Jim Cooper

Representative Jim Cooper (D-TN) served Tennessee's 5th district from 2003 to 2023, representing the Nashville area after previously serving in Congress from 1983 to 1995. A Rhodes Scholar and Harvard Law graduate, Cooper was known as a moderate "Blue Dog" Democrat who focused on fiscal responsibility, healthcare policy, and government reform issues. His congressional trading activity was remarkably minimal, with only a single disclosed transaction during his tenure—a December 2016 trade in HBHC (Hancock Holding Company) valued between $15,000 and $50,000. Cooper's sparse trading record stands in stark contrast to many of his colleagues, showing no recent activity in his final years in Congress before declining to seek re-election in 2022 following redistricting.