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James Hayes Shofner Cooper

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1983–2023ID C000754
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LegislationHEADLINE
83%with Dems
of 11,122 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
83%with Dems
of 11,122 · both combined
Steepest move
+19 pts
1993 → 2003
still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓1983198919952001200720132019
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
98.6%with Democrats
of 568 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1993 → 2003, +19 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 568 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress94.7% · 2,586 votes
Economics and Public Finance76.6% · 2,415 votes
Armed Forces and National Security71.5% · 936 votes
Government Operations and Politics88.3% · 489 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources89.9% · 356 votes
International Affairs76.2% · 307 votes
Finance and Financial Sector75.2% · 298 votes
Energy77.7% · 292 votes
Health86.9% · 289 votes
Environmental Protection91.8% · 279 votes
Labor and Employment81.1% · 264 votes
Taxation87.1% · 224 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement67.3% · 220 votes
Transportation and Public Works80.3% · 203 votes
Emergency Management78.1% · 178 votes
Agriculture and Food75.3% · 170 votes
Education90% · 170 votes
Science, Technology, Communications90% · 160 votes
Housing and Community Development83.7% · 147 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance71.3% · 136 votes
Law71.1% · 121 votes
Immigration78.1% · 105 votes
Water Resources Development82.2% · 90 votes
Commerce77.2% · 79 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues84.4% · 64 votes
Native Americans95% · 60 votes
Social Welfare80% · 55 votes
Commemorations87% · 23 votes
Animals76.2% · 21 votes
Families73.7% · 19 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

16 Congresses
98th · 1983117th · 2021
Democrat · House · TN98th–117th
Term datesexact
Members · Tennessee
JC

James Hayes Shofner Cooper

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSED1983–202316 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
83.2%with Democrats
of 11,122 votes · 16.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested83%of 11,122 · combined
Steepest move+19 pts1993→03, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019832021
2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 568 votes98.6%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 568 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress94.7% · 2,586
Economics and Public Finance76.6% · 2,415
Armed Forces and National Security71.5% · 936
Government Operations and Politics88.3% · 489
Public Lands and Natural Resources89.9% · 356
International Affairs76.2% · 307
Finance and Financial Sector75.2% · 298
Energy77.7% · 292
Health86.9% · 289
Environmental Protection91.8% · 279
Labor and Employment81.1% · 264
Taxation87.1% · 224
Crime and Law Enforcement67.3% · 220
Transportation and Public Works80.3% · 203
Emergency Management78.1% · 178
Agriculture and Food75.3% · 170
Education90% · 170
Science, Technology, Communications90% · 160
Housing and Community Development83.7% · 147
Foreign Trade and International Finance71.3% · 136
Law71.1% · 121
Immigration78.1% · 105
Water Resources Development82.2% · 90
Commerce77.2% · 79
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues84.4% · 64
Native Americans95% · 60
Social Welfare80% · 55
Commemorations87% · 23
Animals76.2% · 21
Families73.7% · 19
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Social Sciences and History— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

Service record

98th · 1983117th · 2021
Democrat98th–117th

Party switchers

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