There are 10 article(s) tagged 9th Congressional District:

• November 2026

  • Pearson accepts loss in congressional race while decrying ‘rigged maps’

    “I accept the results of this election for Congress. But I will not concede to rigged maps, attacks on democracy in Tennessee or to billionaire control of our political system.”

    By The Daily Memphian Staff 1 hour ago

• May 2026

  • ACLU files federal lawsuit over Tennessee’s new Congressional map

    The ACLU has joined the NAACP, Tennessee voters and Congressional candidates and the Tennessee Democratic Party in suing the state over its new mid-census Congressional map.

    By Noah McLane May 15, 2026

  • Brent Taylor to seek Tenn. District 9 Congressional seat

    Taylor said he would “fight to cement Tennessee’s conservative legacy for generations to come.”

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 15, 2026

  • Cohen to sue over redrawn congressional map

    “We’ve been campaigning hard since the filing deadline ... and that’s a First Amendment violation, so there will be a lawsuit in state court,” Cohen said. 

    By Samuel Hardiman May 15, 2026

• January 2024

  • Steve Cohen tours federally funded projects underway at Regional One

    Regional One Health is using community-project funding to bring state-of-the-art technology, updated waiting rooms and renovated workstations to the aging county hospital.

    By Aisling Mäki January 23, 2024

• November 2022

  • Steve Cohen, David Kustoff reelected to U.S. House

    Democrat Steve Cohen and Republican David Kustoff were heavily favored to win reelection and did. But which party will be the majority in the U.S. House is still in doubt.

    By Bill Dries November 09, 2022

• October 2022

  • Opinion: Crime in Memphis has become a pandemic

    Former Shelby County Commissioner says, “It’s no wonder many are questioning whether they should leave town to get away from the crime. It is affecting our tourism, economy, jobs and our very lives.”

    By George Flinn October 06, 2022

• July 2019

  • Sanford: His seat is a target, but Cohen is having the time of his political life

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, first elected in 2006, plans to seek reelection in 2020 and 2022, but it's no secret that more than a few Democrats are positioning themselves to run for the seat the moment he decides to step aside.

    By Otis Sanford July 11, 2019

• November 2018

  • Nelson: Politically, Steve Cohen’s days are numbered

    Should Congressman Steve Cohen, re-elected Nov. 6 with an even higher than usual 80 percent of the vote, be worried about holding on to office into the 2020s (and his own 70s)? 

    By Michael Nelson November 15, 2018

• October 2018

  • Congressman Cohen visits Memphians attending U.S. Naval Academy

    ANNAPOLIS, Maryland – For U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman C.J. McCoy of Memphis, whose goal is to be a naval aviator, the life lesson that got him here is straight forward: “Don’t give up.” 

    By Guest Op-Ed October 13, 2018