More than 125 Black leaders and supporters from across the state joined the launch of “Black Leaders for Roy”
RALEIGH – Cooper for North Carolina has launched the “Black Leaders for Roy” coalition. More than 125 Black leaders and supporters from Buncombe County to Pitt County joined the launch to discuss how Roy will deliver lower costs for North Carolinians, take on insurance companies that are ripping off families and push back against the Supreme Court’s attacks on voting rights.
“I’m grateful to have the support of so many Black leaders from all across North Carolina,” said Roy Cooper. “From food to health care to housing, North Carolina families are facing skyrocketing prices and DC insiders like Michael Whatley are the problem. I am running to bring North Carolina common sense to Washington DC, push back against the attacks on voting rights and make stuff cost less.”
“Under Roy’s leadership, North Carolina became a better educated, healthier and more prosperous state for all, but today, so much of that work is under attack,” said Senior Associate Justice Anita Earls. “That is why Roy and I are running – to deliver for and protect hardworking families.”
“Across North Carolina, hardworking folks are being left behind as the price of rent, groceries and utilities continue to skyrocket,” said Guilford County Chairman of the Board of Commissioners Skip Alston. “While Washington DC insiders like Michael Whatley only look out for themselves, Roy Cooper has spent his career fighting for working families like yours and mine. We need Roy in the U.S. Senate.”
“Roy Cooper has a track record of working across the aisle to get results for people, recruiting hundreds of thousands of good paying jobs and expanding Medicaid while he was Governor,” said former North Carolina state senator Floyd McKissick. “But right now, folks are struggling to make ends meet even though Roy’s opponent, Washington DC insider Michael Whatley, keeps claiming prices are down. That’s why it is so important that we show up for Roy and send him to the Senate to make stuff cost less.”
“Roy Cooper is someone who has shown up and fought for us his entire career,” said North Carolina A&T student leader Olu Rouse. “From fighting to make health care more affordable to working to lower the cost of groceries, Roy will be the advocate and fighter that North Carolinians need in Washington DC.”
Senior Associate Justice Anita Earls, Guilford County Chairman of the Board of Commissioners Skip Alston, former North Carolina state Senator Floyd McKissick and North Carolina A&T student leader Olu Rouse joined Roy for the launch of the coalition.
Roy Cooper is running for the United States Senate to make life more affordable for North Carolina families. On his statewide “Make Stuff Cost Less” campaign, Roy is meeting with North Carolinians to discuss his plans to lower the cost of food and groceries, health care, utilities, child care and housing for working families and to highlight how he will fight for them in the U.S. Senate.
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