About Jim
Congressman for Tennessee's 5th District
(Davidson, Wilson and Cheatham Counties)
Congressman Jim Cooper was born and raised in Tennessee. He and Martha, his wife of twenty seven years, live in Nashville and have three children.
A New York Times columnist recently called him "the House's conscience, a lonely voice for civility in this ugly era" and a "tart-tongued moderate" who "seeks bipartisanship on fiscal matters and other issues in a polarized political climate." USA Today named him one of the "Brave 38" of a "tiny band of heroes" in Congress for his work on a bipartisan budget plan.
In Congress, he's known for his work on the federal budget, health care and government reform. He's also a businessman, attorney and part-time Vanderbilt professor when Congress is not in session.
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