Roy Cooper & Kristin Cooper – Together Since (Unknown)

Roy Cooper has been North Carolina’s 75th Governor since 2017, and he previously held the state’s Attorney General’s office. Cooper won his 2020 re-election bid for the governorship against Dan Forest. Kristin Bernhardt is a legal professional who worked with the North Carolina General Assembly and the Oklahoma Legislature.

Cooper and Bernhardt met while she worked with the General Assembly. The married couple now has three children and lives in Rocky Mount, Nash County. As the First Lady of North Carolina, Bernhardt expanded her role to focus on issues like literacy, child poverty, and the arts.