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Thornton Cooper was a Democratic candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 2nd Congressional District (map) of West Virginia. He was seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), but lost a primary election to Anne Barth.^[1]

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

2008 elections

Cooper was seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) in the 2008 congressional elections, but lost a primary election to Anne Barth.^[1]

Money in politics

Committees and affiliations

Committees

Cooper will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

Official Cooper for Congress campaign website

Cooper for Congress
3015 Ridgeview Drive
South Charleston, WV 25303

Phone:(304) 744-9616

thorntoncooper@gmail.com

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:West Virginia and the U.S. Congress

References

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Greg Giroux, "West Virginia, Nebraska Voters Pick Favorites in Congressional Primaries", CQ Politics, May 14, 2008

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District
• Cooper's official campaign website

External articles