Roy Cooper
U.S. Senate · NC · Class 2 · U.S. Senate
Open seat FlipFlip: 58.72%; raised $49,585,341.29; COH $9,088,859.57 on 2026-10-14; IE for $559,851.57 / against $2,417,988.82.
Election
2026-11-03. Votes 2,467,963 (58.72%). Opponent: Michael Whatley (R). Previous officeholder: Thom Tillis (R). Status in file: yes.
Money reported in the file
Raised $49,585,341. Cash on hand $9,088,860 as of 2026-10-14. Outside for $559,852; against $2,417,989.
2025-07-25 to 2026-10-14 (PRE-GENERAL)
Documented ties (51)
| Relationship | Amount | Date | Evidence | Source | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| principal campaign committee of | — | 2025-2026 | Reported | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) | Roy Cooper |
| individual contributions $17,985,377.33 | $17,985,377 | 2026-10-14 | Reported | Individual contributors (aggregate) | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| other political committee contributions $931,506.82 | $931,507 | 2026-10-14 | Reported | PAC / other political committees (aggregate) | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| party committee contributions $72,113.01 | $72,113 | 2026-10-14 | Reported | Party committees (aggregate) | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| transfers from other authorized committee $28,252,754.74 | $28,252,755 | 2026-10-14 | Reported | Authorized / joint fundraising committees | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| total receipts $49,585,341.29; cash on hand $9,088,859.57 | $49,585,341 | 2026-10-14 | Reported | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) | Roy Cooper |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) | $31,050 | 2025-2026 | Reported | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) | $31,050 | 2025-2026 | Reported | ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Ideological / nonconnected PAC) | $31,050 | 2025-2026 | Reported | STAND UP FOR WORKERS PAC | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) | $31,050 | 2025-2026 | Reported | OFF THE SIDELINES PAC | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) | $31,050 | 2025-2026 | Reported | FORWARD TOGETHER PAC | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) | $31,050 | 2025-2026 | Reported | NUTMEG PAC | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Ideological / nonconnected PAC) | $31,050 | 2025-2026 | Reported | KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) | $31,050 | 2025-2026 | Reported | IMPACT | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) | $15,525 | 2025-2026 | Reported | NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) | $15,525 | 2025-2026 | Reported | NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Ideological / nonconnected PAC) | $15,525 | 2025-2026 | Reported | BIG SKY VALUES PAC | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) | $15,525 | 2025-2026 | Reported | INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Membership organization) | $15,525 | 2025-2026 | Reported | THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Business / trade / professional) | $15,525 | 2025-2026 | Reported | AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC (Organization site) | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) | $15,525 | 2025-2026 | Reported | OPERATIVE PLASTERERS' AND CEMENT MASONS' INTL ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Ideological / nonconnected PAC) | $15,525 | 2025-2026 | Reported | KIDSPAC | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Ideological / nonconnected PAC) | $15,525 | 2025-2026 | Reported | BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PAC (Organization site) | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) | $15,525 | 2025-2026 | Reported | INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) | $15,525 | 2025-2026 | Reported | UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) | $15,525 | 2025-2026 | Reported | POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES | Cooper for North Carolina (Campaign site) |
| independent expenditure supporting | $166,249 | 2025-2026 | Reported | WORKERS VOTE | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure supporting | $156,600 | 2025-2026 | Reported | PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT (Organization site) | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure supporting | $59,726 | 2025-2026 | Reported | CAROLINA FEDERATION | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure supporting | $38,316 | 2025-2026 | Reported | THOMAS PAINE SOCIETY L.L.C. | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure supporting | $29,848 | 2025-2026 | Reported | PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES NORTH CAROLINA | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure supporting | $26,772 | 2025-2026 | Reported | FORWARD BLUE (Organization site) | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure supporting | $20,300 | 2025-2026 | Reported | DEMOCRATIC MESSAGING PROJECT (Organization site) | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure supporting | $17,615 | 2025-2026 | Reported | FIELD TEAM 6, INC. (Organization site) | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure supporting | $15,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | MODSQUAD ACTION | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure supporting | $9,439 | 2025-2026 | Reported | ACTIVATE AMERICA (Organization site) | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure supporting | $3,494 | 2025-2026 | Reported | MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure supporting | $3,414 | 2025-2026 | Reported | NORTH CAROLINANS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE ACTION FUND | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure opposing | $1,766,545 | 2025-2026 | Reported | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure opposing | $559,552 | 2025-2026 | Reported | SLF PAC | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure opposing | $57,053 | 2025-2026 | Reported | THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY (Organization site) | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure opposing | $17,939 | 2025-2026 | Reported | CATHOLICVOTE.ORG (Website) | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure opposing | $9,400 | 2025-2026 | Reported | RED SENATE | Roy Cooper |
| independent expenditure opposing | $7,500 | 2025-2026 | Reported | AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Roy Cooper |
| general-election opponent | — | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Roy Cooper | Michael Whatley (R) (Campaign site) |
| previous Class 2 officeholder / seat context | — | 2026 | Reported | Roy Cooper | Thom Tillis (R) |
| shares 5 PAC donor IDs in 2026 API sample (Jaccard 0.081) | $5.00 | 2025-2026 | Inferred | Roy Cooper | Annie Andrews |
| shares 24 PAC donor IDs in 2026 API sample (Jaccard 0.3) | $24.00 | 2025-2026 | Inferred | Roy Cooper | James Talarico |
| PAC contribution (also appears in API samples for the other two senators in this batch) | — | 2025-2026 | Inferred | M-PAC | Roy Cooper |
| PAC contribution (also appears in API samples for the other two senators in this batch) | — | 2025-2026 | Inferred | PURPOSE PAC | Roy Cooper |
| PAC contribution (also appears in API samples for the other two senators in this batch) | — | 2025-2026 | Inferred | I GOT YOUR BACK PAC | Roy Cooper |
Ties are documented relationships and amounts from public records. They are not allegations of wrongdoing. Vote totals are unofficial until certification. This printable summary is generated from the public CSV. It is not the PDF dossier (pdfs/cooper/Cooper_Know_Your_Politician_2026-11-05.pdf).