Roy Cooper

Roy Cooper says he wants to protect and expand Medicaid, lower health care costs, and rein in insurance company practices that raise bills for families. His campaign page says he would reverse cuts, expand drug negotiations, curb surprise billing, and strengthen oversight of hospital mergers.

Roy Cooper's economy stance centers on lowering the cost of living through his 'Make Stuff Cost Less' agenda. He proposes ending tariffs that raise prices, strengthening antitrust enforcement to reduce grocery costs, banning price-algorithm pricing to prevent coordinated price hikes, and pursuing policies to lower energy, housing, and health-care costs for working families.

Roy Cooper supports protecting access to reproductive health care, including abortion. As governor, he signed an executive order to help protect women's access to reproductive health care and later said he would continue fighting to protect those rights.

Roy Cooper has said the federal government should deport violent criminals and that any further Homeland Security funding for ICE and border enforcement should be conditioned on reforms to improve public safety and reduce chaos.

Roy Cooper supports stronger gun safety measures and gun-violence-prevention efforts. He has publicly backed common-sense gun reforms and has been endorsed by gun-violence-prevention groups.

Roy Cooper has backed sanctions on Russia and support for Ukraine in response to Russia's invasion. As governor, he ordered North Carolina agencies to review and terminate agreements with Russian entities and supported state-level assistance to Ukraine.

Roy Cooper’s Tech & AI stance centers on reducing tech-driven costs for consumers and preventing algorithm-driven price manipulation. His Make Stuff Cost Less agenda calls for requiring data centers to pay the full cost of the power they use and for banning pricing algorithms that raise costs for groceries or other consumers, alongside modernizing the energy grid to lower utility costs.

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Roy Cooper says he wants to lower energy and utility costs while modernizing the power grid. His campaign page says he would require data centers to pay the full cost of the power they use, prevent utility shutoffs during dangerous heat and cold, and invest in grid modernization.

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Roy Cooper says he supports public education and highlights his record on teacher pay, school funding, and broader education investment in North Carolina. His campaign biography says he worked to strengthen public education and describes education as a central part of his public service record.

Roy Cooper's campaign focuses on North Carolina-specific cost-of-living concerns, including groceries, housing, child care, health care, and utility bills. His campaign page frames these as local affordability issues affecting families across the state.