Linda Cooper-Suggs

In July of 2020, I was honored to be appointed to replace Jean Farmer-Butterfield.  Being appointed to serve in the Legislature during a trying time for our State brought its difficulties.

As a former teacher, I know first hand many of the problems that our society faces. I saw it on the faces of our children and in my conversations with parents.  The stories I heard as a teacher are retold daily in a fight that contains this pandemic. But also in that of the struggle for medicare expansion, women’s rights, and education for all.

My story starts in Sampson County. Growing up in a large family and a farming community, you learn hard work does pay off.

That mantra took me to college at NC A&T State University, followed by a Masters’s degree at East Carolina University. I entered the workforce as a teacher and served for the next several decades. I earned the distinction of being a National Board Certified Teacher.

Through my years of service in the classroom and our school systems, I learned the gaps in our public education system. I know what the systemic problems are that hold our youth back. For years we have been asking our teachers to overcome incredible odds.

That’s why I am proud to serve in the Legislature. I wake up daily, taking the lessons I learned, and applying them to working for you.