Analysis Reveals Significant Campaign Contributions From Pro-Ordinance Groups to Cooper Campaign Committee | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Raleigh, N.C.     First, Democrat candidate for governor and N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper refused to join a lawsuit on behalf of North Carolina against the ACLU and the Obama Administration's attempt to open sex-specific student locker rooms and bathrooms to individuals that are not of that biological sex, and wouldn't explain to the media why he made this decision.



    Then, after the Charlotte City Council passed a controversial new rule that would allow men to use women's restrooms and locker rooms, Roy Cooper continually dodged questions about his position even as his rival for the Democrat nomination came out in opposition to the proposed rule.

    Now, an analysis of his gubernatorial campaign finance reports reveals Cooper has received almost $20,000 in campaign contributions from LGBT-aligned groups that have been advocating for the dual-sex Charlotte bathroom ordinance. To see the full list of Cooper's donors, click here.

    "This issue affects the privacy and safety of everyone in North Carolina, especially our young children, yet our chief law enforcement officer whose number one job is public safety doesn't think he owes the public an answer," said Dallas Woodhouse, NCGOP executive director. "It's clear he's either hiding the truth from the public or is afraid to take a position against his own party and campaign contributors, even though it's right for the safety and privacy of North Carolina's children."

    In November, Governor McCrory and other state officials urged the Attorney General to sign on to a friend of the court brief in the case of G. G. v. Gloucester County School Board. In this case, the Obama Administration and the ACLU are trying to take over local school districts and force them to open sex-specific student locker rooms and bathrooms to individuals of the opposite biological sex.

    Despite serving as North Carolina's top attorney, Cooper refused to challenge the Obama Administration and the ACLU's radical plan. Cooper has refused to tell North Carolinians why his office made the decision not to join the lawsuit on behalf of the state's school districts and families.

    Since the Charlotte City Council passed a controversial new rule earlier this month that would allow men to use women's restrooms and locker rooms, Cooper has continually dodged questions from the press when pressed for his position on this issue.

• "[Ken Spaulding's] Democratic opponent, Attorney General Roy Cooper, could not be reached for comment. His campaign did not return calls." (Jim Morrill, "One Democratic gubernatorial candidate opposes Charlotte's bathroom provision," Charlotte Observer, 2/24/2016)

• Governor McCrory Urged The Attorney General To Do His Job And Defend North Carolina Against A Washington, D.C. Takeover Of Local School Districts And Force Schools To Adopt A Radical Plan To Open Sex-specific Student Locker Rooms And Bathrooms To Individuals That Are Not Of That Biological Sex ("McCrory asks Cooper to oppose transgender bathroom lawsuit," The Associated Press, 11/24/2015)
• "Governor Pat McCrory has asked Attorney General Roy Cooper to protect local school districts by joining South Carolina and signing on to an amicus brief in the case of G. G. v. Gloucester County School Board. In this case, the Obama Administration has joined with the ACLU in an attempt to force local school districts to open sex-specific student locker rooms and bathrooms to individuals that are not of that biological sex." (Press Release: "Governor McCrory asks Attorney General to Protect North Carolina from Federal Overreach in Schools," Office of the Governor, 11/21/2015)
• Schools Could Face Loss Of Funding If They Do Not Comply With The ACLU's Bathroom Plan
• The Obama administration has also threatened schools that resist with legal action and the loss of federal funding. (Press Release: "Governor McCrory Will Join South Carolina to Protect States from Federal Overreach in Schools," Office of the Governor, 11/24/2015)
• Cooper Decided To Stand With President Obama, The ACLU And Radical Special Interest Groups Over North Carolina Families And Refused To Support The Lawsuit, But Wouldn't Explain Why
• "Attorney General Roy Cooper has rejected a call by Gov. Pat McCrory to side with a Virginia school district against a discrimination lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that would allow a transgender high school student to use the men's bathroom." (Tyler Dukes, "Despite McCrory's request, Cooper won't join Virginia transgender bathroom suit," WRAL, 11/23/2015)
• "Talley did not provide the department's rationale." (Tyler Dukes, "Despite McCrory's request, Cooper won't join Virginia transgender bathroom suit," WRAL, 11/23/2015)

• Contact: The North Carolina Republican Party
•     communications@ncgop.org