Over the last few months, our team has made massive investments in Democratic legislative nominees who will help break the GOP’s one-vote supermajority in Raleigh. Today, I need you to join me in support of three candidates running in districts that Republicans flipped red in 2022. If we can take even one of these seats back, we could stop the worst impulses of the far-right GOP in their tracks.
If you don’t need to read any further, you can go ahead and split a donation between our team and each of their campaigns here.
John, as we’ve seen, Republican lawmakers are eager to roll back our most fundamental rights and enact radical legislation that is disastrous for North Carolina. A year ago, the GOP supermajority — aided by a Democrat who schemed to switch parties — passed a dangerous abortion ban, overriding my veto by just one vote.
Meanwhile, Republicans in the state House and Senate cannot even come to agreements within their own party to run the basic functions of government.
To prevent the GOP from doing further harm, we must break the supermajority — and I want to introduce you to three candidates whose races are key to the fight. I also need to ask you to split a contribution among their campaigns and our team to help them win their critical elections:
Howard Hunter III represented House District 5 from 2015 to 2023. Now, he’s running to flip this seat back to blue and break the GOP supermajority. As a longtime public servant, Howard has a record of advocacy for North Carolina communities and a commitment to our democracy. Howard will fight for better health care access, work to increase teacher pay and fund our public schools, and advocate for real solutions to the everyday problems facing our communities, including improving infrastructure and broadband access.
Dante Pittman is a lifelong Wilson County resident, and a graduate of NC Public Schools and UNC-Chapel Hill. He is also a Captain in the NC National Guard. After serving his Wilson County neighbors as a community leader, including as chairman of the Wilson County Democratic Party, he’s now running to flip House District 24 blue for Democrats and defeat the GOP’s one-vote supermajority. Dante will be a strong advocate for affordable health care, reproductive freedom, public education, and creating economic opportunity for all. Republicans took HD-24 in the last election, so flipping it back to blue is a key priority for Democrats!
Lorenza Wilkins is a dedicated community servant with a record of advocating for schools, kids, and small businesses. He’s lived in Nash County for over two decades and is ready to advocate for his community in Raleigh. He’ll fight to keep our public schools funded, defend reproductive rights, and help small businesses grow. As our Democratic nominee for House District 25, Lorenza will flip this Nash County seat back to blue for Democrats and break Republicans’ supermajority.
I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished in my time as governor, but I know there’s so much more work to do. Our ability to create progress on the issues that matter most comes down to electing Democratic legislators we can count on. I know that Howard, Dante, and Lorenza will be strong advocates for making North Carolina a stronger state for all of us.
These three candidates and I are counting on your support right now. Please, split a donation of any size among our teams to help North Carolina Democrats break the supermajority!
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Roy
North Carolina is set to be one of the most important swing states in the 2024 elections.
Republicans need to win NC to return Donald Trump to the White House. Meanwhile, Roy is committed to flipping our state blue for President Biden.
Roy is term-limited and can’t run again this time, and our upcoming gubernatorial election is considered the most competitive gubernatorial contest in the country. Meanwhile, Republicans hold a one-seat supermajority in the state legislature — we MUST break the supermajority to prevent the GOP from enacting their radical agenda in North Carolina.
Join Roy in the fight to elect Democrats at every level of the North Carolina ballot this November. Donate today.
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Cooper for North Carolina
PO Box 1190
Raleigh, NC 27602
Thank you!
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