Shirley Cooper
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Preceded byThomas E. Glascock
Succeeded byJo Ann Davis
Born
December 8, 1943
Southern Pines, North Carolina, U.S.
Shirley Dawn Fields
December 8, 1943
Southern Pines, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Shirley Cooper | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 96th district | |
| In office January 12, 1983 – January 14, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas E. Glascock |
| Succeeded by | Jo Ann Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shirley Dawn Fields December 8, 1943 Southern Pines, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ned Waddell Cooper |
| Alma mater | Christopher Newport College Old Dominion University |
Shirley Fields Cooper (born December 8, 1943) is a former teacher and Democratic politician. First elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1982 after serving on the York County Board of Supervisors, she remained in the chamber for seven full terms before being defeated for reelection by real estate broker Jo Ann Davis in 1997.[1]
Born in Southern Pines, North Carolina, Cooper was educated at Hampton High School and Christopher Newport College in southeastern Virginia. She graduated from Old Dominion University with a B.A. in mathematics from the School of Computer Programming. She married Ned Waddell Cooper and bore two sons.[2]
