Greetings all. Our first Senate endorsement this cycle was former NC Governor Roy Cooper, who is seeking the open North Carolina Senate seat currently held by retiring Senator Tom Tillis. Most analysts agree this is the Senate seat most likely to flip to Democrats this cycle, and there is no path to a majority in the Senate without us winning this race in North Carolina.
So we need to do everything we can to win it!
We’ve heard from Governor Cooper before but I loved this part of our energizing discussion that we had earlier today:
I have been in a lot of campaigns, and what’s been striking to me, Simon, is that whether I’m at a canvass launch, a community meeting, a fundraiser, or a “Make Stuff Cost Less” event, there are people who come up to me at almost every single event — I’m trying to remember one it didn’t happen — and say, “This is the first political event I’ve ever been to in my life.” That tells me people recognize something is wrong, that these aren’t ordinary times.
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That gives me hope — that people are ready to go to the polls and change things, but not only that — they’re ready to come to an event and sign up to canvass. People tell me they’re canvassing for the first time, making calls for the first time, donating online for the first time. I’ve always said I’m a prisoner of hope. I truly believe our best days are ahead of us. And this gives me hope that people are recognizing our country needs a course correction, they have to get involved, and that it starts in these midterms. To bring back those checks and balances the framers of the Constitution intended.
The ads are flying in North Carolina now as tens and tens of millions are being spent. Here’s is Governor Cooper’s latest ad:
There are a few ways to donate to Governor Cooper’s campaign:
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Here’s a snapshot of recent independent polling via the NYT. With adequate financial support Roy Cooper is on track to win this critical election:
Friends, enjoy this new update from one of our best candidates this cycle. Hit "like” so more will see it, share the interview with others, consider donating to help Roy Cooper win, and keep working hard everyone. We have a country to save, and elections like this one in North Carolina to win, together! - Simon
As Governor, Roy Cooper led North Carolina to be one of the fastest-growing states in the nation with a good quality of life, a strong education system, more health care coverage, and better-paying jobs. The state was named the best state for business three out of four years.
Cooper was born and raised in Nash County, North Carolina, where he attended public schools and worked summers on the farm before earning undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He represented everyday people and small businesses while practicing law in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, where he and his wife Kristin raised three daughters. His mother was a public-school teacher, which helped cement his deep commitment to public education.
For years, he taught Sunday School and tutored students in local public schools. Cooper entered public service after being elected to the legislature, where he worked to raise teacher pay and strengthen law enforcement, and wrote North Carolina’s first children’s health insurance initiative.
After being elected Attorney General, Cooper prosecuted criminals and protected North Carolina families, small businesses, and seniors for four consecutive terms. He oversaw a sharp decrease in crime and fought for consumers by putting scammers and predatory lenders out of business and standing up to the drug companies and big banks, getting billions of dollars back to North Carolinians.
Elected Governor in 2016 and re-elected in 2020, both years that Donald Trump carried North Carolina, Cooper’s mission was to ensure that all North Carolinians had the opportunity to be better educated, healthier, and more prosperous for generations to come.
Governor Cooper worked to create thousands of new jobs and worked with members of both parties to enact hundreds of bipartisan bills. He succeeded in getting a bipartisan agreement to expand Medicaid, which in early 2025 has already brought health care to more than 650,000 North Carolinians. He enacted a plan to incentivize hospitals to relieve more than $4 billion of existing medical debt for 2 million eligible North Carolinians and prevent new debt. He also focused on boosting public education, tackling the opioid crisis, revitalizing rural communities and making sure North Carolinians have the training to fill the better-paying jobs that require new skills.
Governor Cooper believes that if we work together, we can build a North Carolina that works for everyone.
