Rep. Jim Cooper

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 06/19/1954 Birthplace: Nashville, TN District: represents TN-05 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Episcopalian Education: JD, Harvard University, 1980 MA, University of North Carolina, 1977 BA, History and Economics, University of North Carolina, 1975. Last elected in 2006 receiving 122,919 (69.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $238,982 (#513) Spent 88% (#187) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 55% (#242) From PACs 45% (#249) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 21 (#283) Total cost $38,982,000 (#255) Received 20 (#286) Total cost $38,222,000 (#208) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 21% left-wing (#216) Predictable 87% (#427) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 4 times (#303) Avg. length 919 words (#220) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 511 (#417) Introduced 25 (#413) Debated 1 (#493) Enacted 1 (#358) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) NAACP 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 83% (5/6 votes) Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes) AFL-CIO 76% (10/13 votes) National Association of Realtors 75% (6/8 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 60% (3/5 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 21% (3/14 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Turner Williams $10,100 from May 7, 2002 to October 19, 2006 2 Chase Cole $9,500 from April 5, 2002 to June 27, 2007 3 Mike Shmerling $9,400 from June 20, 2002 to June 30, 2007 4 Robert Lipman $9,400 from June 18, 2002 to July 16, 2007 5 Fred Dettwiller $9,400 from July 15, 2002 to June 15, 2007 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $138,869 2 Waller Lansden Dortch Davis $38,350 3 Bass Berry Sims $26,800 4 Retired $22,050 5 Vanderbilt $16,908 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Mr. Dave Mason - American Physical Therapy Association $11,000 2 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates $5,000 3 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $5,000 4 Mr. Raymond Bracy - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc $4,000 5 Mr. Raymond Bracy - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc $4,000 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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Also known as: 400081 (GovTrack), N00003132 (OpenSecrets), C000754 (Congressional Bio), 15019 (ICPSR), 48891 (Vote Smart), H2TN05131 (FEC)