec 21, 2023 · In the 2024 election year, Cooper will play a role in working to re-elect President Joe Biden and to elect state Attorney General Josh Stein as governor. The News & Observer sat down with Cooper ...
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Cooper was born and raised in North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1979 with a B.A. and earned his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1982. Before serving elected office, Cooper was appointed by Gov. Jim Hunt (D) to the state goals and policy board. He also worked for his fami...
Governor of North Carolina
Cooper was elected governor of North Carolinaon November 8, 2016. He was sworn into office on January 1, 2017.
North Carolina Attorney General
Cooper was first elected North Carolina attorney generalin 2000 and won re-election to the office in 2004, 2008, and 2012.
North Carolina State Senate
Cooper served in the North Carolina State Senatefrom 1991 to 2001.
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Conflicts with the General Assembly of North Carolina
1. 1.1. See also: Conflicts between Gov. Roy Cooper and the General Assembly of North Carolina The 2016 election changed the political landscape of North Carolina. Before the election, Republicans held a state government trifecta, meaning they controlled the governor's office and both chambers of the legislature. As a result of the 2016 election, however, Democrats took control of the governor's office, while Republicans held a 35-15 majority in the Senate and a 74-46 majority in the House, g...
Opposition to North Carolina's voter ID law
In 2013, Cooper voiced his opposition to proposed legislation to require voters to show ID. Cooper wrote to Gov. Pat McCrory(R), asking him to veto the law, which he said would make it harder for citizens to vote. Cooper also said he expected the law to be challenged in court.
Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act
On March 11, 2013, Cooper, together with 12 other state attorneys general, sent a letter to Congress in support of the Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act, a bill that sought to ban for-profit colleges from using federal funds for marketing and recruiting techniques. Senators Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who chaired the chamber's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, sponsored the bill. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley(D) stated tha...
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Note: Please contact usif the personal information below requires an update. Cooper and his wife, Kristin, have three daughters.
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Mar 5, 2024 · Brad Briner B. Briner. Briner 40%. Winner. Rachel Johnson R. Johnson. Johnson 35%. 100%. Get live results and maps from the 2024 North Carolina primary elections.
Dec 15, 2023 · North Carolina is holding an election for attorney general on November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024, and a primary runoff is May 14, 2024. The filing deadline was December 15, 2023. The Republican primary was canceled after only one candidate filed.
Nov 30, 2023 · In win for Cooper and Democrats, NC judges block GOP-backed elections law ahead of 2024. The new law, which would strip North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's power over the State Board of Elections and ...
Oct 18, 2023 · Matt Ramey. /. for WUNC. Voters walk into a polling location at the Wayne County Public Library in Goldsboro, N.C., on Election Day on Nov. 8, 2022. North Carolina will elect a new attorney ...
Aug 30, 2023 · Listen to this story (4 minutes) Gov. Roy Cooper offered his official endorsement Wednesday morning to fellow Democrat Josh Stein in North Carolina’s 2024 governor’s race. Stein succeeded Cooper in 2017 as the state’s attorney general. “Twenty-two years ago, when I was North Carolina’s attorney general, I chose a strong, smart leader ...
