
Then-Gov. Roy Cooper speaks during the North Carolina Democratic Party Unity Dinner at the Raleigh Convention Center on July 20, 2024. Ethan Hyman hyman@newsobserver.com
Ban Congress from trading stocks? NC Senate candidate Roy Cooper says yes
By Danielle Battaglia Updated December 16, 2025 9:11 AM
As members of Congress debate whether to ban stock trading, Roy Cooper, the former governor of North Carolina and a Senate candidate, announced his support for a ban. “A lot of people just don’t trust Washington politicians,” Cooper said in a written statement to McClatchy. “That’s because too many of them look after themselves, and not the people they’re supposed to serve. But leaders are elected to serve the people they represent, not to trade a company’s stock on insider knowledge to get rich.”
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