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HASC Strategic Forces Chair Cooper Won’t Seek Reelection

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, January 25th, 2022

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HASC Strategic Forces Chair Cooper Won’t Seek Reelection

Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces. (Photo: U.S. Congress)

Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and chair of the panel's Strategic Forces Subcommittee, announced Tuesday he will not seek reelection in 2022. Cooper is now the 29th House Democrat to decide against seeking another term, and he specifically cited Tennessee’s new congressional redistricting plan that split up his current district as a direct factor in his decision. “Despite my strength at the polls, I could not stop the General Assembly from…

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