RALEIGH, N.C. — Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has found a new role a month after leaving office, Channel 9′s partners at the Charlotte Observer are reporting.
Cooper is taking a teaching role at Harvard University, which will take him away from North Carolina for eight weeks, he told McClatchy. The teaching role will be on the intersection of government and public health.
“I want to keep making a difference, and together with my family, we are considering all the options, including elected office,” Cooper told the newspaper exclusively. “As I weigh those options, I look forward to teaching and working with aspiring public servants who, despite everything going on in the world, still care deeply about improving people’s health and using their work to build bridges.”
Speculation has grown that Cooper may run for the U.S. Senate against Republican Thom Tillis. That is still on the table.
“As I weigh those options, I look forward to teaching and working with aspiring public servants who, despite everything going on in the world, still care deeply about improving people’s health and using their work to build bridges,” Cooper told The Observer.
Tillis’ current term will end in 2026.
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