Jim Cooper * *
American lawyer and politician // U.S. Representative from Tennessee since January 3, 2003 (and 1983 – 1995) // born June 19, 1954 in Nashville, Tennessee // graduated from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA), Oriel College, Oxford (MA), and Harvard University (JD) // Democrat
American lawyer and politician // U.S. Representative from Tennessee since January 3, 2003 (and 1983 – 1995) // born June 19, 1954 in Nashville, Tennessee // graduated from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA), Oriel College, Oxford (MA), and Harvard University (JD) // Democrat
10.8.21
Splitting a major city between several districts is an emerging trend in legislatures working to redraw boundary lines this year. In Oregon, Democratic legislators split liberal Portland between three districts that are virtually certain to send Democrats to Congress; in Tennessee, Republicans are considering dividing Nashville into multiple seats in a bid to target Rep. Jim Cooper (D) for defeat.
—Reid Wilson, "Arkansas legislature splits Little Rock in move that guarantees GOP seats," 8 Oct. 2021 {3:38 PM EDT}
Splitting a major city between several districts is an emerging trend in legislatures working to redraw boundary lines this year. In Oregon, Democratic legislators split liberal Portland between three districts that are virtually certain to send Democrats to Congress; in Tennessee, Republicans are considering dividing Nashville into multiple seats in a bid to target Rep. Jim Cooper (D) for defeat.
—Reid Wilson, "Arkansas legislature splits Little Rock in move that guarantees GOP seats," 8 Oct. 2021 {3:38 PM EDT}