Longtime US Rep. Cohen announces he won’t run in Tennessee’s gerrymandered districts, ends campaign

By: Cassandra Stephenson, Anita Wadhwani, Sam Stockard, Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 798

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen will not run for reelection in any of the three gerrymandered districts that now include Memphis after the Tennessee Legislature passed a new map last week, splitting up the region he served for more than 19 years.

“Last week, Tennessee Republicans silenced the Black vote here in Memphis to make Republican victories likely,” Cohen wrote in a statement Friday. “We are still fighting, and if we prevail in the courts …

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