Linda Cooper-Suggs
Linda Cooper-Suggs | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 24th district | |
| Assumed office July 27, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Farmer-Butterfield |
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| Born | 1953 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Wilson, North Carolina |
Linda Darnell Cooper-Suggs (born 1953) is a Democrat member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the State's 24th House district.
Career[]
Cooper-Suggs was selected by Democratic party activists from Wilson County on July 25, 2020 to represent the 24th House district, a vacancy left by the resignation of Jean Farmer-Butterfield.[1] Her appointment was approved by North Carolina governor Roy Cooper on July 27, 2020. She ran for the same office in November 2020 and won the election on 3 November 2020 from the platform of Democratic Party. She secured fifty-three percent of the vote while her closest rival Republican Mick Rankin secured forty-seven percent.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Cooper-Suggs to succeed Farmer-Butterfield in N.C. House". AP NEWS. July 25, 2020.
- ^ "2020 North Carolina State House Election Results | USA TODAY". www.usatoday.com.
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