Roy Cooper

Roy Asberry Cooper III (born June 13, 1957) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 75th and current Governor of North Carolina since 2017. Prior to his governorship, Cooper had served as the elected Attorney General of North Carolina from 2001. Before that, he served in the General Assembly in both the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina Senate. Cooper is a member of the Democratic Party.
He narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Pat McCrory for the governorship in the 2016 election. On December 5, McCrory conceded the election, making Cooper the first challenger since 1850 to defeat a sitting North Carolina Governor. Cooper took office on January 1, 2017. The Republican-dominated legislature passed bills in a special session before he took office to reduce his power. The legislature has overridden several of his vetoes of legislation.
On December 5, 2019, Cooper officially announced his run for re-election to a second term. He then won Re-election in November 2020.
== Early Life and Education ==
Cooper was born in Nash County, North Carolina, the son of Beverly Thorne Batchelor, a school teacher, and Roy Asberry Cooper Jr. He was raised in a rural community and worked in tobacco fields during the summer as a teenager. He received the Morehead Scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for his undergraduate studies. He was elected as the president of the university's Young Democrats.[6] He also earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law.
== Quotes ==
* “Our hard work to keep North Carolina safe is showing progress, ... The numbers show that law enforcement is doing a good job to reduce crime rates even as our state grows”
* “We must not permit anyone in the gasoline supply chain to profit from a natural disaster by taking advantage of consumers”
* “Trying to profit from a natural disaster or other crisis is wrong, and I hope that North Carolina businesses won't stoop to that level,"
*"Transitions are a time for reflection, and a time for looking forward."
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