Rep. Cohen Drops Reelection Bid After State Redistricting

Cohen represents the sole Democratic U.S. House seat from the state of Tennessee.

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) speaks at a hearing on oversight of the Federal Trade Commission in Washington on July 13, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, of Memphis, Tennessee, declared on May 15 he was ending his reelection bid after representing it for 19 years.

Cohen said his decision was motivated by the Tennessee General Assembly’s splitting the Ninth Congressional District, in which he represented, into three GOP-leaning districts last week.