Representative Jim Cooper

Biographical

Full Name: Jim Cooper
Current Office: U.S. House - District 5, Democratic
First Elected: 11/05/2002
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Martha; 3 Children: Mary, Jamie, Hayes
Birth Date: 06/19/1954
Birth Place: Nashville, TN
Home City: Nashville, TN
Religion: Episcopalian
Issue Category

Recent Key Votes

HR 3803 - District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Legislation (Nay)

July 31, 2012 - Prohibits an abortion, or attempted abortion, in the District of Columbia if the fetus has reached a probable post-fertilization age of 20 weeks or ...

HR 5855 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for 2013
Legislation (Nay)

June 7, 2012 - Prohibits funds appropriated to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from being used in certain circumstances including, but not limited to, the following ...

HR 3541 - Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

May 31, 2012 - Prohibits abortions sought due to the sex, gender, color, or race of the fetus, or the race of a parent of the fetus (Sec. ...

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Recent Public Statements

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

June 12, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. COOPER. I thank my friend and colleague from Washington State for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the work ...

Cooper Offers Amendment to Protect Military, Allow Department of Defense to Have Flexibility

June 6, 2013 - Today Rep. Jim Cooper offered an amendment to FY14 NDAA to give the Department of Defense flexibility with spending cuts from sequestration. Although it received ...

Letter to Rep. Darrell Issa and Rep. Bob Goodlatte - High-Skilled Visa Reform in House Immigration Bill

June 6, 2013 - Only available as PDF format, please see source to view document.

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2013 Planned Parenthood Positions (Feb 26, 2013 83%
2011-2012 National Right to Life Committee Positions 10%
2012 Planned Parenthood Positions 83%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $1,213,184.51
Total Spent $664,008.33
Cash On Hand $693,328.32
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Jim Cooper refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Most Recent Issue Positions Researched by Project Vote Smart

Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
https://forms.house.gov/cooper/webforms/issue_subscribe.html

Washington, D.C. Website
http://cooper.house.gov/

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/repjimcooper

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/RepJimCooper

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/JimCooper

Washington, D.C.
1536 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4311
Fax: 202-226-1035

District
605 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: 615-736-5295
Fax: 615-736-7479

Key Staff
John Spragens
Communications Director
1536 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4205
Phone: 202-225-4311
Fax: 202-226-1035

Key Staff
Greg Hinote
Chief of Staff
1536 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4205
Phone: 202-225-4311
Fax: 202-226-1035

Key Staff
Kimberly Truell
Scheduler
1536 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4205
Phone: 202-225-4311
Fax: 202-226-1035