Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) will not seek reelection following the Tennessee General Assembly’s plan to divide the 5th congressional district, the Tennessean reports.
Said Cooper: “Despite my strength at the polls, I could not stop the General Assembly from dismembering Nashville. No one tried harder to keep our city whole. I explored every possible way, including lawsuits, to stop the gerrymandering and to win one of the three new congressional districts that now divide Nashville. There’s no way, at least for me in this election cycle, but there may be a path for other worthy candidates.”