Roy Cooper
Senator-elect from North Carolina
Democrat
Won the seat
- Seat
- North Carolina Senate
- Opponent
- Michael Whatley (R)
- Result
- 58.7% – 39.1%
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Lowering the Cost of Food and Groceries
Wants to end tariffs that raise farm costs, block grocery mergers and ban algorithm-based grocery pricing.
“Strengthen antitrust enforcement in grocery retail and food processing to block corporate mergers that reduce competition and raise prices.”
Source for Lowering the Cost of Food and Groceries, on Roy Cooper’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Making Health Care Affordable
Plans to reverse the ACA tax credit expiration and Medicaid cuts, cap drug costs and broaden Medicare drug negotiations.
“Roy will work to reverse the Affordable Care Act tax credit expiration and cuts to Medicaid that have driven up health care costs for everyone; and put patient care first at hospitals.”
Source for Making Health Care Affordable, on Roy Cooper’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Lowering Energy & Utility Costs
Wants data centers to pay the full cost of their power and to ban utility shutoffs during dangerous heat and cold.
“Ban utility companies from disconnecting power during dangerous heat and cold to keep families safe during periods of extreme weather.”
Source for Lowering Energy & Utility Costs, on Roy Cooper’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Making Child Care Affordable
Plans to expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and offer employer tax credits for child care.
“Expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to support working families and put money back in people’s pockets.”
Source for Making Child Care Affordable, on Roy Cooper’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Lowering Housing Costs
Wants to restrict corporate and foreign purchases of single-family homes and ban algorithm-driven rent setting.
“Restrict big corporate buyers from owning large portfolios of single-family homes that drive up prices for families trying to buy a home.”
Source for Lowering Housing Costs, on Roy Cooper’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Roy Cooper’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- HealthClock is ticking
Reinstate the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and reverse the 2025 Medicaid cuts
“Reinstate the ACA tax credits and reverse Medicaid cuts.”
Campaign website, Making Health Care Affordable page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- HealthClock is ticking
Cap annual out-of-pocket prescription drug costs
“Cap annual prescription drug out-of-pocket costs for consumers.”
Campaign website, Making Health Care Affordable page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- Cost of livingClock is ticking
Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power they use
“Make sure data centers pay the full cost of all the power they use and prevent costs from being passed on to consumers.”
Campaign website, Lowering Energy & Utility Costs page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- Cost of livingClock is ticking
Ban companies from using algorithms to set grocery prices for individual customers
“Ban algorithms on grocery pricing to make it illegal for companies to raise the price of groceries based on a specific customer.”
Campaign website, Lowering the Cost of Food and Groceries page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
Roy Asberry Cooper III is an American politician and lawyer who is the United States senator-elect from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 75th governor of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025. He also previously served as the 50th attorney general of North Carolina from 2001 to 2017 and in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1987 to 2001.
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- Raised
- $49.6M
- From individuals
- $18.0M
- Spent
- $40.5M
- Cash on hand
- $9.1M
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
None on record
No donations from AIPAC and no AIPAC-paid ads for or against Roy Cooper in FEC filings for the 2022, 2024 or 2026 elections.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
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