North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks at a Democratic Party watch party as the primary elections wrap up in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks during U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S., April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis 

U.S. President Joe Biden greets Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina, as he arrives at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S., April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks during a visit at the Charlotte Area Transit System facility, in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Keane 

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and U.S. Representative Alma Adams (D-NC) tour an electric street car during a visit at the Charlotte Area Transit System facility, in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Keane 

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with a bus driver of an electric bus during a tour at the Charlotte Area Transit System facility, as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper look on, in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Keane 

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with a bus driver of an electric bus during a tour at the Charlotte Area Transit System facility, as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper look on, in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Keane 

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg shakes hands with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles present, at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Keane 

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris shakes hands with Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, as North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper looks on, at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Keane 

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris shakes hands with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, as Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles looks on, at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Keane 

U.S. President Joe Biden gestures next to North Carolina governor Roy Cooper as they visit a mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit at Green Road Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan are welcomed by North Carolina governor Roy Cooper as they arrive at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina, U.S. June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. President Joe Biden, North Carolina governor Roy Cooper and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan greet each other at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina, U.S. June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

EPA administrator Michael Reagan, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC) wait to greet U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as she descends from Air Force Two at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris elbow bumps with EPA administrator Michael Reagan next to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC) at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper gives his victory speech next to wife Kristin Cooper (not pictured) following his successful reelection bid in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper gives his victory speech next to wife Kristin Cooper following his successful reelection bid in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and wife Kristin Cooper are seen with the North Carolina Democratic Party headquarters in the background, as he celebrates his successful reelection bid in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper arrives with wife Kristin Cooper to celebrate his successful reelection bid in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper looks on next to wife Kristin after his victory speech following his successful reelection bid in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper waves after his victory speech following his successful reelection bid in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks to Governor Roy Cooper (D-NC) alongside his granddaughter, Finnegan Biden, at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., October 18, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks to Governor Roy Cooper (D-NC) alongside his granddaughter, Finnegan Biden, at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., October 18, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

A staff aide pulls Governor Roy Cooper (D-NC) to a safe distance while he speaks to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his granddaughter Finnegan Biden, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., October 18, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

U.S. President Donald Trump listens to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper as House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) looks on during a briefing on Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts aboard Air Force One on the ground at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in Havelock, North Carolina, U.S., September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper as House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) looks on during a briefing on Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts aboard Air Force One on the ground at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in Havelock, North Carolina, U.S., September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Acting Fema Administrator Peter Gaynor and Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan as House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) looks on during a briefing on Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts aboard Air Force One on the ground at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in Havelock, North Carolina, U.S., September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

Co-workers Roy Cooper and Terri King enjoy a drink at The Field Office bar, a popular watering hole for oil workers for several decades, in Midland, Texas, U.S., February 13, 2019. Picture taken February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford 

U.S. President Donald Trump embraces a boy while helping hand out meals with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (L) at a distribution center at Temple Baptist Church while participating in a tour of Hurricane Florence recovery efforts in New Bern, North Carolina, U.S., September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

U.S. President Donald Trump embraces a boy while helping hand out meals with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (L) at a distribution center at Temple Baptist Church while participating in a tour of Hurricane Florence recovery efforts in New Bern, North Carolina, U.S., September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Donald Trump embraces a boy while helping hand out meals with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (L) at a distribution center at Temple Baptist Church while participating in a tour of Hurricane Florence recovery efforts in New Bern, North Carolina, U.S., September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Donald Trump greets people with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (L) at a distribution center at Temple Baptist Church while participating in a tour of Hurricane Florence recovery efforts in New Bern, North Carolina, U.S., September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Donald Trump greets people while helping hand out meals with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (L) at a distribution center at Temple Baptist Church while participating in a tour of Hurricane Florence recovery efforts in New Bern, North Carolina, U.S., September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a briefing with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper on Hurricane Florence recovery efforts at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in Havelock, North Carolina, U.S., September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper touches the casket containing the late Rev. Billy Graham as it lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2018. REUTERS//Chip Somodevilla/Pool 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper takes part in the "Curbing the Opioid Epidemic" session at the National Governors Association summer meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

(L-R) North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker take part in the "Curbing the Opioid Epidemic" session at the National Governors Association summer meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (L) and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker take part in the "Curbing the Opioid Epidemic" session at the National Governors Association summer meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks at the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S. May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks at the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S. May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein 

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks at the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S. May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein 

North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper speaks to supporters at a victory rally the day after his Republican opponent and incumbent Pat McCrory conceded in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA on December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

Children of supporters of North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper lean on a wall amidst shadows of crowd members before a victory rally the day after his Republican opponent and incumbent Pat McCrory conceded in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA on December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper speaks to supporters at a victory rally the day after his Republican opponent and incumbent Pat McCrory conceded in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper reacts to his supporters at his victory rally the day after his Republican opponent and incumbent Pat McCrory conceded in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper poses for a picture with a supporter following his victory rally the day after his Republican opponent and incumbent Pat McCrory conceded in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper gestures towards his wife while speaking to supporters at a victory rally the day after his Republican opponent and incumbent Pat McCrory conceded in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper speaks to supporters at a victory rally the day after his Republican opponent and incumbent Pat McCrory conceded in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper speaks to supporters at a victory rally the day after his Republican opponent and incumbent Pat McCrory conceded in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper speaks to supporters at a victory rally the day after his Republican opponent and incumbent Pat McCrory conceded in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper and his wife Kristine wave to supporters at a victory rally the day after his Republican opponent and incumbent Pat McCrory conceded in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper gestures to supporters at a victory rally the day after his Republican opponent and incumbent Pat McCrory conceded in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper waves to supporters at a victory rally the day after his Republican opponent and incumbent Pat McCrory conceded in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory concedes defeat to Democratic party election challenger Roy Cooper in a still image from video provided by his office in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. December 5, 2016. Office of Governor Pat McCrory/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory concedes defeat to Democratic party election challenger Roy Cooper in a still image from video provided by his office in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. December 5, 2016. Office of Governor Pat McCrory/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Roy Cooper, North Carolina candidate for governor, pauses while speaking to supporters during an election night party in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Keane 

Roy Cooper, North Carolina candidate for governor, waves to supporters during an election night party in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Keane 

Roy Cooper, North Carolina candidate for governor, smiles as he walks on stage during an election night party in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Keane 

Roy Cooper, North Carolina candidate for governor, waves to supporters during an election night party in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Keane 

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory waves goodbye to supporters after announcing that the election results of his contest against Democratic challenger Roy Cooper will be contested, in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake