Latest redistricting proposal gives Cohen more of Shelby County
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen speaks at a ribbon cutting of the Memphis Health Center's mobile health clinic van Oct. 7, 2021. The lastest redistricting proposal would add half of Tipton County to his 9th Congressional District. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The latest map would split Tipton County along U.S. 51, and about 30,000 Shelby County residents would be drawn out of Republican Rep. David Kustoff’s district.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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