 Following that, in 2015 he served as the campaign manager for Jason Zachary who ran for state representative for District 14, and won against Scott Hacker with 72.9% favor.As of 2015 Cochran has also served as a board member on the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers.In the general election for District 23 of the Tennessee House of Representatives, Mark Cochran (R) defeated Brad Hartley (D) on November 6, 2018.