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At a Glance
Seat
Representative for Tennessee District 9
Born
May 24, 1949
Age 76
Phone
(202) 225-3265
Office
2268 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Tennessee District 9

Steve Cohen

Stephen Ira Cohen is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Tennessee's 9th congressional district since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is majority-minority and includes the western three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman. Since 2023, Cohen has been the only Democrat in Tennessee's congressional delegation.

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Voting Record — 518
Yes40%
No56%
Present1%
Not Voting4%
Party align98%
Cross-party1%
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Congressional District 9

U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.
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Steve Cohen
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTennessee District 9
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Steve's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 53 sponsored · 297 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

The corruption, the grift, the mass deportations — Trump and the GOP know it's all coming to an end in November. Unless they can rig the game beforehand. That's what this is all about. They want to re-draw the maps to silence voices they don't like hearing. Memphis isn't going without a fight.
Trump and his Jim Crow Supreme Court want to secure GOP control for the next century by redrawing the maps and silencing our voice. Well Memphis isn’t going away without a fight. I’m Nashville today to stand up & fight back against Trump’s corrupt takeover. I will never stop fighting for Memphis.
Trump wants the TN State Legislature to take the voice of #Memphis out of Congress, and it looks like Governor Lee is already caving — he called a special legislative session starting tomorrow to review TN's Congressional maps. I’m not backing down. Join us tonight to learn more. bit.ly/callais2026
The Supreme Court is stripping away the representation that Black Americans fought and died for to help Trump hold onto power in the midterms—drawing new maps to silence voices they don’t like hearing. They know exactly what they’re doing. I'm going to stand and fight for #Memphis.
Trump’s Jim Crow Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act—and within hours the GOP was targeting Memphis. They want to redraw the lines, erase Black voting power, and hold onto power any way they can. I’m not letting that happen without a fight. Join us today at the National Civil Rights Museum.
Trump and the GOP know they can't win on the merits. So they're emasculating the Voting Rights Act, changing the maps, and trying to take representation and power away from Black Americans to keep their majority. That's what this is all about. It's Jim Crow redistricting. We're going to fight it.
I’ll be on CNN Jake Tapper at 6 o’clock Eastern time tonight. We’ll be talking about the redistricting in Tennessee or the possibility thereof because of the Supreme Court gutting of section 2 of the voting rights act
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Trump and the GOP are coming for the power of Black voters in Memphis. They emasculated the VRA—now Trump needs to finish the job by November to save his majority in Congress. I'm not backing down. My team and I are already in touch with experienced voting rights attorneys to try and stop this.
Trump and the GOP are coming for the power of Black voters in Memphis. They emasculated the VRA—now Trump needs to finish the job by November to save his majority in Congress. I'm not backing down. My team and I are already in touch with experienced voting rights attorneys to try and stop this.
Trump's SCOTUS just weakened the Voting Rights Act, effectively undoing the work of MLK, John Lewis and so many others. The VRA has has guaranteed minority voters the right to elect the representatives of their choice for generations. Representation is power—that's what they want to take away.
King Charles underscored our shared values and long history of mutual aid—and used his platform to reinforce them. His reminder of NATO, support for Ukraine against a genocidal Russian threat, attention to climate change & protections for people of all faiths was important for the Chamber to hear.
standing ovation after King Charles sings the praises of NATO and says "that same unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine"
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"The US Supreme Court..has calculated that Magna Carta is cited in at least 160 Supreme Court cases since 1789, not least as the foundation of the principle that executive power is subject to checks and balances." A British King just did a better law interpreting US law than some Justices have...
Indicting James Comey over a photo of seashells is clearly an abuse of power. The photo was never a threat, but they know that—we are seeing a vindictive president weaponize the DOJ against his perceived enemies. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution exists to stop exactly this.
Comey: Well, they're back. This time about a picture of seashells on a North Carolina beach a year ago. And this won't be the end of it. But nothing has changed with me. I'm still innocent. I'm still not afraid. And I still believe in the independent federal judiciary. So let's go.
While you’re busy working, Republicans in Congress today are targeting the FACE Act so that their most extreme supporters can trample other people’s rights. We could be cracking down on corrupt pardons—instead, the GOP is busy repealing laws that protect people’s freedoms. This ends in November.
Had an inspiring time at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis 55th annual Steak N’ Burger Dinner with UofM Hall of Famer and NBA World Champion, Earl Barron and V101’s Stan Bell. High school junior, Kennedy Davis gave a remarkable speech about the impact the Girls Club has had on her life.
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Voting History
518 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-05-06H. Res. 377 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-05-06H. Res. 377 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-05-05H.R. 36 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-05-05H.R. 530 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-05-01H.J. Res. 88 (119th)Final passageNOT_VOTINGNOPassed
2025-05-01H.J. Res. 78 (119th)Final passageNOT_VOTINGNOPassed
2025-04-30H.J. Res. 89 (119th)Final passageNOT_VOTINGNOPassed
2025-04-30H.J. Res. 87 (119th)Final passageNOT_VOTINGNOPassed
2025-04-29H.J. Res. 60 (119th)Final passageNOT_VOTINGNOPassed
2025-04-29H.R. 859 (119th)Fast-track passageNOT_VOTINGYESPassed
2025-04-29H.R. 1442 (119th)Fast-track passageNOT_VOTINGYESPassed
2025-04-29H.R. 1402 (119th)Fast-track passageNOT_VOTINGYESPassed
2025-04-29H. Res. 354 (119th)Approve resolutionNOT_VOTINGNOPassed
2025-04-29H. Res. 354 (119th)End debate nowNOT_VOTINGNOPassed
2025-04-28S. 146 (119th)Fast-track passageNOT_VOTINGYESPassed
2025-04-28H.R. 973 (119th)Fast-track passageNOT_VOTINGYESPassed
2025-04-10H.R. 22 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-04-10H.R. 22 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-04-10H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Accept Senate changesNONOPassed
2025-04-10H.R. 1228 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-04-10H.R. 1526 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-04-09H.R. 1526 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-04-09S.J. Res. 18 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-04-09S.J. Res. 28 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-04-09H. Res. 313 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-04-09H. Res. 313 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-04-08H. Res. 294 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-04-08H. Res. 294 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-04-07H.R. 1039 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-04-07H.R. 586 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-04-01H.R. 1491 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-04-01H. Res. 282 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOFailed
2025-04-01H. Res. 282 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-03-31H.R. 997 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-31H.R. 517 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Approve amendmentNONOFailed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Approve amendmentNONOFailed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Approve amendmentNONOFailed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Approve amendmentYESYESFailed
2025-03-27H.J. Res. 75 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-27H.J. Res. 24 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-25H. Res. 242 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-03-25H. Res. 242 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-03-25H.R. 1534 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-24H.R. 1326 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-24H.R. 359 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-11H.J. Res. 25 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-11H.R. 1968 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-11H.R. 1968 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed

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