Politician
Jim Cooper
Democrat · Tennessee · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2TN05131
Jim Cooper (Democrat) raised $940K for the 2020 Tennessee 5th District race, $431K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$940K
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
46%
$431K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tennessee 5th District | $940K | 46% | $0 / $0 | $2K | $940K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $266KTrade group $56KUnion $55KOther $28KMembership $22KSuper PAC $2KLeadership PAC $1K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- L3 Technologies, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Triumph Group Inc PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Raytheon Technologies Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Blue Dog Political Action CommitteeOther$10K
- Pinnacle West Capital Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 5 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 2 times (40%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $43K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $6K$13K$17K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $13K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $58K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 5 key votes (100%)
On 2 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 0 times and with their constituents 2. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 70% support ±11TN-05 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $13K Pharma and health care wanted nay$17K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 67% support ±11TN-05 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 80% support ±4Tennessee (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 89% support ±8TN-05 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $13K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±3Tennessee (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Jim Cooper's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Mary Bess McWherterFormer congressional staff
Senior Legislative Asst, Rep. Jim Cooper; Protocol Asst, Staff Asst, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Now lobbies for Eastman Chemical Company, Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee, INC. · via The Ingram Group LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jim Cooper's 2020 campaign?
- Jim Cooper (Democrat) raised $940K for the 2020 Tennessee 5th District race, $431K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jim Cooper?
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K), Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC) ($10K), L3 Technologies, Inc. PAC ($10K), Triumph Group Inc PAC ($10K) in 2020.