Roy Cooper D

U.S. Senator-elect, North Carolina. 90 tracked projects are located in North Carolina, which this official represents.

Takes office in January 2027. Won a 2026 race that AP has called. Results stay unofficial until the state certifies them.

"Make sure data centers pay the full cost of all the power they use and prevent costs from being passed on to consumers."

Source: Cooper campaign site, Sep 4, 2026

Sourced jobs at sites they represent

Site	Construction jobs	Permanent
Amazon Web Services Richmond County Data Center Campus		at least 500
Meta Forest City Data Center		more than 275
Compass Statesville Campus		250
Apple Maiden Data Center (iCloud)		at least 50