Rep. Steve Cohen ending campaign in Tennessee after redraw of his Memphis district
Cohen said he may return if courts restore the old Memphis-based district, after judges let the new map stay in place.
- On Friday, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen announced he is ending his re-election bid after nearly 20 years in Congress, citing recent gerrymandering of his Memphis-based district by Tennessee Republicans.
- Cohen called the redistricting pressure a "gangster move" meant to prevent his re-election. The GOP-dominated state legislature carved up his majority-Black district to gain advantage in West Tennessee.
- "This is by far the most difficult moment I've had as an elected official," Cohen said, announcing his retirement from public life. A judge denied his temporary restraining order on May 14.
- Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder announced his campaign for the district on May 14, having raised $2 million and securing Cohen's endorsement as Tennessee's sole Democrat in Congress.
- Despite dropping from the race, Cohen warned the redistricting could "backfire" on Republicans. His Memphis residency now falls in the 5th Congressional District, held by Republican Rep. Andy Ogles.
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Jewish Tennessee Dem rep not seeking reelection to Congress
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), a Jewish lawmaker who represented a majority black district in Tennessee for nearly two decades, said on Friday that he does not plan to seek re-election after Republicans carved up the state’s last Democratic-leaning district.“This is by far the most difficult moment I’ve had as an elected official,” Cohen, who was first elected to the House in 2006 after 24 years in the state Senate, told reporters in his Washington…
Congressman Steve Cohen of Memphis has called of his reelection bid
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said Friday that he is exiting the August Congressional primaries after the Tennessee General Assembly redrew the state’s district lines, dividing Memphis among three Congressional districts and drawing Cohen out of the 9th District seat he’s held for 20 years.
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Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen to retire in aftermath of redistricting
Rep. Steve Cohen pauses while speaking during a news conference in his office on Capitol Hill, May 15, 2026 in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Steve Cohen, a longtime Tennessee Democrat, announced Friday he will not seek reelection and instead retire at the end of his term, after his Memphis district was carved up in the state assembly’s redistricting effort. “This is by far the most difficult moment I’ve had as an e…
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