Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 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 – December 1, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Jim White |
| Succeeded by | Shea Flinn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Ira Cohen May 24, 1949 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Vanderbilt University (BA) University of Memphis (JD) |
| Signature | |
| Website | House website |
Stephen Ira Cohen (born May 24, 1949) is an American lawyer and politician. He is the U.S. representative from Tennessee's 9th congressional district since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman.[1][2] Since 2023, Cohen has been the only Democrat in Tennessee's congressional delegation. Cohen is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.[3]
References
- ↑ Ex-Mayor of Memphis Starts Bid for Congress, Invoking Race in Campaign by Robbie Brown, New York Times, September 13, 2009.
- ↑ NJDC defends Cohen, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), September 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Caucus Members". Congressional Progressive Caucus. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
Other websites
Media related to Steve Cohen at Wikimedia Commons
- Congressman Steve Cohen official U.S. House website
- Steve Cohen for Congress
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Biography at the Jewish Virtual Library
- Appearances on C-SPAN