John Cooksey
| John Cooksey | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Jim McCrery |
| Succeeded by | Rodney Alexander |
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| Born |
August 20, 1941 Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Grabill Cooksey |
| Children | Three children |
| Residence | Monroe, Louisiana, United States |
| Alma mater |
La Salle High School |
| Occupation | Ophthalmologist |
| Religion | Methodism |
La Salle High School
Louisiana State University
LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans
John Charles Cooksey, M.D. (born August 20, 1941), is an ophthalmologist who from 1997 to 2003 was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Louisiana's 5th congressional district.
Cooksey was born in 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 New Orleans in 1966. Much later, in 1994, he received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin. From 1967 until 1969, he was in the United States Air Force, largely in Texas but briefly in Thailand. He was in the Air Force Reserve from 1969 until 1972.
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