Tennessee Senate

JERRY COOPER
D -Morrison
District 14 - Franklin, Bledsoe, Coffee, Grundy,
Sequatchie, Van Buren, and Warren counties

District Address: 175 Faith Rae Blvd.; Morrison, TN 37357
Nashville Address: G19 War Memorial Building; Nashville, TN 37243-0214; Phone (615) 741-6694; Staff Contact: Christina Barber
Internet E-Mail Address: Sen. Jerry Cooper

Biographical Information

Born August 6, 1948, in McMinnville
Married, wife Lisa, four children, Elisa, Sally, Holly and Faith
First Baptist Church, McMinnville
Attended public schools in McMinnville
B.S. in Engineering from University of Tennessee at Knoxville 1970
Tennessee Army National Guard 1970-76
Founded Cooper Manufacturing Company, a furniture and hardwood products company in Smartt Station - a community in Warren County
Alpha Phi Mu, Honorary Engineering Society
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity

Public Office

Senate member of the 94th through 105th General Assemblies
Member, Senate State and Local Committee
Member, Senate Transportation Committee
Member, Joint Lottery Oversight Committee
Member, Joint Select Oversight Committee on Corrections

Community Involvement

Youngest ever named to Board of Directors of City Bank & Trust in 1983
Vice-President of Tennessee Jaycees Foundation Camp for the Handicapped which established "Camp Discovery" in 1983
President of the Tennessee Jaycees 1980-81
Vice-President, Tennessee Jaycees Foundation
Universityof Tennessee Space Institute Support Council
Tennessee Technology Foundation
Motlow College Foundation
U. S. Small Business Administration

Honors and Awards

"2004 AARP Tennessee's Legislative Champions" Award
Friend of Tennessee Nurserymen and Landscape Association Award, 2003
Tennessee Network of Community Organizations Legislator of the Year Award, 2002
County Officials Association Outstanding State Senator Award, 2001
Tennessee AFL-CIO Leadership Award, 2001
Tennessee Development District Association "Legislator of the Year", 1996 and 2001
Tennessee Association for Home Care "Legislator of the Year", for the 100th General Assembly, 1997
"Legislator of the Year 100th General Assembly" from the Tennessee Association for Home Care 1997
State Governing Board of Common Cause of Tennessee Bird Dog Award, 1995
Tennessee Hospital Association Community service Award, 1995
Tennessee State Employees Association Recognition Award, 1990 and 1994
AARP Tennessee State Legislative Committee Certificate in "recognition of distinguished and dedicated service in assisting consumers of Tennessee", 1994
Sierra Club Award, 1993
Tennessee Association of Human Resource Agencies Legislator of the Year, 1992
"Outstanding Senator of the Year 97th General Assembly" from the Tennessee Forestry Association 1992
Warren County Democratic Party Recognition Award "for many years of service to the people of Warren County", 1989
Jaycee Outstanding Young Man, 1984
Named "Tennessee Small Businessman of the Year" by the U.S. Small Business Administration in 1983
Fraternal Order of Police Ben Lomand Lodge #34 Recognition Award "for continued support of issues related to law enforcement"