Congressman Jim Cooper

Representing the 5th District of Tennessee

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Bipartisan Effort Wants More Nashville Teens Voting

Oct 26, 2015 In The News
State Sen. Steve Dickerson, R-Nashville, and U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville, are partnering to encourage teenagers to register to vote.

By Frank Daniels III in The Tennessean 

“Our elections don’t suffer from over-participation,” deadpanned state Sen. Steve Dickerson, R-Nashville, last week when asked why he was partnering with U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville, to encourage teenagers to register to vote.