The Road to a 9-0 Tennessee Delegation Runs Through Memphis
Rep. Steve Cohen announced he will not seek reelection after Tennessee's legislature redrew his Memphis-based district into three Republican-leaning districts. A three‑judge federal panel declined to block the new map, allowing it to be used in the August 6 primary. The redistricting follows a Supreme Court decision that weakened federal Voting Rights Act protections and is part of a broader GOP effort to maintain a narrow House majority.
- ▪Cohen said he will not run in any of the three new districts that split Memphis, effectively ending his congressional career.
- ▪A federal three‑judge panel refused to issue a preliminary injunction, permitting the new districts to be used in the upcoming primary.
- ▪The new map was created after a Supreme Court ruling weakened the Voting Rights Act, enabling partisan redistricting.
- ▪Republicans currently hold eight of Tennessee's nine House seats, and the redistricting aims to keep the lone Democratic seat under GOP control.
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The Road to a 9-0 Tennessee Delegation Runs Through Memphis David Manney | 9:35 PM on July 23, 2026 AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Rep. Steve “KFC” Cohen has represented Tennessee's 9th Congressional District since 2007. After Republican lawmakers divided Memphis among three new districts, the Tennessee Democrat ended his reelection campaign rather than fight for his job. From Cohen's press release: Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); This morning I made public my decision not to run in any of the three gerrymandered congressional districts carved out of the 9th District I have represented for more than 19 years.
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