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 — 536

Yes40%

No56%

Present1%

Not Voting4%

Party align98%

Cross-party1%

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District Map

Congressional District 9

U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.

Social & Web

Official site Bluesky X @RepCohen Facebook Instagram YouTube

External Resources

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Steve Cohen

U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTennessee District 9

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Steve's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 53 sponsored · 301 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Reposted bySteve Cohen

Honest and Unfiltered@momazonrises.bsky.socialMay 14(source)

#ProudBlue #MomSky Elonia is at it again. His AI company is polluting a low income area in TN. “Community residents and environmental activists say that since the supercomputer was fired up last summer it has become one of the biggest air polluters in the county.”

Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer

Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pollution dangers

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 14(source)

A nice gesture is passing the salt and pepper, saying good morning, or pulling a chair out for a lady. A $400,000,000 airplane is not just a nice gesture. It is a bribe.

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Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 14(source)

The GOP are calling 1 in 8 Medicaid recipients “waste, fraud, and abuse" as an excuse to cut hundreds of billions from the program. But a former CMS chief says the real fraud isn't from recipients—it's from health companies overbilling.  It’s not about waste, it's about making the rich even richer.

Social Security Works

@socialsecurityworks.org

Open post ↗

NO CUTS TO MEDICAID! Protesters disrupt a Congressional budget hearing aiming to kick 13.7M people off their health insurance.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 14(source)

Social Security Works

@socialsecurityworks.org

Open post ↗

NO CUTS TO MEDICAID! Protesters disrupt a Congressional budget hearing aiming to kick 13.7M people off their health insurance.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 13(source)

Trump says that Qatar offering him a $400 million plane is a “nice gesture”. A nice gesture is passing the salt and pepper. A nice gesture is opening a door. A nice gesture is saying "good morning". A $400 million jet is graft.

Trump hails Qatar's 'nice gesture' of Air Force One replacement, blaming Boeing delays

"I could be a stupid person and say no, we don't want a free plane," Trump said.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 13(source)

Trump’s budget is a disaster for seniors, kids & people with disabilities. He’s looting Medicaid, SNAP & more to bankroll tax cuts for himself, his kids & his Mar-a-Lago pals. Doesn't even matter if you voted for him. If you don’t make at least $400k a year, tough luck: you were never in his club.

House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care

House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 13(source)

For the "fiscal conservatives" out there: Trump wants to send $257M to the Kennedy Center—a 6x increase in federal funding. Why? For marble columns & vanity upgrades, while they gut SNAP & kick 8.6 million off Medicaid. Lavish excess while people suffer. Nero had a marble tub—Trump wants his.

Trump’s Kennedy Center Would Get $257 Million in House Republican Plan

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 13(source)

Today’s horror stories from the Trump world: Temporary protection status taken from Afghanistan, who helped our troops Major cut to healthcare and food assistance to children seniors and the disabled Trump not satisfied with Air Force One wants to take a emolument violating gift of airplane

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Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 13(source)

Dems: passed laws slashing insulin & drug prices nationwide. Trump: sabotages every bit of it he can, launches a trade war, prices explode. Also Trump: “👉👈 gosh guys, maybe think about lowering drug prices? But only if you want... Please?" A useless EO, brought to you by a useless administration.

Max Kennerly

@maxkennerly.bsky.social

Open post ↗

Thing about Trump's prescription drug order is: he has zero power to do it (except for Medicare rates on a couple drugs, per the bill passed by Dems in 2022). Courts will block it. If Trump / Republicans cared about lowering drug prices, Congress has many ways to do so. They don't, so they won't.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 13(source)

Also worth watching: how much of Trump’s executive order quietly rips off the Inflation Reduction Act—the law President Biden signed that actually gave Medicare power to negotiate drug prices for the first time in history. Wouldn’t be the first time Trump tried to steal credit for real leadership.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 13(source)

Max Kennerly

@maxkennerly.bsky.social

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Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.socialMay 12(source)

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 12(source)

We can't let foreign governments influence US policy by BRIBING the POTUS. I thought that was obvious. Nobody gives away $400M luxury jets for fun. The question is, what is Qatar getting? That's what the GOP & Pam Bondi—a former Qatar lobbyist—aren't interested in asking. We're going to find out.

Matt McDermott

@mattmfm.bsky.social

Open post ↗

Last week: Trump Organization announces new $5.5 billion golf course in Qatar Today: Qatar ‘gifts’ Trump a luxury jet Surely just a coincidence.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 12(source)

They are just fantastic this young band but the last song the blue song is killer. No wonder they want on Mother’s Day. There are a lot of very cool mothers in that band.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 12(source)

youtube.com/watch?v=PdDh... Memphis Central jazz band won the Ellington essentials world contest! Congratulations and proud of my students/musicians.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 11(source)

Happy Mother's Day to all the great moms in Memphis and throughout TN-9. Thanks for everything you do! I had a great mother, and I miss her.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 9(source)

Justice David Souter was a Republican appointee, but he upheld the Constitution—not the party line. He stood for fairness, legal principle, and modesty. I was privileged to meet him when I was a state senator—he was thoughtful and warm, the model of what a Justice should be, on and off the bench.

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85

Souter was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. He retired in 2009.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 9(source)

But Chauncey Gardiner( correct spelling) knew everything by observing television. Familiar?

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 9(source)

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u... professional,a scholar,a lady,an engaging personality. The total package. More class in her toenail clippings than Donald Trump has in all his golden thrones.

Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMay 8(source)

Trump names Jeanine Pirro interim US attorney for DC - CNN// another Chauncey Gardener selection

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Sponsored Bills(53)

H.R. 8215 (119th)
Volume II Transparency Act of 2026
H. Res. 1065 (119th)
Condemning and censuring President Donald Trump.
H.R. 7354 (119th)
To reduce the incidence of death by underride by enhancing underride protection on trailers,…
H.R. 7310 (119th)
To establish protocols for the investigation of uses of deadly force by Federal law enforcem…
H.R. 6784 (119th)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for taxpayers who remove …

Cosponsored Bills(301)

H.R. 8887 (119th)
To establish the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park, and for ot…
Joined: 2026-05-19
H.R. 8907 (119th)
To direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement the…
Joined: 2026-05-19
H. Res. 1305 (119th)
Congratulating the Jewish War Veterans on the 130th anniversary of the organization's foundi…
Joined: 2026-05-19
H.R. 8850 (119th)
To create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pacific Is…
Joined: 2026-05-15
H.R. 8807 (119th)
To authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal heal…
Joined: 2026-05-14

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Voting History

536 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.

Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2025-05-20	H.R. 1223 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-20	H. Res. 426 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-20	H. Res. 426 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-19	H.R. 1286 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-19	H.R. 1263 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-15	H.R. 2240 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-15	H.R. 2255 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H. Res. 352 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H.R. 2243 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H. Res. 405 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H. Res. 405 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H.R. 2215 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-13	H.R. 249 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-13	H. Con. Res. 30 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-08	H.R. 276 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-08	H.R. 276 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-05-07	H.R. 881 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-07	H.R. 1503 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-06	H. Res. 377 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-06	H. Res. 377 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-05	H.R. 36 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-05	H.R. 530 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-01	H.J. Res. 88 (119th)	Final passage	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-05-01	H.J. Res. 78 (119th)	Final passage	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-04-30	H.J. Res. 89 (119th)	Final passage	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-04-30	H.J. Res. 87 (119th)	Final passage	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-04-29	H.J. Res. 60 (119th)	Final passage	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-04-29	H.R. 859 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-04-29	H.R. 1442 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-04-29	H.R. 1402 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-04-29	H. Res. 354 (119th)	Approve resolution	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-04-29	H. Res. 354 (119th)	End debate now	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-04-28	S. 146 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-04-28	H.R. 973 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-04-10	H.R. 22 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-10	H.R. 22 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-04-10	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Accept Senate changes	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-10	H.R. 1228 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-10	H.R. 1526 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-09	H.R. 1526 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-04-09	S.J. Res. 18 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-09	S.J. Res. 28 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-09	H. Res. 313 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-09	H. Res. 313 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-08	H. Res. 294 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-08	H. Res. 294 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-07	H.R. 1039 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-07	H.R. 586 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-01	H.R. 1491 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-01	H. Res. 282 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Failed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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