From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jerome Cochran
Jerome Cochran
Jerome Cochran (November 17, 1971 - ) is a Tennessee a stalled major state highway project (Northern Connec-
lawyer and Republican politician who served for two tor), a state park camp ground project, and a TWRA cold-
terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1][2] He water trout hatchery within both Elizabethton and
was elected as a member of the Tennessee House of Rep- Carter County, and Cochran’s legislative assistance heav-
resentatives to the 103rd and 104th General Assembly ily favoring special interest groups as reasons for Carter
for the 4th District, which encompasses the entirety of County voters not to return him to the Tennessee Gener-
Carter County. al Assembly.
Cochran won the August 2010 Republican primary
Background against Priscilla G. Steele for the right to run against
Williams, who ran as an independent {"Carter County
Jerome Cochran was born in Saigon on November 17, Republican") candidate) in the general election after Wil-
1971. He received a B.A. at the University of Tennessee in liams was stripped of his Republican credentials follow-
Knoxville and later earned a J.D. after attending the Re- ing his joining with the Democrats to elect himself Speak-
gent University School of Law that was founded by 700 er of the House in January 2009. Cochran lost to Williams,
Club founder Pat Robertson. garnering only 42% of the vote (there was no Democrat
Cochran was admitted to the Tennessee Bar Associa- in the race).[7]
tion and works in Elizabethton as an attorney with the
law offices of David Crockett Attorney-At-Law.
Sources
Legislative service • Jerome Cochran’s profile at the Tennessee General
Assembly website
Cochran was first elected to the House in 2002. He was a • "Cochran -- Ready for Nashville" Elizabethton Star.
member of the Children and Family Committee, the Judi- Kathy Helms-Hughes. July 5, 2005.
ciary Committee, the Domestic Relations Committee, the • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals case of State of
Constitutional Protections Subcommittee, and the Civil Tennessee v. Raymond K. McCrary referencing
Practice & Procedure Subcommittee. Cochran working with David Crockett
In the 2004 Carter County Republican Primary, he ran • 2004 Republican primary results
against John B. Holsclaw, Sr., a former tax assessor for • 2004 Tennessee House election results
Carter County, and was re-nominated with 3,942 votes • An Elizabethton Star article on the 2004 elections
over Holsclaw’s 2,089. He ran unopposed in the subse- • Victor in 4th vows action on stalled projects
quent 2004 general election.
Among the 2006 legislation sponsored by Cochran in
the Tennessee General Assembly was HB2921 authorizing
References
(upon passage) "...the display, in county and municipal [1] Jerome Cochran’s profile at the Tennessee General
public buildings..., of replicas of historical documents and Assembly website
writings" including the Ten Commandments religious [2] " Cochran -- Ready for Nashville"
displays found contrary to the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court [3] McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of
affirmation of McCreary County v. American Civil Liber- Kentucky. (03-1693) 354 F.3d 438, affirmed
ties Union of Kentucky.[3] (Syllabus)
Cochran introduced HB2921 in the Tennessee House [4] Kingsport Times-News article on Rep. Hill
Constitutional Protections subcommittee[4] --- of which sponsoring Ten Commandments legislation
he was a standing member --- and his HB2921 legislation [5] Kingsport Times-News article on the above bill
died peacefully within subcommittee.[5] dying in the House subcommittee
Cochran lost the August 2006 Republican primary [6] John Thompson, Victor in 4th vows action on
election to challenger Kent Williams of Elizabethton,[6] stalled projects, Johnson City Press, August 5, 2006
who went on to win the general election. [7] Thompson, John. "Williams wins 4th again, says he
Cochran also unsuccessfully challenged Williams in won’t run for speaker" Kingsport Times-News
a rematch in the August 2008 Republican primary. Wil- November 3, 2010
liams cited the former representative’s failure in bring- Persondata
ing state tax dollars back into Carter County, including
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Date of birth November 17, 1971
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