Another huge win!
Longtime Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen has ended his reelection bid after Tennessee Republicans erased his district with a newly drawn congressional map.
Cohen has served as a Rep for Tennessee’s ‘majority-black’ 9th congressional district (Memphis) since 2007.
He previously served in the Tennessee Senate for more than two decades.
However, Cohen’s political career has come to an abrupt end after the Tennessee Republicans eliminated his district.
WATCH LIVE: Rep. Steve Cohen announces next political steps after new Tennessee map erases district https://t.co/OQVN4jPt5N
— PBS News (@NewsHour) May 15, 2026
Last week, Tennessee Republicans passed a new congressional map that eliminated Cohen’s Memphis district.
Tennessee became the ninth state to approve a new congressional map amid the redistricting wars.
Tennessee lawmakers have passed a new congressional map, breaking up the state’s only majority-Black congressional district:
State Rep. Justin Pearson: 'These maps are racist tools of white supremacy at the behest of the most powerful white supremacist, Donald J. Trump' pic.twitter.com/6JUPiZo1T7
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 7, 2026
On Thursday, a judge allowed Tennessee’s new congressional map to stand.
Tennessee Republicans eliminated Cohen’s congressional district after the Supreme Court’s blockbuster ruling on racial gerrymandering.
The case, State of Louisiana v. Phillip Callais (and the related Press Robinson v. Phillip Callais), stems from Louisiana’s woke lawmakers caving to left-wing judges and creating a second “majority-minority” congressional district.
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