WECT: “Cooper talked to his supporters about one of his biggest goals on the campaign trail: lowering the cost of living for North Carolina families.”
RALEIGH – On Wednesday, Roy Cooper held a meet and greet in Brunswick County and spoke to supporters about his campaign for the U.S. Senate and his work to deliver lower costs for North Carolina families.
WECT: Roy Cooper Hosts Brunswick County Meet and Greet

- Reporter: “A specific priority Cooper mentioned is affordable health care. He says something absolutely needs to change.”
- Roy Cooper: “We are the richest country in the world, we ought to find a way to make sure that everybody has affordable quality health care. And I’m going to make that a guiding star when I get to the United States Senate, in addition to the fact that stuff just costs too much for people right now.”
Port City Daily: Senate candidate Roy Cooper rallies Brunswick Democrats ahead of 2026 primary
- In his 2026 bid for U.S. Senate, former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper stood before a capacity crowd at the Brunswick County Democratic headquarters on Wednesday. He focused on rising healthcare costs, federal education funding, and infrastructure strain facing one of the nation’s fastest-growing regions.
- “Stuff just costs too much for people right now,” Cooper said. “We’ve got to give them some relief, we’ve got to do better. That’s why I’m running.”
- Cooper told Port City Daily his home state will be at the “forefront of everything I do in the United States Senate.”
WSFX: Roy Cooper Hosts Brunswick County Meet and Greet

- Reporter: “[Cooper] says one of his biggest goals, if he wins the Senate seat, would be to lower the cost of living for families in North Carolina.”
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