Attorney General Roy Cooper raised $2.8 million in his successful re-election campaign.
Cooper, a Democrat, reported raising $282,193 from Oct. 19 to the end of the year, according to campaign finance disclosures.
Cooper's largest contributors for the quarter included Charles Barker, chief executive of Concord-based ACN, Inc., a telecommunications company; Thomas Belk, chief executive of the Belk department store, Jim and Ann Goodnight; and Michael DeMayo, a Charlotte lawyer.
Cooper also received significant contributions from committees affiliated with Citigroup, GlaxoSmithKline and Smithfield Foods.
Cooper spent $2.5 million on his run for Attorney General. He has $367,000 left in his campaign account.
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Re: Cooper raised $2.8m in AG run
January 20, 2009 - 4:46pm — j1c2kpthings that make you go hmmmmmm. Smithfield Foods had an agreement with the AG's office initially under Easley, then Cooper inherited the agreement. Now I understand why nothing has been done about hog pollution and demanding the elimination of the holes in the ground full of you know what.