Jim Cooper was born on June 19, 1954 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He has been married to Martha Bryan Hayes since April 6, 1985. They have three children.
Son of Prentice Cooper, who served as Governor of Tennessee (1939-1945) and U.S. Ambassador to Peru (1946-1948), and grandson of William Prentice Cooper, who served as Speaker of the House in the Tennessee General Assembly.
U.S. Representative from Tennessee (1983-1995, 2003- ), representing Nashville.