Members of Congress / Jim Cooper

Biographical Information

COOPER, James Hayes Shofner, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tenn., June 19, 1954; graduated from Groton School, Groton, Mass., 1972; B.A., University of North Carolina (Morehead Scholar), Chapel Hill, N.C., 1975; M.A., Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar), Oxford, England, 1977; J.D., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., 1980; lawyer, private practice; small businessman; teacher; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1995); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress in 1994, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate; investment banker; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-present). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 110th Congress: Representative, Tennessee (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Tennessee (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Tennessee (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Tennessee (Dist. 4), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Tennessee (Dist. 4), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Key Votes

See how Jim Cooper voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Missed Votes

Jim Cooper has missed 44 votes (3.0%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

Jim Cooper has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 90.0% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Cooper did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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District Information

Tennessee, District 5 demographic profile (2000 Census)

Financial Disclosure

View Jim Cooper's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.)

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2005

Latest Votes

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Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
5/8/08	Vote 305: H R 2419: Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act	No	Yes	No
5/8/08	Vote 304: H R 2419: Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act	Yes	Yes	No
5/8/08	Vote 303: H R 3221: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 302: H R 3221: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 301: H R 3221: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 300: H R 4279: Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 299: H R 5818: Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 298: H R 5818: Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008	No	Yes	No
5/8/08	Vote 297: H R 5818	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 296: Sustaining the Ruling of the Chair	Yes	No	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 295: H R 5818	Not Voting	Yes	No
5/7/08	Vote 294: H R 5818	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/7/08	Vote 293: H R 5818	Yes	No	Yes
5/7/08	Vote 292: H R 5818: Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008	No	Yes	No
5/7/08	Vote 291: On Motion to Adjourn	No	Yes	No
5/7/08	Vote 290: H RES 1174: Providing for Consideration of the Bill, H.R. 5818, to Authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Make Loans to States to Acquire Foreclosed Housing and to Make Grants to States for Related Costs	Yes	No	Yes
5/7/08	Vote 289: H RES 1174: Providing for Consideration of the Bill, H.R. 5818, to Authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Make Loans to States to Acquire Foreclosed Housing and to Make Grants to States for Related Costs	Yes	No	Yes
5/7/08	Vote 288: H RES 1174: Providing for Consideration of the Bill, H.R. 5818, to Authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Make Loans to States to Acquire Foreclosed Housing and to Make Grants to States for Related Costs	Yes	No	Yes
5/7/08	Vote 287: H RES 1174: Providing for Consideration of the Bill, H.R. 5818, to Authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Make Loans to States to Acquire Foreclosed Housing and to Make Grants to States for Related Costs	Yes	No	Yes
5/7/08	Vote 286: On Motion to Adjourn	No	Yes	No

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