Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today responded to the decision by Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-05) not to seek re-election with the following statement:
“Congressman Jim Cooper is one of my best friends in Congress and has done a brilliant job representing his district and our state. He is smart, diligent, studious, has unquestioned integrity and honesty and is much respected by his colleagues. His voice will be missed even more than his vote. This is a great loss.
“Davidson County deserves to have its own voice in Washington but Republican redistricting plans never took that into consideration. The Republicans simply want that seat.
“It’s unfortunate that it has come to this, but Congressman Cooper will be long remembered for his service and will be greatly missed.”
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