Roy Cooper · [email protected]

March 15, 2023 at 9:43 PM

ANNOUNCEMENT: My budget for Fiscal Year 2024

Straight from my desk for you.    John — I just announced plans for historic investments in North Carolina’s students, families, and workforce to ensure that success abounds in our state for generations to come. This is the right moment to put resources where they are needed most. Nor…

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  Team Cooper · [email protected]

March 14, 2023 at 11:06 PM

Urgent: Add your name in support of fair maps in North Carolina

With the future of fair maps on the line, we need everyone to make their voices heard today.    John — Today, the North Carolina Supreme Court — with a newly-elected Republican majority — is considering a case to reverse last year’s decision to outlaw partisan redistricting. It’s no s…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

March 14, 2023 at 4:30 PM

This month’s the end of the quarter

    Hi John, The end of this month wraps up the first financial quarter of 2023. It’s when our finance team starts to put together projections for our fundraising through the rest of the year, using the data from January through March as a baseline. John, as we prepare for this crucia…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

March 13, 2023 at 3:23 PM

SIGN ON: Support a clean energy future >>>

We still have work to do.    John — Climate change is an imminent, existential threat to our planet. Yet too many far-right legislators in Raleigh and Washington, D.C. are still ignoring it — or even playing it off as a hoax. Meanwhile, my administration is doing the work to invest in…

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  Blue North Carolina (via Team Cooper) · [email protected]

March 10, 2023 at 7:44 PM

fair lines + fair elections

Our voters deserve to have their voices heard.    John — There’s nothing more fundamental to our democracy than the idea that every one of us should have a fair, equal say in our representation. But when partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression come into play, some votes count mo…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

March 9, 2023 at 8:32 PM

$29

And why this number is important to us:    $29 is the average donation made to emails like this one in 2023. $29 is how we are powering Roy’s work to help elect North Carolina Democrats and preserve our progress in our state. $29 is a number Roy is deeply proud of. It represents how g…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

March 7, 2023 at 5:25 PM

I’m fed up.

It’s time to pass Medicaid expansion. Our neighbors are counting on us.    John — I’m tired of waiting. Without immediate action, roughly 300,000 North Carolina residents will lose access to their health care coverage unless Republicans move NOW to pass Medicaid expansion. A federal p…

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  Gov. Roy Cooper · [email protected]

March 7, 2023 at 12:42 AM

I just got off the stage

The state of North Carolina is bright and looking to the future.    Hello John, Just a few minutes ago, I finished the State of the State address to North Carolina. You can watch it here if you missed seeing it live. If you weren’t able to watch, here’s the gist of my message: Over an…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

March 4, 2023 at 3:30 PM

I couldn’t do it without you.

Thank you.    Hi John, Thank you so much for your continued support for our team. It’s folks just like you — nurses, teachers, childcare workers, and more — who power all the work we accomplish for North Carolina. And thanks to you, we once again met our monthly fundraising target! I’…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

March 3, 2023 at 7:17 PM

An update from me on Medicaid expansion:

We have to move ASAP.    John — I want you to hear it from me. Legislative leaders have agreed to expand Medicaid in North Carolina! We’ve been working hard on this for years, and this is a crucial step forward. But we need the legislature to act NOW. Every single month we go without …

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  Roy Cooper (personal) · [email protected]

February 28, 2023 at 5:49 PM

Grateful I can count on you

And I need your help right now.    I’m deeply grateful, John. I’m grateful that at a time when politics seems to divide so many of us, you continually join with me in the work to make this state and our country work better. We share common goals: to expand health care access, secure f…

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  Roy Cooper HQ · [email protected]

February 27, 2023 at 4:54 PM

Our biggest challenge yet:

We’re tackling it how we’ve tackled every challenge before — together.    John — In just over 24 hours, we are going to hit our biggest fundraising deadline of the year so far. And right now, we’re falling behind. Can you contribute to help close the gap? If you've saved your payment …

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  Blue North Carolina [via Team Cooper] · [email protected]

February 26, 2023 at 4:00 PM

gerrymandering + voter suppression

That’s their plan.    Here’s the deal: The North Carolina GOP is so power-hungry that they’re willing to go to any lengths necessary to “win” elections no matter what the voters want. Their plan? Gerrymandering so that Republican candidates have a massive advantage and passing anti-vo…

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  Team Cooper · [email protected]

February 25, 2023 at 2:01 PM

why we’re still asking for your help

Grateful to count on you!    John — Since Roy won’t be running for governor in 2024, you may be wondering why we still send out these fundraising emails. Well, even though Roy is not on the ballot, he’s still going to be campaigning hard for Democrats up and down the ticket. And that …

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

February 23, 2023 at 10:31 PM

We can deliver for working North Carolinians

Regarding the state budget.    John — When our government works, we can make this state work better for North Carolinians. But we can’t make progress when some politicians put the interests of the powerful and wealthy first. As we start negotiating the state budget for the upcoming fi…

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  Team Cooper · [email protected]

February 21, 2023 at 5:53 PM

It’s not about protecting kids. It’s about placating extremists.

Blatant political pandering.    John — LGBTQ+ students, families, and public school teachers are under attack. North Carolina’s GOP legislators just announced plans to pass their very own version of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill — a law that has silenced teachers from having age-appr…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

February 19, 2023 at 3:00 PM

I’m going to help President Biden WIN North Carolina.

Will you support my work with a contribution?    I want you to know something, John. When I visited the White House last week I delivered President Biden a message. I told him that we are going to turn North Carolina blue for him in the next presidential election. Let me be clear: I…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

February 18, 2023 at 4:01 PM

I’m calling on the NC Supreme Court to uphold the independence of the judiciary.

Sign on >>>>>>>>>    John — A few days ago, I let you know about the plan by right-wing state Supreme Court justices to reopen cases that have already been decided. It’s clear that folks like you are just as appalled by this reversal of precedent as I am. Re…

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  Roy, me (2) · [email protected]

February 17, 2023 at 4:42 PM

re: Governor Cooper’s message

Take a couple minutes to read    John — We wouldn’t normally bump an email from ten days ago, but we wanted to make sure you saw this important message from Roy regarding the North Carolina Supreme Court. Right-wing justices have agreed to REOPEN two cases with decisions that Republic…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

February 14, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Ban assault weapons. Now.

This is a longer email, but it’s important, so I hope you’ll read to the end.    John — In the five years since the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, teenage survivors have turned into lifelong activists. They took up a cause that never should have…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

February 13, 2023 at 7:25 PM

Are you able to make a donation today?

Read this email before midnight.    John, When folks ask me if I think Democrats can win in North Carolina in 2024, I tell them this: North Carolina is the epitome of a “purple” state. We have 7 Democratic representatives to the U.S. House, and 7 Republican representatives. In 2020, D…

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  Blue North Carolina [via Team Cooper] · [email protected]

February 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM

1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣

You NEED to read this list.    Three quick things you need to know, John — The North Carolina state Supreme Court JUST agreed to reopen critical cases that struck down an anti-voter law and Republicans’ ultra-gerrymandered legislative maps. If the right-wing Court majority sides with…

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  Team Cooper · [email protected]

February 9, 2023 at 6:57 PM

BREAKING: A blatant attempt by right-wing radicals to take over our public schools

Right-wing politicians are turning our schools into a battlefield for their culture war.    John — our public schools are under attack. Republicans in Raleigh are working to push through a dangerous constitutional amendment that would alter our state Board of Education system. It’s a …

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  Team Cooper · [email protected]

February 8, 2023 at 11:02 PM

North Carolina: The next target for anti-abortion legislation

Roy is counting on you to fight back.    John — North Carolina is the next battleground in the fight for reproductive freedom. Under Roy’s leadership, our state is a haven for reproductive health care in our region. Roy has already STOPPED countless far-right efforts to limit abortion…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

February 7, 2023 at 10:56 PM

John, I’m furious

This Republican Supreme Court’s decision is appalling.    NC STATE SUPREME COURT BOWS TO POLITICAL PRESSURE Right-wing majority agrees to reopen critical rulings John — The new GOP majority of our state Supreme Court just agreed to rehear critical cases decided only months ago under …

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

February 6, 2023 at 9:48 PM

February is Black History Month

And a reminder that we still have work to do.   Hi John, This month, we celebrate our state’s rich African American culture and honor the contributions of Black North Carolinians. We remember civil rights leaders, like the Greensboro Four, who helped launch the national sit-in movement,…

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  Team Cooper · [email protected]

February 5, 2023 at 3:00 PM

NC ranks 48th in public school funding. We HAVE to solve this crisis.

Add your name to Roy’s petition calling on the GOP to help >>>    John, As governor, Roy has been a steadfast advocate for our educators, students, and public school systems. Growing up, his mom was a public school teacher, and he went through North Carolina public schools, t…

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  MEDICAID EXPANSION PROJECT [via Roy Cooper HQ] · [email protected]

February 3, 2023 at 9:46 PM

Do you want North Carolina to expand Medicaid?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>    TELL NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS: EXPAND MEDICAID John: Every single month we go without expanding Medicaid, North Carolina loses $521 million. Under Medicaid expansion, 600,000 more North Carolinians could get…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

February 2, 2023 at 2:01 PM

A note to say thanks

Couldn’t do it without you.    John, I need just a moment of your time to say thank you. Once again, supporters stepped up to help our team hit our fundraising goal. We met our January target just before our deadline on Tuesday! The continued commitment among this team of grassroots s…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

January 31, 2023 at 10:05 PM

A personal request before the month is over

Can you help me out?   Hello John, It’s the end of the month, so my team and I have been asking for your support a lot recently. At the end of every month, we have to make sure any fundraising gaps are closed so that we can keep on budget. And right now, we’re falling short of our $10,0…

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  Kate Connelly · [email protected]

January 30, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Chasing down every penny...

Just a quick update on our January goal:    Hey John — I’ll keep this quick. Like Roy mentioned, I set a $10,000 fundraising goal for January. I’m spending today and tomorrow tracking down every last penny possible so we can hit it! The first thing I did today was check our weekend fu…

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  Roy Cooper HQ · [email protected]

January 29, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Not the kind of email we usually send.

An inside look at our ActBlue homepage…    John, by now, you’re used to our emails asking for money (and we do need to request your support today, too). But this email is a little different than usual. We want to give you an inside look at our ActBlue data for the past year and explai…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

January 28, 2023 at 5:20 PM

I deeply appreciate all your support.

Can you help me again now?    John — There’s no denying it: there are hard days as governor. There are days when you have to weigh choices and make tough decisions, and you can’t always make everyone happy. But through it all, I know that I have the best team of supporters in North Ca…

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  Blue North Carolina (via Team Cooper) · [email protected]

January 25, 2023 at 4:38 PM

They could undo ALL our hard work (and we HAVE to stop them)

This fight isn’t over.    John — For six years, Roy Cooper has been hard at work for North Carolinians. He’s been fighting for our health care access, our voting rights, our climate's future, and our reproductive freedom. But now, Republicans have a supermajority in the state Senate a…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

January 22, 2023 at 5:02 PM

50 years ago today, the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade.

Now, Roe is gone. But we’re not giving up the fight.    Hello John, Today, we mark the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision — the first since another Court overturned it last summer. Now, abortion is completely illegal in 13 states. Republican politicians have …

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  Team Cooper · [email protected]

January 21, 2023 at 5:02 PM

We can’t let the GOP take North Carolina backward.

Now is the time to act.     John, Sunday marks the 50th anniversary since Roe v. Wade’s decision, and the GOP’s full-scale assault on reproductive freedom has only intensified. Republicans in Washington recently passed an extreme anti-choice bill aimed to restrict abortion access. Saf…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

January 20, 2023 at 6:42 PM

Re: Climate change.

It’s urgent.     John — North Carolinians deserve reliable, sustainable electricity at a reasonable cost. But because of increasingly severe weather and aging fossil fuel plants, that result could be less certain. As we saw during last month’s severe cold weather, more than half a mil…

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  Blue North Carolina (via Roy Cooper HQ) · [email protected]

January 19, 2023 at 8:17 PM

Re: abortion rights.

It’s urgent.     John, the 2023 state legislative session has just begun, and the fight to protect North Carolinians’ fundamental rights has never been more critical. We need all hands on deck to stop the GOP’s dangerous anti-choice agenda. Can we count on your donation (of any amount…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

January 16, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Honoring Dr. King’s legacy.

  John, In March 1965, in Montgomery, Alabama, Dr. King told marchers, “We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience.” Nearly 60 years later, Dr. King’s words guide us as we continue to work toward that goal. A…

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  Roy Cooper (personal) · [email protected]

January 15, 2023 at 4:31 PM

Won’t take too much of your time

  John, I don’t like to send an email like this on a Sunday, but Kate (my finance director) just asked me to reach out. By midnight tonight, we need to reach our first fundraising goal of 2023 — and we’re almost there! Just 41 more donations of at least $15 would get us to our target. …

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  Kate, Team Cooper · [email protected]

January 14, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Quick reminder...

Our deadline is tomorrow!    Hey John, Sorry to bug you on the weekend, but our fundraising numbers have continued to lag through the first couple of weeks of this year, so I had to reach out right away. Tomorrow at midnight is our very first fundraising deadline of 2023, and I can’t …

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  Team Cooper · [email protected]

January 12, 2023 at 9:10 PM

Our first goal of 2023!

We know we can reach it.    Hey John! 2023 is in full swing and we’re officially up against our very first fundraising deadline of the new year. We need to raise just $5,000 by 11:59 pm on Sunday — and we know we can hit it with time to spare! Please, can you pitch in $5 before our de…

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  Team Cooper · [email protected]

January 10, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Can Roy count on you to support expanding Medicaid?

We need your support before the legislature returns tomorrow.    John — It should be obvious that letting our state lose money when we don’t have to is bad governance. But that’s exactly what Republicans in our state legislature are allowing to happen by refusing to expand Medicaid fo…

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  Blue North Carolina (via Roy Cooper HQ) · [email protected]

January 8, 2023 at 4:01 PM

We have more work to do.

John, Roy needs your continued support to keep up the fight!    Hello John, Here at Team Cooper, we know that making progress isn’t always easy and that it isn’t about any one race or one election. It’s a fight that is ongoing — and absolutely critical. Roy and his Democratic allies …

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

January 6, 2023 at 5:01 PM

My commitment to democracy is ironclad.

This email is a little longer than usual, but it’s important.    John — Two years ago today, Americans watched stunned and horrified as right-wing insurrectionists overran the United States Capitol. At Donald Trump’s behest, they tried to overturn the results of our presidential elect…

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  Roy Cooper (personal) · [email protected]

January 4, 2023 at 4:33 PM

Could you share your priorities with me?

This’ll take just about 60 seconds.    Hello, John — I hope 2023 is starting off well for you and your loved ones! I thought this would be a good opportunity to check in briefly on something that is very important to me: the issues that this community is thinking about as we begin a n…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

January 1, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Happy New Year, John!

You have my very best wishes for 2023.   Hi John, and Happy New Year! The start of a new year is always full of promise and opportunity, but it’s also a moment to reflect. Through triumph and hardship, North Carolinians have shown great courage, compassion, and resilience. We have come…

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  Roy Cooper (personal) · [email protected]

December 31, 2022 at 5:01 PM

One last email

Please read it before midnight.   Hi John, and happy New Year’s Eve. I’m sorry to disturb you on a holiday weekend, but we're just hours away from our end-of-year deadline and still falling short of our $12,500 goal. This is the last fundraising request you'll get from me or my team bef…

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  Roy Cooper HQ · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Quick update before the end of the year

No off years.    John, We’ll keep this short so you can get your holiday weekend started. Here’s the deal: With only hours left before 2022 ends, our fundraising numbers just aren’t on track to hit our end-of-year goal. This is crunch time. Can you donate $5, $15, $25, or more to clos…

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  Team Cooper · [email protected]

December 29, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Take just a moment.

Democrats need to stick together.    John — Consider, for a second, what kind of country you want to live in in the future. One that respects the right to make your own, personal health care decisions? One that takes bold action to solve climate change? One that is committed to govern…

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