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Rep. Jim Cooper

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper will not run for re-election after redistricting splits Nashville

Paige PflegerandBlaise Gainey

January 25, 2022

After 32 years total in office, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper will not seek re-election to Congress, in part because of the way GOP state lawmakers split Nashville in the redistricting process.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Congressman Jim Cooper, Elections 2022, Jim Cooper, Rep. Jim Cooper

At Bergdahl Hearing, Jim Cooper Blasts ‘Prosecutorial’ Republicans, Asks About Notice

Bradley George

June 11, 2014

Nashville’s Democratic congressman criticized his Republican colleagues during a hearing on the deal to swap five Taliban prisoners for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Jim Cooper told the House Armed Services Committee that the hearing had become too partisan.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Rep. Jim Cooper

Nashville Democrat Trumpets Silver Lining To Debt Limit Bill

Nina Cardona

May 9, 2013

Nashville Congressman Jim Cooper is claiming victory today for an amendment that passed the House—even though it was attached to a bill he himself voted against.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Rep. Jim Cooper

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