Jim Cobb is an American politician.
He served as the
Republican member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
Constitutional requirements
According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...
for the 31st district from 2006 to 2012.
Biography
Early life
He graduated from
Memphis State University, and did graduate work in State and Local Government.
He served in United States Army during the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...
era.
Career
He worked as a manager at the
Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station in
Rhea County, Tennessee
Rhea County (pronounced ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,870. Its county seat is Dayton. Rhea County comprises the Dayton, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also inclu ...
for thirty-one years.
He served as the state congressman for the 31st district of Tennessee from 2006 to 2012, when he lost to
Ron Travis
Ron Travis (born 1954) is an American politician.Andy SherTennessee House District 31 race bitter to the end '' Chattanooga Times Free Press'', August 1st, 2012 He serves as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 31s ...
.
He was Chairman of the House Government Operations Committee, and member of the House State and Local Government Committee, the House Calendar and Rules Committee, and the House General Subcommittee of State and Local Government.
In October 2012, he was arrested on charges of assault after a woman claimed he had knocked her down, but by November he was found not guilty.
[Kimberly McMillian]
Former legislator Rep. Jim Cobb not guilty of assault
''Chattanooga Times Free Press'', November 14th, 2012
Personal life
He is married to Suzanne Cobb, a retired postmaster in
Dayton, Tennessee.
They attend Wolf Creek Baptist Church in
Spring City, Tennessee
Spring City is a town in Rhea County, Tennessee, Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,949 at the 2020 census and 1,981 at the 2010 census. The town is located along Watts Bar Lake, and Watts Bar Dam and the Watts Bar Nuclea ...
.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
University of Memphis alumni
Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
United States Army soldiers
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