votes. Alexander, however, defected to the GOP in 2004 and then defeated an intraparty rival, Jock Scott, of Alexandria for the congressional seat. Personal life After his Senate campaign, Cooksey retired from politics and resumed his medical practice. 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. References External links Vote 2002 profile, PBS Congress freshmen 1997 profile, CNN 1941 births 2022 deaths 20th-century American physicians 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American physicians 21st-century American politicians American ophthalmologists Candidates in the 2002 United States elections Louisiana State University alumni McCombs School of Business alumni Methodists from Louisiana Military personnel from Louisiana Physicians from Louisiana Politicians from Alexandria, Louisiana Politicians from Monroe, Louisiana Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana United States Air Force airmen United States Air Force reservists