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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Member, 21st Century Health Care Caucus, present

Member, 9/11 Commission Caucus, present

Member, Afterschool Caucus, present

Member, Association of Tennessee Valley Government Congressional Caucus, present

Member, Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, present

Member, Caucus on India and Indian Americans, present

Member, Community College Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Baby Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Boating Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on the Judicial Branch, present

Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine, present

Member, Congressional E9-1-1 Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Hockey Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Library of Congress Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Public Service Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Research and Development Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Scouting Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, present

Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Vision Caucus, present

Member, Friends of New Zealand Caucus, present

Member, Historic Preservation Caucus, present

Member, House Cancer Caucus, present

Member, House Nursing Caucus, present

Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, present

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Savings and Ownership Caucus, present

Member, Sudan Caucus, present

Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus, present

Former Member, Healthcare, Benefits, and Administrative Rules Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee (Armed Services), United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on National Security, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • JD, Harvard University, 1980
  • BA/MA, Politics/Economics, Oxford University, 1977
  • BA, History/Economics, University of North Carolina, 1975

Professional Experience

  • JD, Harvard University, 1980
  • BA/MA, Politics/Economics, Oxford University, 1977
  • BA, History/Economics, University of North Carolina, 1975
  • Adjunct Professor, Health Care Policy, Vanderbilt University, 1995-present
  • Founder, Brentwood Capitol Advisors Limited Liability Corporation, 1999-2002
  • Partner, Brentwood Capitol Advisors Limited Liability Corporation, 1999-2002
  • Managing Director, Equitable Securities, 1995-1999
  • Attorney, Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis, Limited Liability Partnership, 1980-1982

Political Experience

  • JD, Harvard University, 1980
  • BA/MA, Politics/Economics, Oxford University, 1977
  • BA, History/Economics, University of North Carolina, 1975
  • Adjunct Professor, Health Care Policy, Vanderbilt University, 1995-present
  • Founder, Brentwood Capitol Advisors Limited Liability Corporation, 1999-2002
  • Partner, Brentwood Capitol Advisors Limited Liability Corporation, 1999-2002
  • Managing Director, Equitable Securities, 1995-1999
  • Attorney, Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis, Limited Liability Partnership, 1980-1982
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 5, 2003-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 5, 2020
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 1983-1995
  • Candidate, United States Senate, 1994

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, 21st Century Health Care Caucus, present

Member, 9/11 Commission Caucus, present

Member, Afterschool Caucus, present

Member, Association of Tennessee Valley Government Congressional Caucus, present

Member, Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, present

Member, Caucus on India and Indian Americans, present

Member, Community College Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Baby Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Boating Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on the Judicial Branch, present

Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine, present

Member, Congressional E9-1-1 Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Hockey Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Library of Congress Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Public Service Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Research and Development Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Scouting Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, present

Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Vision Caucus, present

Member, Friends of New Zealand Caucus, present

Member, Historic Preservation Caucus, present

Member, House Cancer Caucus, present

Member, House Nursing Caucus, present

Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, present

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Savings and Ownership Caucus, present

Member, Sudan Caucus, present

Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus, present

Former Member, Healthcare, Benefits, and Administrative Rules Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee (Armed Services), United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Armed Services Committee

Member, Committee on Oversight and Reform

Member, Committee on the Budget

Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Member, Subcommittee on Environment

Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations

Member, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces

Chair, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Harvard University, 1980
  • BA/MA, Politics/Economics, Oxford University, 1977
  • BA, History/Economics, University of North Carolina, 1975
  • Adjunct Professor, Health Care Policy, Vanderbilt University, 1995-present
  • Founder, Brentwood Capitol Advisors Limited Liability Corporation, 1999-2002
  • Partner, Brentwood Capitol Advisors Limited Liability Corporation, 1999-2002
  • Managing Director, Equitable Securities, 1995-1999
  • Attorney, Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis, Limited Liability Partnership, 1980-1982
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 5, 2003-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 5, 2020
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 1983-1995
  • Candidate, United States Senate, 1994
  • Member, Advisory Board, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, present
  • Regional Whip, Blue Dog Coalition, present
  • Chair, Congressional Courthouse Coalition, present
  • Member, Congressional Quality Care Coalition, present
  • Member, Congressional Songwriters Coalition, present
  • Member, New Democrat Coalition, present
  • Member, United States-China Working Group, present
  • Member, Alpha Sigma Chapter, Chi Psi Fraternity

Other Info

Astrological Sign:

Gemini

  • Prentice Cooper

  • Tennessee Governor

Favorite Book:

Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Napkin by: Lawrence Weinstein

  • Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by: Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
  • Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer by: Shannon Brownlee
  • Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times by: George Crile
  • The Mystery Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else by: Hernando De Soto
  • Symmetry: A Journey into the Patterns of Nature by: Marcus du Sautoy
  • The Wisdom of Crowds by: James Surowiecki
  • Favorite Quote:

    "History doesn't repeat itself--but it often rhymes." - Mark Twain

    "Dum vivimus, vivamus." - Latin for, "Let us live while we live."

    "Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; man's capacity for injustice makes democracy neccessary." - Reinhold Neibuhr

    Hobbies or Special Talents:

    Spending Time with His Family, Reading, Playing/Practicing the Banjo

    • Hortense Cooper

    Policy Positions

    2021

    Abortion

    1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
    - Pro-choice

    Budget

    1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
    - Yes

    2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
    - Unknown Position

    Campaign Finance

    1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
    - Yes

    Crime

    Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
    - No

    Defense

    Do you support increasing defense spending?
    - No

    Economy

    1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
    - Yes

    2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
    - Unknown Position

    3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
    - Yes

    Education

    1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
    - Unknown Position

    Energy and Environment

    1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
    - Yes

    2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
    - Yes

    Guns

    1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
    - Yes

    Health Care

    1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
    - No

    2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
    - Yes

    Immigration

    1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
    - No

    2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
    - No

    National Security

    1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
    - Unknown Position

    2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
    - Unknown Position

    Trade

    Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
    - Yes

    2019

    Abortion

    1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
    - Pro-choice

    Budget

    1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
    - No

    2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
    - Yes

    Campaign Finance

    1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
    - Unknown Position

    Economy

    1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
    - No

    2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
    - No

    Education

    1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
    - Yes

    Energy & Environment

    1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
    - Yes

    2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
    - Yes

    Guns

    1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
    - Yes

    Health Care

    1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
    - No

    Immigration

    1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
    - Unknown Position

    2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
    - No

    Marijuana

    Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
    - Unknown Position

    National Security

    1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
    - No

    2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
    - Unknown Position

    Congress Bills
    Speeches
    Events

    2020

    May 8
    Conversation with Congressman Jim Cooper Vol 5 Ep 19

    Fri 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

    WXNA Nashville, TN