Roy Asberry Cooper III (/ ˈkʊpər / KUUP-ər; [1][a] born June 13, 1957) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 75th governor of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025.

Dec 24, 2024 · RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is leaving his job after eight years in which the southern Democrat picked his moments against a Republican-dominated legislature, winning big on Medicaid expansion and clean energy while falling short in fights over private-school vouchers and abortion rights.

Dec 18, 2024 · Roy Cooper leaves the Davidson County Health Department in June 2021. (Woody Marshall/News & Record via AP) Cooper’s political standing never suffered. That year, he won re-election by 4.5 points, defeating a Republican who promised to repeal mask mandates.

With its inception in 1776, the office of governor is the oldest public office in the state of North Carolina. The official website for North Carolina Governor Josh Stein.

Dec 12, 2024 · After two terms as governor, four terms as attorney general and time in both the state House and Senate, North Carolina’s Gov. Roy Cooper will soon hand off his title of highest politician in the...

The 75th governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper fought for good-paying jobs, strong public schools, access to quality, affordable health care, and a safer and more just North Carolina.

Dec 27, 2024 · Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina is set to leave office on New Year’s Day after two terms that began with his effort to undo the state’s “bathroom ban” for transgender people and ended with him...

Dec 22, 2024 · When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, 2024 will come to a close, as will the two terms of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. The next governor will be Josh Stein. So what’s next for...

Roy Asberry Cooper III (/ ˈ k ʊ p ər / 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.

Jan 1, 2025 · WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Roy Cooper is no stranger to politics. Born and raised in North Carolina, Cooper got his start in public service with the NC State House in 1987 and the State Senate in 1991. Ten years later, he took over as the state’s attorney general — a role he held until 2017 when he became governor.