House Democrats exit list grows to 29 as longtime Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee announces retirement
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Longtime Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee will retire at the end of his current term, becoming the latest in a large list of House Democrats not seeking reelection in November
Cooper, the dean of Tennessee’s congressional delegation and a member of the Democrats’ Blue Dog Coalition of moderate representatives, has served in Congress since 1983. He becomes the 29th House Democrat this cycle to announce they’ll retire or seek a different office in this year’s elections. Fourteen House Republicans are either retiring or running for a different office.
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