Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper will retire at the end of this year, after Tennessee Republicans shredded his Nashville-based district into three pieces in redistricting
Rep. Jim Cooper talks to reporters about election security at his Nashville office on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. | Jonathan Mattise/AP PhotoDemocratic 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 redistricting.
Cooper, a conservative Blue Dog Democrat, is part of a storied Tennessee family. His brother is the mayor of Nashville and his father was a governor of the state. He has sometimes gone after his own party, repeatedly voting against Nancy Pelosi as party leader, though he did back her for speaker in 2021, when she faced extremely narrow margins.
Rep. Steve Cohen's district in Memphis is protected by the Voting Rights Act. But GOP lawmakers have long had their sights set on claiming Cooper’s seat.last summer:"What's to restrain them? They have a supermajority. There's a three-vote difference here, and they're going to obey Emily Post etiquette?"potential lawsuits, passing a bill last May to shake up the makeup of the court that would hear redistricting cases.
“We can only hope and pray that folks when they become Tennesseans embrace our values, and our ethos, and in that regard, we should do fine,” said Rep. Chuck Fleischmann , touting the state’s low regulations and taxes. “If they don’t, there could be some competitive races, two or three cycles down the line.”
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