Linda Cooper-Suggs

Representative
Linda Cooper-Suggs
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 by	Jean Farmer-Butterfield
Succeeded by	Ken Fontenot
Personal details
Born	1953
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Wilson, North Carolina
Alma mater	North Carolina A&T State University (BA) ; East Carolina University (MA)
Occupation	Educator

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]

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

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2021-2022 session

Appropriations
Appropriations - Health and Human Services
Families, Children, and Aging Policy
Health
Redistricting

References

^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ "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.
^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ "Linda Cooper-Suggs". Retrieved January 28, 2022.

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Jean Farmer-Butterfield	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 24th district 2020–2023	Succeeded by Ken Fontenot

[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] [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[5] [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[6] "Linda Cooper-Suggs". Retrieved January 28, 2022.

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