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Melvin Cooper
Melvin Cooper (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 13. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Cooper completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Melvin Cooper was born in Havelock, North Carolina. Cooper served in the U.S. Air Force. His career experience includes working as an educator. As of 2024, Cooper was affiliated with the Carteret County NAACP, the Carteret County Democratic Party, and the Port of Beaufort Cultural Club.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Celeste Cairns defeated Katie Tomberlin in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Celeste Cairns (R) | 69.9 | 35,181 |
 | Katie Tomberlin (D)  | 30.1 | 15,158 | |
| Total votes: 50,339 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13
Katie Tomberlin defeated Melvin Cooper in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katie Tomberlin | 62.2 | 2,341 |
 | Melvin Cooper | 37.8 | 1,420 | |
| Total votes: 3,761 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Celeste Cairns advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cooper in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Melvin Cooper completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cooper's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Women's Rights: In North Carolina women are 51% of the population, yet are still on the outside of companies' Board Rooms, meaning left out of major decisions. With the recent Supreme Court strikedown of Roe vs Wade, women have lost control of decisions concerning their bodies, what little control they may have left by NC legislation must be protected. There is also a high sex trafficking of girls and women, the laws must be improved to prevent or deter such trafficking. NC can do better and we must do better. Women's rights are human rights.
- Teachers: We all know that if you are reading this, you should thank a teacher. NC is ranked 46th in the Nation, we were once ranked 13. How can a state fall to such a low ranking, it is from the legislation giving none to just 2023, where they received a 1% raise.Yet, college athletes can now be compensated for playing sports, or the ones that turn pro can receive million of dollars. Where is that thank a teacher? We have an Education Lottery system, monies are given to school but it should be placed in the teachers' hands so they don't have to go into their pocket each year for supplies. Again Thank a Teacher for there service.
- Affordable Housing: This is an every-town problem. With the cost of buying a house or the shortage of housing, it will remain a problem. The once-American dream of a white picket fence is gone. I have come across in Carteret County, young families in a one-bedroom apartment wanting to get out and move into a house but we are in a time when people is turning their house into short-term rentals, making more in a year. House of Representatives care not to attack this issue, reason not wanting to upset the Realty Companies. As a Representative I will seek to get a law on the books that would allow for the great American Dream.
We must put policies in place to protect our coast line, creeks and wetlands.
All of this is focusing on slowing down climate change by lowing the amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
there to govern for the people, not for special interest groups.
Carteret County.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina House of Representatives District 13 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 11, 2024
