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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=John Charles Cooksey
| image=John Cooksey of LA.jpg
| birth_date=August 20, 1941
| birth_place=[[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana
| death_date=June 4, 2022 (aged 80)
| death_place =
| office=[[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 5th congressional district
| term_start=January 3, 1997
| term_end=January 3, 2003
| preceded=Cleo Fields
| succeeded=[[Rodney Alexander]]
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse = Ann Grabill Cooksey
| children=Three children
| residence=[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana
| alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]<br> (Bachelor of Science)<br>
[[Doctor of Medicine|MD]])<br>
[[University of Texas at Austin]]<br> (Master of Business Administration)
|branch=[[United States Air Force]]
|serviceyears=1967-1969<br>
Reserve 1969 to 1972
}}
'''John Charles Cooksey''' (August 20, 1941 — June 4, 2022) was an [[United States|American]] ophthalmologist who served from 1997 and 2003 as a [[Republican Party |Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 5th congressional district, which encompasses much of the eastern portion of the state.
though a long-term resident of [[Monroe, Lousiana|Monroe]], Cooksey was born in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana. He graduated from La Salle High School in Olla in LaSalle Parish, where his father operated a sawmill. He attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and received his [[M.D.]] degree from the LSU Health Sciences Center in [[New Orleans]] in 1966. In 1994, he received a [[Master of Business Administration]] from the [[University of Texas]] in [[Austin]]. From 1967 to 1969, he served in the [[United States Air Force]], where he was stationed in [[Texas]] and [[Thailand]].From 1969 to 1972, he was a member of the Air Force Reserve from 1969 until 1972<ref name=cooksey>.John Cooksey Net Worth At Death, His Wife And Family- How Did He Die? (mixedarticle.com), accessed June 6, 2022.</ref>
Cooksey was elected to Congress in 1996 for the 5th congressional district for three terms, traditionally based in the northeastern quadrant of the state about Monroe, but since reconfigured to reach deep into southeastern Louisiana as well. Cooksey first won the seat by defeating [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state legislator [[Francis C. Thompson]] of Delhi in Richland Parish, a current state representative and a former state senator. Cooksey had edged past former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Clyde Holloway]] of Forest Hill in south Rapides Parish in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]]. In that campaign, Cooksey made his three-terms-and-out pledge. As he had promised, he did not seek a fourth term in 2002 but instead ran unsuccessfully for the [[United States Senate]] against the Democrat [[Mary Landrieu]] of New Orleans. After that campaign, he resumed his medical practice in Monroe.<ref name=cooksey>
Though Representative Cooksey voiced opposition to [[abortion]], he opposed the long-shot attempt to pursue a constitutional amendment against the practice. He hired [[Luke Letlow]] as an aide and driver who won the 2020 election for the 5th congressional seat but died of [[coronavirus]] before he could take office. Letlow's widow, [[Julia Letlow]], won the special election to fill the seat left by her husband.<ref name=cooksey/>
Louisiana's Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] paid tribute to Cooksey, accordingly:
"Former Congressman John Cooksey leaves behind a long legacy of service to our state and nation that will not soon be forgotten. He has helped and inspired countless young people and worked hard to improve life for others. He served his country and his community in every way he could, from the Air Force to Congress to his medical practice as an ophthalmologist.<ref>BRPROUD | Governor Edwards honors late Congressman John Cooksey, accessed June 6, 2022.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooksey, John}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Physicians]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
[[Category:United States Air Force]]
.
| name=John Charles Cooksey
| image=John Cooksey of LA.jpg
| birth_date=August 20, 1941
| birth_place=[[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana
| death_date=June 4, 2022 (aged 80)
| death_place =
| office=[[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 5th congressional district
| term_start=January 3, 1997
| term_end=January 3, 2003
| preceded=Cleo Fields
| succeeded=[[Rodney Alexander]]
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse = Ann Grabill Cooksey
| children=Three children
| residence=[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana
| alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]<br> (Bachelor of Science)<br>
[[Doctor of Medicine|MD]])<br>
[[University of Texas at Austin]]<br> (Master of Business Administration)
|branch=[[United States Air Force]]
|serviceyears=1967-1969<br>
Reserve 1969 to 1972
}}
'''John Charles Cooksey''' (August 20, 1941 — June 4, 2022) was an [[United States|American]] ophthalmologist who served from 1997 and 2003 as a [[Republican Party |Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 5th congressional district, which encompasses much of the eastern portion of the state.
though a long-term resident of [[Monroe, Lousiana|Monroe]], Cooksey was born in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana. He graduated from La Salle High School in Olla in LaSalle Parish, where his father operated a sawmill. He attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and received his [[M.D.]] degree from the LSU Health Sciences Center in [[New Orleans]] in 1966. In 1994, he received a [[Master of Business Administration]] from the [[University of Texas]] in [[Austin]]. From 1967 to 1969, he served in the [[United States Air Force]], where he was stationed in [[Texas]] and [[Thailand]].From 1969 to 1972, he was a member of the Air Force Reserve from 1969 until 1972<ref name=cooksey>.John Cooksey Net Worth At Death, His Wife And Family- How Did He Die? (mixedarticle.com), accessed June 6, 2022.</ref>
Cooksey was elected to Congress in 1996 for the 5th congressional district for three terms, traditionally based in the northeastern quadrant of the state about Monroe, but since reconfigured to reach deep into southeastern Louisiana as well. Cooksey first won the seat by defeating [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state legislator [[Francis C. Thompson]] of Delhi in Richland Parish, a current state representative and a former state senator. Cooksey had edged past former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Clyde Holloway]] of Forest Hill in south Rapides Parish in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]]. In that campaign, Cooksey made his three-terms-and-out pledge. As he had promised, he did not seek a fourth term in 2002 but instead ran unsuccessfully for the [[United States Senate]] against the Democrat [[Mary Landrieu]] of New Orleans. After that campaign, he resumed his medical practice in Monroe.<ref name=cooksey>
Though Representative Cooksey voiced opposition to [[abortion]], he opposed the long-shot attempt to pursue a constitutional amendment against the practice. He hired [[Luke Letlow]] as an aide and driver who won the 2020 election for the 5th congressional seat but died of [[coronavirus]] before he could take office. Letlow's widow, [[Julia Letlow]], won the special election to fill the seat left by her husband.<ref name=cooksey/>
Louisiana's Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] paid tribute to Cooksey, accordingly:
"Former Congressman John Cooksey leaves behind a long legacy of service to our state and nation that will not soon be forgotten. He has helped and inspired countless young people and worked hard to improve life for others. He served his country and his community in every way he could, from the Air Force to Congress to his medical practice as an ophthalmologist.<ref>BRPROUD | Governor Edwards honors late Congressman John Cooksey, accessed June 6, 2022.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooksey, John}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Physicians]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
[[Category:United States Air Force]]
.