Longtime Democratic Rep Steve Cohen announces end to re-election bid
The veteran lawmaker quit after the state approved a redrawn congressional map
By Fox News -- Eric Daugherty—— Bio and Archives--May 15, 2026
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Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee announced on Friday that he signed a document requesting not to be included on the ballot in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District.
The congressman described the district determined by "new lines" as "nothing like the 9th district that I've represented."
The Democratic primary in the district is scheduled to take place in August. ---More...
???? JUST NOW: Rep. STEVE COHEN (D-TN) is DROPPING OUT of his reelection campaign, after his cheated-in racially-drawn Tennessee district got removed
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh)May 15, 2026
Cohen, who has been in the discriminatory seat for 2 DECADES, is officially DONE ????
Temu Obama Hakeem is having another horrible… pic.twitter.com/lBSjdtTJoX
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