Rep. Jim Cooper retires after Tennessee district dismantled
WEBJan 25, 2022 · Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper, a 32-year veteran of Congress, will retire at the end of this year, after Tennessee Republicans shredded his Nashville-based seat into three pieces in...
Congressman Cooper bids farewell after three decades in D.C.
WEBJan 5, 2023 · For 32 years, U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper sought to bring “Tennessee common sense” to Congress. But in the end, he saw an insurrection spurred by a president and the undoing of his congressional district by the Republican-controlled state Legislature.
Tennessee lawmaker becomes latest House Democrat not to seek …
WEBJan 25, 2022 · Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee announced Tuesday that he will not run for reelection, becoming the latest House Democrat to head for the exits as the party faces an uphill battle to...
Democratic Representative Jim Cooper to retire after ... - CBS News
WEBJan 25, 2022 · Democratic Congressman Jim Cooper of Tennessee announced he will not run in November after serving more than 32 years in the U.S. House, due to recent redistricting that made a path to...
Democratic Rep. Cooper retiring after GOP redraws district
WEBJan 26, 2022 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee said Tuesday that he will retire after more than 30 years in elected office, declaring there was “no way” for him to retain his seat under a new congressional map drawn up …
Retiring Rep. Jim Cooper says Republicans "savaged Nashville"
WEBJan 26, 2022 · U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, who sat at the mountaintop of Nashville Democratic politics for decades and mentored a generation of civic leaders, announced his retirement Tuesday after a bruising redistricting battle.
Nearing retirement, Rep. Jim Cooper reflects on the future of
WEBNov 10, 2022 · U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper will not run for re-election after redistricting splits Nashville. After three decades representing Nashville in Congress, Cooper is set to retire. But he remains critical of the Tennessee Republicans who split the state's 5th Congressional District into three new districts.
Military space advocate Rep. Jim Cooper to retire from Congress
WEBJan 25, 2022 · WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on strategic forces, announced Jan. 25 that he will not run for re-election in November.
Jim Cooper's retirement signals shift in Nashville's political …
WEBJan 30, 2022 · Rep. Jim Cooper's, D-Nashville, retirement drops a clear signal his views on the party's chances of holding the newly drawn 5th congressional district
Jim Cooper: Nashville, Tennessee congressman won't seek …
WEBJan 25, 2022 · U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, the Nashville Democrat who has spent more than three decades representing Tennessee in Congress, announced Tuesday he will not seek reelection following a Republican...