Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper | |
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.jpg?lang=simple) Cooper in 2023 | |
| 75th Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2025 | |
| Lieutenant | |
| Preceded by | Pat McCrory |
| Succeeded by | Josh Stein |
| 50th Attorney General of North Carolina | |
| In office January 6, 2001 – January 1, 2017 | |
| Governor |
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| Preceded by | Mike Easley |
| Succeeded by | Josh Stein |
| Majority Leader of the North Carolina Senate | |
| In office July 17, 1997 – January 1, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Conder |
| Succeeded by | Tony Rand |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office February 21, 1991 – January 1, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Ezzell |
| Succeeded by | A. B. Swindell |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 72nd district | |
| In office February 9, 1987 – February 21, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Allen Barbee |
| Succeeded by | Edward McGee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roy Asberry Cooper III June 13, 1957 Nashville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, JD) |
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Roy Asberry Cooper III (/ˈkʊpər/ KUUP-ər[1][a]; born June 13, 1957) is an American attorney and politician. He was the 75th governor of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025. Before becoming governor, he served as the 50th attorney general of North Carolina from 2001 to 2017. Cooper also served in the North Carolina General Assembly, in both the House from 1987 to 1991, and in the North Carolina Senate from 1991 to 2001.[2]
Cooper graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1979. He began his career as a lawyer and in 1986 was elected to represent the 72nd district in the North Carolina House of Representatives. In 1991, he was appointed a member of the North Carolina Senate and served the position until 2001. He was elected North Carolina Attorney General in 2000 and reelected in 2004, 2008, and 2012, serving just under 16 years, the second-longest tenure for an attorney general in the state's history.
Cooper defeated Republican incumbent Pat McCrory for the governorship in a close race in the 2016 election.[3] This election made Cooper the first challenger to defeat a sitting governor in the state's history. Cooper was reelected in 2020 against the Republican nominee, Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest.[4]
The Republican-dominated legislature passed bills in a special session to reduce the power of the governor's office before he took office. Cooper continued to emphasize increases in education and healthcare funding throughout his term and saw successful negotiations of statewide Medicaid expansion.
Personal life
[change | change source]Cooper is married to Kristin Bernhardt.[5][6] They have three daughters.[7][8]
Notes
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Fain, Travis (15 November 2023). "You're doing it wrong: How to actually pronounce Gov. Roy Cooper's name". WRAL News. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "Journal of the Senate of the 1997 General Assembly of the State of North Carolina|First Session Volume 1" (PDF). carolana.com. 1997. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ "Attorney General Announces Candidacy For Governor". Charlotte Observer. November 6, 2014. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ↑ Dalesio, Emery. "North Carolina Gov. McCrory Concedes He Lost Re-Election Bid". ABC News. Archived from the original on December 5, 2016.
- ↑ Kristin Cooper. "My dad Capt. Sam Bernhardt with the 7th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, Cu Chi, Vietnam, '66-'67. When he was drafted, he closed his medical practice & left his wife & 4 young children to serve his country. Thanks to every veteran for your service & sacrifice. -KC #VeteransDay". Twitter. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ↑ Davis, Corey (August 7, 2018). "Service project aids foster kids". Rocky Mount Telegram. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ↑ "N.C. First Lady Kristin Cooper will be 2017 commencement speaker". Saint Mary's School. February 23, 2017. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ↑ Colvard, Bill (June 9, 2018). "Franklin grads, NC first lady reconnect". The Mt. Airy News. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
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