Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tennessee State Rep. Barbara Ward Cooper, who had served in the Tennessee General Assembly for more than a quarter-century, has ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Legislation to honor longtime state legislator Barbara Cooper, of Memphis, is awaiting Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee's signature. Cooper passed away in 2022. She was the oldest-serving lawmaker ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Democratic Party of Tennessee lost a passionate public service champion on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Tennessee Democratic Party confirmed that State House ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — State Rep. Barbara Cooper has died, a spokesman for Tennessee’s House Democrats confirmed Wednesday morning. Cooper represented Memphis in the Tennessee House of Representatives since ...

Rep. Barbara Cooper (D-TN) was re-elected to Tennessee House District 86 on Tuesday, despite her unexpected death on Oct. 25. The late state representative defeated Independent Michael Porter by more ...