Steve Cohen (politician)
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Stephen Ira Cohen (born May 24, 1949) 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 includes the western three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman and since 2023 has been the dean of and only Democrat in the state's congressional delegation.[1]
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Steve Cohen | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Harold Ford Jr. |
Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 30th district | |
In office January 11, 1983 ā December 1, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Jim White |
Succeeded by | Shea Flinn |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephen Ira Cohen (1949-05-24) May 24, 1949 (age 75) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Vanderbilt University (BA) University of Memphis (JD) |
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Website | House website |
Steve Cohen on the lack of bipartisan support for voting rights legislation Recorded June 25, 2014 | |
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