Linda Cooper-Suggs

Linda Darnell Cooper-Suggs (born 1953) is a Democrat member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the State's 24th House district.

Linda Cooper-Suggs
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 24th district
Assumed office
July 27, 2020
Preceded byJean Farmer-Butterfield
Personal details
Born1953
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWilson, North Carolina

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.[1] 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.[2]

References
  1. "Cooper-Suggs to succeed Farmer-Butterfield in N.C. House". AP NEWS. July 25, 2020.
  2. "2020 North Carolina State House Election Results | USA TODAY". www.usatoday.com.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Jean Farmer-Butterfield		 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 24th district
2020-Present		 Incumbent


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