Roy Cooper III's Biography
- Governor (NC), Democratic
Contact Information
Office
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
Full Name:
Roy Asberry Cooper III
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kristin; 3 Children: Hilary, Natalie, Claire
Birth Date:
06/13/1957
Birth Place:
Nash County, NC
Home City:
Rocky Mount, NC
Religion:
Presbyterian
JD, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1982
BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1979
Governor, State of North Carolina, 2017-present
Candidate, Governor of North Carolina, 2020
Attorney General, State of North Carolina, 2000-2017
Senator, North Carolina State Senate, 1991-2000
Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1987-1991
No caucus information on file.
Instructor, Continuing Legal Education
Partner, Fields and Cooper Law Firm, 1982-2000
Member, Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, present
Member, American Heart Association
Member, Board of Directors, North Carolinians for Community Colleges
Elder, First Presbyterian Church
Chair, Local Morehead Scholarship Selection Committee
Chair, March of Dimes Annual Fundraiser
Member, North Carolina State Bar Association
Member, Red Cross
Member, Rocky Mount Jaycees
Member, Tar River Chorus and Orchestra
Former Board Member, United Way
Member, Visions, Incorporated