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Roy Cooper is well-known in North Carolina as the two-term Democratic governor. But many outside the state are wondering about his record as his name is repeatedly mentioned on the short-list for a potential vice presidential pick for Kamala Harris.

Well, we’re here with some of our past reporting on the 67-year-old lawyer who has never lost an election.

The Paradox of Power

As the U.S. House struggled to elect a speaker, some former N.C. legislators recalled a dramatic coalition that overthrew an entrenched leader and created a memorable moment of bipartisanship.

Cooper’s Veto Predicament

A younger Roy Cooper was the architect of a bill that gave the governor veto power. He’s now experiencing the limits of that authority.

Roy Cooper’s Wager

When the governor endorsed a primary challenger to an incumbent Democrat, he waded into a complicated state Senate race—and may have risked his veto power in the process.

A Prescription for Rural Hospitals

North Carolina legislators are lurching toward expanding Medicaid, which would boost the state’s ailing rural hospitals. Twenty of them have closed or are at immediate risk of closing.

The Wages of Sin

They were barely adults when they committed a senseless crime in 2008. Given what we’ve learned about young brains, should Gov. Roy Cooper give their clemency bid another look?