Cosper is the former [[mayor]] of Killeen in Bell County, a position which he held from 2014 to 2016. For the nine years prior to 2014, he was a member of the Killeen City Council.<ref>{{cite web|author=Josh Sullivan|url=http://kdhnews.com/news/local/former-killeen-mayor-starts-new-life-as-state-legislator/article_1356660e-d78f-11e6-aa25-dbdd56143380.html|title=Former Killeen mayor starts new life as state legislator|accessdate=January 16, 2017|publisher=''Killeen Daily Herald''|date=January 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Jeff Lowe|title=Killeen mayor joins race for Texas House|url=http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/2015-10-13/Front_Page/Killeen_mayor_joins_race_for_Texas_House.html|accessdate=16 January 2017|publisher=''Lampasas Dispatch Record''|date=October 13, 2015}}</ref> In Killeen, Cosper was [[recall]]ed from the city council in 2011, when a dispute developed over the buyout of a contact for a former city manager. While Cosper was mayor, financial troubles led to an $8 million projected shortfall amid much public concern.<ref name=kdh/> | Cosper is the former [[mayor]] of Killeen in Bell County, a position which he held from 2014 to 2016. For the nine years prior to 2014, he was a member of the Killeen City Council.<ref>{{cite web|author=Josh Sullivan|url=http://kdhnews.com/news/local/former-killeen-mayor-starts-new-life-as-state-legislator/article_1356660e-d78f-11e6-aa25-dbdd56143380.html|title=Former Killeen mayor starts new life as state legislator|accessdate=January 16, 2017|publisher=''Killeen Daily Herald''|date=January 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Jeff Lowe|title=Killeen mayor joins race for Texas House|url=http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/2015-10-13/Front_Page/Killeen_mayor_joins_race_for_Texas_House.html|accessdate=16 January 2017|publisher=''Lampasas Dispatch Record''|date=October 13, 2015}}</ref> In Killeen, Cosper was [[recall]]ed from the city council in 2011, when a dispute developed over the buyout of a contact for a former city manager. While Cosper was mayor, financial troubles led to an $8 million projected shortfall amid much public concern.<ref name=kdh/> |