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Jim Cooper
Jim Cooper has represented the 5th Congressional District -- esssentially Nashville -- since 2003. He previously served as representative of the 4th Congressional District from 1983 to 1995. He is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition of more fiscally conservative Democrats.