Elk Grove Assemblyman Jim Cooper will announce Thursday that he is running for sheriff of Sacramento County, an expected move that instantly makes the sheriff’s race one of the marquee contests ...

Democrat Jim Cooper spent 30 years in the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office before a stint in the California Assembly. Now, he wants to return to law enforcement.

Jim Cooper runs Congress’ largest and most rigorous internship program. “I invested an incredible amount of time doing it,” he tells me.

Jim Cooper joined the U.S. Air Force on May 29, 1950, became a pilot and fought in Vietnam. He retired as a major on Aug. 31, 1970. Along the way, he fell in love with Lottie Hiscock, the love of ...

Cooper’s victory was announced on Saturday after his opponent, current Undersheriff Jim Barnes, conceded the race. As of Monday, Cooper led the race with 54.48% of the vote, with Barnes trailing ...

Rep. Jim Cooper speaks at The Recording Academy District Advocate Day at Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum on Oct. 19, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Davis/WireImage for The Recording Academy) ...

Rep. Jim Cooper on Tuesday joined the growing ranks of retiring House Democrats, pointing to Tennessee’s redistricting process as the cause. Tennessee Republicans overseeing the state’s ...

Rep. Jim Cooper was first elected to Congress in 1982 but will not run again. WireImage for The Recording Acad Cooper said redistricting was the main reason why he won’t run again.

It was Sept. 27, 1993, and Congressman Jim Cooper stood anxiously in the White House—not the tour-guided White House, but the family quarters upstairs. He was on tap to give ...

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper fended off a challenge from progressive attorney Keeda Haynes, who has shown surprising strength as a first-time political candidate.

Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., runs in the ACLI Capital Challenge in Anacostia Park on May 17, 2017. The 2022 race will be his last as a member of Congress. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) ...