Roy Gale Cooper (born March 5, 1945) is an American politician and a

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member of the

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representing District 28 since January 12, 2013.

Early life and education

Born in 1945, Cooper earned his AS in

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from

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and his BS in

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from Concord College (now

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Elections

*2012 Redistricted to District 28, Cooper ran in the three-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed second with 997 votes (30.4%), and placed second in the four-way two-position November 6, 2012 General election with 4,233 votes (59.6%) behind incumbent Republican Representative John O'Neal (who had been redistricted from District 27) and ahead of Democratic nominees Jeffry Pritt and Al Martine. *2010 To challenge District 26 incumbent Democratic Representative

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, Cooper was unopposed for the May 11, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 828 votes, but lost the November 2, 2010 General election to Representative Crosier.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Place of birth missing (living people) 1945 births Living people Concord University alumni Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates People from Monroe County, West Virginia People from Summers County, West Virginia Tidewater Community College alumni 21st-century American politicians {{WestVirginia-politician-stub