Linda Cooper-Suggs

Linda Darnell Cooper-Suggs (born 1953) is an American politician. She is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She has represented the 24th district (composed of all of Wilson County) from 2020 to 2023.[1]

Representative
Linda Cooper-Suggs
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 24th district
In office
July 27, 2020 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byJean Farmer-Butterfield
Succeeded byKen Fontenot
Personal details
Born1953
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWilson, North Carolina
Alma materNorth Carolina A&T State University (BA)
East Carolina University (MA)
OccupationEducator

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.[2] 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.[3]

Electoral history

2022
North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Fontenot 15,121 54.22%
Democratic Linda Cooper-Suggs (incumbent) 12,768 45.78%
Total votes 27,889 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2020
North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2020[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Cooper-Suggs (incumbent) 20,928 52.60%
Republican Mick Rankin 18,856 47.40%
Total votes 39,784 100%
Democratic hold

Committee assignments

[6]

2021-2022 session
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Health and Human Services
  • Families, Children, and Aging Policy
  • Health
  • Redistricting

References
  1. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. "Cooper-Suggs to succeed Farmer-Butterfield in N.C. House". AP NEWS. July 25, 2020.
  3. "2020 North Carolina State House Election Results | USA TODAY". www.usatoday.com.
  4. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  5. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. "Linda Cooper-Suggs". Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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