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Who Really Represents Tennessee?
Meet Your Member: Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
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 succeeding Congress (January 3, 2003-present). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Rep. Jim Cooper | |
| District | 5 |
| Party | D |
| Term | 8th |
| Next Election | 2006 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 69.26 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking | 241 out of 433 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking | 366 out of 433 |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 162 out of 433 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 75 out of 433 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 321 out of 433 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 21,050 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 5,638 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 294,327 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 19.50 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 99,769 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 594,539 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 180,118 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 28.20 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 765,285 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 23.20 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 174,447 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 60,408 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 249,275 |