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A Conversation With Gubernatorial Candidate Attorney General Roy Cooper

WUNC | By Anita Rao,
Frank Stasio
Published October 24, 2016 at 12:24 PM EDT
Roy Cooper is a four-term attorney general in NC currently running as the democratic candidate for governor against incumbent Governor Pat McCrory.
Courtesy of Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper is a four-term attorney general in NC currently running as the democratic candidate for governor against incumbent Governor Pat McCrory.
Roy Cooper is a four-term attorney general in NC currently running as the democratic candidate for governor against incumbent Governor Pat McCrory.
Credit Courtesy of Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper is a four-term attorney general in NC currently running as the democratic candidate for governor against incumbent Governor Pat McCrory.

With the election less than three weeks away, the national spotlight is on North Carolina as a key swing state in this election. The latest polls in the governor’s race show incumbent Governor PatMcCroryhead-to-head with democratic challengerAttorney General Roy Cooper.CooperhasoutraisedMcCroryby millions andoutspent him in television ads. The candidates met multiple times for face-to-face debates during which they sparred over House Bill 2, taxes, and environmental issues.Cooper’s tenure as attorney general has been marked by some controversial moments, including hisdecision not to defend House Bill 2and ongoing concerns about problems in theState Crime Lab.

 A conversation with Attorney General Roy Cooper.

Host FrankStasiotalks with Attorney General Roy Cooper about his work in public service, his platform and his priorities for the state. We have invited incumbent Governor PatMcCroryto appear on the program, and the request is pending.

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Anita Rao
Anita Rao is the host and creator of "Embodied," a live, weekly radio show and seasonal podcast about sex, relationships & health. She's also the managing editor of WUNC's on-demand content. She has traveled the country recording interviews for the Peabody Award-winning StoryCorps production department, founded and launched a podcast about millennial feminism in the South, and served as the managing editor and regular host of "The State of Things," North Carolina Public Radio's flagship daily, live talk show. Anita was born in a small coal-mining town in Northeast England but spent most of her life growing up in Iowa and has a fond affection for the Midwest.
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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