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RoyCooper is preparing to leave a long career in state politics ... launch a campaign to become the Democratic nominee in the U.S. Senate race in 2026 when Sen. Thom Tillis is up for reelection ...
Here are some photos from his 37 years in politics. Sen. Roy Cooper, right, and Sen. Bill Martin talk on the floor of the Senate in August 1997. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com N.C. State ...
Sen. Natasha Marcus, D-Mecklenburg County, offers reasons to uphold Gov. RoyCooper's veto of HB 10 expanding funding private school vouchers. North Carolina Republican senators voted Wednesday ...