Cooper says he will run for re-election, not for governor
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RALEIGH - N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper has told supporters that he plans to run for re-election in 2008, rather than make a potential run for governor.
In a letter dated Monday and obtained The Associated Press yesterday, Cooper, a Democrat, said he still has plenty of work to do as the state's top law enforcer. Cooper, who took office in 2001, was viewed as one of three leading candidates for the party's nomination.
Democrats will have held the governor's mansion for 16 years when Gov. Mike Easley leaves office in January 2009 after serving two terms. He is barred by state law from running for a third consecutive term.
Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue and N.C. Treasurer Richard Moore are expected to challenge each other for the Democratic nomination, and both entered 2006 with more campaign money in the bank than Cooper. Moore's campaign had nearly $1.57 million on hand, Perdue had $1.07 million and Cooper had $722,000.
RALEIGH - N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper has told supporters that he plans to run for re-election in 2008, rather than make a potential run for governor.
In a letter dated Monday and obtained The Associated Press yesterday, Cooper, a Democrat, said he still has plenty of work to do as the state's top law enforcer. Cooper, who took office in 2001, was viewed as one of three leading candidates for the party's nomination.
Democrats will have held the governor's mansion for 16 years when Gov. Mike Easley leaves office in January 2009 after serving two terms. He is barred by state law from running for a third consecutive term.
Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue and N.C. Treasurer Richard Moore are expected to challenge each other for the Democratic nomination, and both entered 2006 with more campaign money in the bank than Cooper. Moore's campaign had nearly $1.57 million on hand, Perdue had $1.07 million and Cooper had $722,000.
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