Tennessee Rep. Barbara Cooper dies

By  and , Daily Memphian Updated: October 27, 2022 7:48 AM CT | Published: October 26, 2022 7:58 AM CT

State Rep. Barbara Cooper, a Memphis Democrat first elected to the General Assembly in 1996, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 93.

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Ian Round

Ian Round

Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.


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