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U.S. Senator
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Roy Cooper

Candidate for U.S. Senator

Democratic

Background

Campaign website
roycooper.com

Former North Carolina governor (elected 2016, re-elected 2020) and four-term state attorney general. Earlier a state legislator and a lawyer in private practice in Rocky Mount.

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Photo: Campaign photo — roycooper.com

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Proposes expanding the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit.

    Lower the Cost of Child Care

    Campaign website · Roy Cooper for North Carolina · roycooper.com

    “Expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to support working families and put money back in people's pockets.”
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Housing

  • Supports banning corporate investors from buying single-family homes.

    Make Housing Cost Less

    Campaign website · Roy Cooper for North Carolina · roycooper.com

    “Roy Cooper supports banning corporate investors from buying single-family homes, ensuring that they can't drive up prices for families.”
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  • Proposes banning algorithm-driven rent-setting software.

    Make Housing Cost Less

    Campaign website · Roy Cooper for North Carolina · roycooper.com

    “Roy Cooper's plan would ban the algorithm-driven software used by landlords to increase your rent.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Pledges to end tariffs that raise farmers' costs.

    Make Food and Groceries Cost Less

    Campaign website · Roy Cooper for North Carolina · roycooper.com

    “Roy would put an end to these tariffs, and make sure that farmers who keep our state moving can thrive.”
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  • Proposes banning algorithms that set grocery prices per customer.

    Make Food and Groceries Cost Less

    Campaign website · Roy Cooper for North Carolina · roycooper.com

    “Ban algorithms on grocery pricing to make it illegal for companies to raise the price of groceries based on a specific customer.”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports making data centers pay their full power costs.

    Lower Energy and Utility Costs

    Campaign website · Roy Cooper for North Carolina · roycooper.com

    “Make sure data centers pay the full cost of all the power they use and prevent costs from being passed on to consumers.”
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Health & human services

  • Supports reinstating ACA tax credits and reversing Medicaid cuts.

    Make Health Care Cost Less

    Campaign website · Roy Cooper for North Carolina · roycooper.com

    “Reinstate the ACA tax credits and reverse Medicaid cuts.”
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  • Proposes capping yearly out-of-pocket prescription drug costs.

    His plan also calls for broader Medicare drug-price negotiations.

    Make Health Care Cost Less

    Campaign website · Roy Cooper for North Carolina · roycooper.com

    “Cap annual prescription drug out-of-pocket costs for consumers. … Require Medicare to broaden negotiations with drug makers to make more prescription medicines affordable.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Roy Cooper on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • EducationNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

All sources (114)

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