Roy Asberry Cooper III
Roy Cooper was the 75th Governor of North Carolina from January 2017 to January 2025. Term-limited.
Roy Asberry Cooper III
- among Democratic governors2nd of 24
- among all governors8th of 58
All tracked promises
Pass infrastructure investment.
Voted YES on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, November 2021).
Climate action / Inflation Reduction Act.
Voted YES on the Inflation Reduction Act (August 2022), $369B in climate spending.
Lower prescription drug prices.
Voted YES on IRA Medicare drug-pricing negotiation provisions.
Restore voting rights / John Lewis VRA.
Voted YES on cloture; failed 49-51 due to Republican filibuster + Manchin/Sinema opposition to rule change. Per /methodology, blocked-by-Congress when politician took maximally available action routes to PARTIAL.
Defend reproductive rights / WHPA.
Voted YES on Women's Health Protection Act cloture; failed 49-51 (Manchin NO).
Pass gun safety legislation.
Voted YES on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (June 2022). Assault-weapons ban did not pass.
Confirm Biden judicial nominees.
Voted YES on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson + the majority of lower-court Biden nominees.
Support Ukraine.
Voted YES on every major Ukraine aid package 2022-2024.
Pass Equality Act / LGBTQ+ protections.
Cloture failed Republican filibuster. Respect for Marriage Act passed (signed December 2022).
Cancel student debt.
Supported Biden's broad cancellation (SCOTUS-struck-down). Approximately $138B in narrower cancellations approved.
Raise the federal minimum wage to $15.
The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 (included in early ARP drafts) was stripped on Byrd-rule objection. No standalone vote reached the floor.
Restore the SALT deduction cap.
House-passed BBB included full SALT restoration; killed in Senate. Cap remains at $10k through TCJA expiry. Per /methodology, blocked-by-Senate when politician took maximally available action routes to PARTIAL.
Tax corporations and the wealthy.
IRA imposed 15% corporate minimum tax + 1% stock-buyback excise. Largest corporate tax hike since the 1986 TRA.
Protect the Affordable Care Act.
ARP and IRA extended expanded ACA subsidies through 2025; defeated every Trump-era repeal effort during minority.
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