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John Cooksey (John Charles Cooksey) was born on 20 August, 1941 in Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S., is an American ophthalmologist and politician (1941–2022). Discover John Cooksey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?
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John Charles Cooksey |
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| Age |
80 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
20 August, 1941 |
| Birthday |
20 August |
| Birthplace |
Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Date of death |
4 June, 2022 |
| Died Place |
Columbia, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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John Cooksey Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is John Cooksey's Wife?
His wife is Ann Grabill
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Ann Grabill |
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3 |
John Cooksey Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is John Cooksey worth at the age of 80 years old? John Cooksey’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from United States. We have estimated John Cooksey's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
politician |
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Timeline
John Charles Cooksey (August 20, 1941 – June 4, 2022) was an American ophthalmologist and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 1997 to 2003.
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 and his wife, the former Ann Grabill (born 1943), had three children.
He was Methodist and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
Cooksey died in Columbia, Louisiana on June 4, 2022, at the age of 80.
He attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and received his M.D. degree from the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans in 1966.
From 1967 until 1969, he served in the United States Air Force, where he was stationed in Texas and Thailand.
He served in the Air Force Reserve from 1969 until 1972.
In 1994, he received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
Cooksey was elected to Congress in 1996 and represented Louisiana's Fifth District for three terms, traditionally based in the northeastern quadrant of the state about Monroe, but since reconfigured to reach deep into South Louisiana as well.
Cooksey first won the seat by defeating Democratic state legislator Francis C. Thompson of Delhi in Richland Parish.
Cooksey had edged past former U.S. Representative Clyde C. Holloway of Forest Hill in Rapides Parish in the nonpartisan blanket primary.
In that campaign, Cooksey pledged to serve no more than three terms in the House, a pledge that he kept.
In 2002, Cooksey was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican primary for the United States Senate seat held until 2015 by Democrat Mary Landrieu.
In that campaign, Cooksey made a derogatory remark about Arabs — comparing turbans and keffiyehs to diapers fastened by fan belts — which was attacked by his opponents as racist.
He never overcame the blunder.
In the November general election, the losing Republican candidate was Cooksey's intra-party rival, Suzanne Haik Terrell of New Orleans.
In addition to the reelection of Landrieu, the Democrats temporarily regained Cooksey's House seat in the same general election balloting.
After his Senate campaign, Cooksey retired from politics and resumed his medical practice.
