House Democrat Exodus: Rep. Jim Cooper, 29th Democrat, Says He Won’t Seek Reelection

Rep. Jim Cooper (C) meets with former President Barack Obama in a file photograph. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) on Tuesday became the 29th House Democrat to announce he’s not seeking re-election.

Cooper, 67, has represented Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District since 2003 and spent an earlier stint in Congress representing a different district from 1983 to 1995.