Former NC Gov Roy Cooper kicks off US Senate campaign with pledge to ‘make stuff cost less’

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 796

Last Updated: 6 days, 12 hours ago

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Former Gov. Roy Cooper, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, kicked off his general election bid Wednesday on a message of affordability.

“I know how hard it’s going to be to work in Congress to get something passed, but I believe when people rise up and say they want this, we can get it done,” Cooper told a small crowd of supporters at a Raleigh brewery. “I’ve got a track record of being able to …

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