108th General Assembly - House of Represenatatives

Barbara Ward Cooper

State Rep. Barbara Ward Cooper (D-Memphis) has died, the House Democratic Caucus announced Wednesday. She was 93.

Cooper was first elected to the House in 1996. A retired Memphis City Schools teacher, Cooper made education a key focus during her legislative career. She attended Manassas High School in Memphis, Tennessee State University and Jacksonville Theological Seminary.

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