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Brief May 15, 2026 · 4:20 pm ET Source: NBC News Politics

Cohen Announces Retirement After Tennessee Redistricting Splits Memphis District

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., announced he will not seek re-election after Tennessee's Republican-led legislature and Gov. Bill Lee enacted a map dividing his majority-Black 9th District three ways, according to NBC News. Said Cohen: "Last week Tennessee Republicans silenced the Black vote here in Memphis to make Republican victories likely." Cohen's retirement is the 59th by a sitting House member this cycle, the second-highest total since 1930, per NBC News analysis.

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