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Roy Cooper

Roy Asberry Cooper III (/ˈkʊpər/ KUUP-ər; born June 13, 1957) is an American politician and lawyer who was the 75th governor of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 50th attorney general of North Carolina from 2001 to 2017 and served in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1987 to 2001.

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Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, JD)
Born
Roy Asberry Cooper III (1957-06-13) June 13, 1957 (age 69) Nashville, North Carolina, U.S.
Children
3
Governor
Mike Easley · Bev Perdue · Pat McCrory
Lieutenant
Dan Forest Mark Robinson
Parent
Roy Asberry Cooper Jr. (father)

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Early life and education

Early career

North Carolina Attorney General (2001-2017)

Tenure

Governor of North Carolina (2017-2025)

2026 U.S. Senate campaign

Personal life

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Roy Cooper

Nodes132
Edges131
Triples42
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015152
Components1

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Roy Cooper

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related to Personal life · 15
Roy Cooper → American Revolution, Bernhardt, Chapel Hill, Cooper, Harvard University, He, Kristin Cooper, NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, North Carolina, Sons, Sunday, They, University, Wake County, White Memorial Presbyterian Church
related to External links · 6
Roy Cooper → BallotpediaAppearances, C-SPANFinancial, Cooper, Federal Election CommissionProfile, North Carolina, Vote Smart
Preceded by · 5
Roy Cooper → Allen Barbee, Jim Ezzell, Mike Easley, Pat McCrory, Richard Conder
Succeeded by · 4
Roy Cooper → A. B. Swindell, Edward McGee, Josh Stein, Tony Rand
Governor · 3
Roy Cooper → Bev Perdue, Mike Easley, Pat McCrory
Born · 1
Roy Cooper → Roy Asberry Cooper III (1957-06-13) June 13, 1957 (age 69) Nashville, North Carolina, U.S.
Children · 1
Roy Cooper → 3
Education · 1
Roy Cooper → University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, JD)
Lieutenant · 1
Roy Cooper → Dan Forest Mark Robinson
Parent · 1
Roy Cooper → Roy Asberry Cooper Jr. (father)

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Roy CooperBornRoy Asberry Cooper III (1957-06-13) June 13, 1957 (age 69) Nashville, North Carolina, U.S.1.00infobox
Roy CooperChildren31.00infobox
Roy CooperEducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, JD)1.00infobox
Roy CooperGovernorMike Easley1.00infobox
Roy CooperGovernorBev Perdue1.00infobox
Roy CooperGovernorPat McCrory1.00infobox
Roy CooperLieutenantDan Forest Mark Robinson1.00infobox
Roy CooperParentRoy Asberry Cooper Jr. (father)1.00infobox
Roy CooperPartyDemocratic1.00infobox
Roy CooperPreceded byPat McCrory1.00infobox
Roy CooperPreceded byMike Easley1.00infobox
Roy CooperPreceded byRichard Conder1.00infobox
Roy CooperPreceded byJim Ezzell1.00infobox
Roy CooperPreceded byAllen Barbee1.00infobox
Roy CooperRelativesPell Cooper (brother)1.00infobox
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Roy CooperSucceeded byJosh Stein1.00infobox
Roy CooperSucceeded byTony Rand1.00infobox
Roy CooperSucceeded byA. B. Swindell1.00infobox
Roy CooperSucceeded byEdward McGee1.00infobox
Roy CooperWebsiteCampaign website1.00infobox

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