Extensive FOIA Requests Will Target Cooper, Jackson & Nickel Ahead of Potential Senate Runs
Today, the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched an extensive vetting campaign targeting state records related to former Governor Roy Cooper, Attorney General Jeff Jackson, and former State Senator Wiley Nickel.
“Republicans have held both North Carolina Senate seats for a decade now and the NRSC’s work to ensure that streak continues has already begun,” said NRSC Communications Director Joanna Rodriguez. “We will leave no stone unturned and give voters the chance to litigate every aspect of the Democrat candidates’ records. In the end, whoever becomes the nominee will end in losses just like the disgraced Cal Cunningham and Cheri Beasley.”
As part of this vetting effort, the NRSC submitted over 200 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests related to then-Governor Roy Cooper’s tenure, including but not limited to records related to Hurricane response and recovery, his family and political associates’ dealings with the state, and various other aspects of state business. The NRSC is also submitting FOIA’s for records related to Jeff Jackson’s time as Attorney General and a state senator as well as Wiley Nickel’s time as a state senator.