Linda Darnell Cooper-Suggs (born 1953) is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the

North Carolina House of Representatives The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...

. She has represented the 24th district (composed of all of

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) since her appointment in 2020.

Career

Cooper-Suggs was selected by Democratic party activists from

on July 25, 2020 to represent the 24th House district, a vacancy left by the resignation of

Jean Farmer-Butterfield Jean Farmer-Butterfield (born October 21, 1947) is an American politician who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 24th district from January 2003 to July 2020. Early life and education Farmer-Butterfield was ...

. Her appointment was approved by North Carolina governor

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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

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. She secured fifty-three percent of the vote while her closest rival

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Mick Rankin secured forty-seven percent.

Electoral history

2020

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper-Suggs, Linda Living people 1953 births People from Wilson, North Carolina North Carolina A&T State University alumni East Carolina University alumni Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians 21st-century African-American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Women state legislators in North Carolina