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{{Infobox Politician |
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|name= Roy Cooper |
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|image=roycooper.jpg |
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|order= 49<sup>th</sup> |
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|office= North Carolina Attorney General |
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|term_start= January 6, 2001 |
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|governor= [[Mike Easley]] (2001-2009)<br>[[Beverly Perdue]] (2009-present) |
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|predecessor= [[Mike Easley]] |
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|successor= Incumbent |
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|birth_date= {{bda|1957|6|13}} |
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|birth_place= [[Nash County, North Carolina]] |
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|alma_mater= [[University of North Carolina School of Law]] <small>([[Juris Doctor|J.D.]])</small><br>[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] <small>([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])</small> |
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|party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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|spouse=Kristin Cooper |
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}} |
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'''Roy Asberry Cooper, III''' (born June 13, 1957)<ref>[http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Richard+D.+Hearney#sclient=psy&hl=en&tbs=bks:1&q=Roy+Asberry+Cooper%2C+III+Attorney+General+Early+Years+Born+in+Nashville%2C+Nash+County%2C+June+13%2C+1957%2C+&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&psj=1&fp=cc7216a82c53364]</ref> is the current [[North Carolina Attorney General]]. He is a member of the [[North Carolina Democratic Party]]. |
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==Personal life and education== |
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Born in [[Nash County, North Carolina]], Cooper 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]], serving as the president of the university's [[Young Democrats]], and then also earned a [[Juris Doctor]] [[(J.D.)]] degree from UNC. |
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Cooper has a wife, Kristin, and three daughters, Hilary, Natalie, and Claire. |
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==Political career== |
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After practicing law with his family's law firm for a number of years, Cooper was elected to the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]] in 1986 and named to the [[North Carolina Senate]] in 1991. In 1997, he was elected [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] Majority Leader of the state Senate. He continued to practice law as the managing partner of the law firm Fields & Cooper in [[Rocky Mount, North Carolina]]. |
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Cooper was elected North Carolina Attorney General in November 2000 and took office on January 6, 2001; he was re-elected for a second term in [[North Carolina Council of State election, 2004|2004]]. Cooper was mentioned as a possible Democratic candidate for North Carolina governor in 2008, but he decided to run for re-election as Attorney General instead.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/459634.html |title = newsobserver.com: Cooper says he won't run for governor |accessdate = 2008-06-22 |author = Andrea Weigl}}</ref> He was easily re-elected, garnering more votes than any other statewide candidate in the [[North Carolina Council of State election, 2008|November 2008 elections]]. <ref>[http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/roy_cooper_n_c_s_most_popular_democrat News & Observer: Roy Cooper, N.C.'s most popular Democrat]</ref> Both state and national Democrats attempted to recruit him to run against Republican Senator [[Richard Burr]] in 2010, but he declined.<ref>[http://www.charlotteobserver.com/local/story/727496.html Charlotte Observer: AG Roy Cooper says no to Senate race]</ref> |
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===Duke Lacrosse rape case=== |
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In January 2007, when Durham District Attorney [[Mike Nifong]] asked to be recused from dealing with the [[Duke lacrosse case]], Attorney General Cooper's office assumed responsibility for the case. On April 11, 2007, Cooper dismissed the case against the Duke lacrosse team players, declaring them "Innocent" and victims of "a tragic rush to judgment." |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.ncdoj.com/about/about_ag_bio.jsp Official bio at the North Carolina Department of Justice] |
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*[http://projects.newsobserver.com/dome/profiles/roy_cooper News & Observer "Under the Dome" Profile] |
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*[http://www.roycooper.com/index.asp Roy Cooper Campaign site] |
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*[http://draftcoop.blogspot.com/ Draft Cooper for U.S. Senate blog] |
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*[http://ncdp.org/ North Carolina Democratic Party] |
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{{succession box |
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|title=[[North Carolina Attorney General]] |
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|before=[[Mike Easley]] |
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|after=incumbent |
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|years=2001-present |
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}} |
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{{end}} |
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{{Current North Carolina statewide political officials}} |
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{{U.S. State Attorneys General}} |
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| NAME =Cooper, Roy |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1957 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Nash County, North Carolina]] |
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[[Category:1957 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives]] |
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[[Category:North Carolina State Senators]] |
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[[Category:North Carolina Attorneys General]] |
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[[Category:North Carolina Democrats]] |
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