Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Steve Cohen

Official portrait of Steve Cohen
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Tennessee’s 9th district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Memphis, TN
Born
1949
In Congress
House since 2007 · 19 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
COHEN, STEVE I MR.
Next election
Primary August 6, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Tennessee with the current district highlighted

Tennessee, District 9

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Tennessee District 9IncumbentWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H6TN09068 · Principal campaign committee: COHEN FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Tennessee District 9$785,039.35Withdrawn
2023–2024U.S. House · Tennessee District 9$703,466.48Won the general election (71.31%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Tennessee District 9$546,322.08Won the general election (70.04%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Tennessee District 9$608,930.06Won the general election (77.4%)
Total raised$785,039.35
Total spent$694,751.89
Cash on hand$1,796,335.86
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $341,801.77PACs and other committees: $320,482.50Party committees: $779.17Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $121,975.91
  • Individual contributions$341,801.7744%
  • PACs and other committees$320,482.5041%
  • Party committees$779.170%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$121,975.9116%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$21,935.236%
  • Contributions over $200$319,666.5494%
  • Itemized from inside Tennessee$260,316.5481%
  • Itemized from other states$61,750.0019%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Virginia $15,350.00 · District of Columbia $12,650.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$2M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $84,284.23APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $25,446.47JULY QUARTERLY: raised $93,192.02JULY QUARTERLY: spent $101,042.05OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $42,651.59OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $49,767.35YEAR-END: raised $85,382.35YEAR-END: spent $29,897.18APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $353,058.45APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $189,128.00JULY QUARTERLY: raised $117,642.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $243,959.60OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $8,828.71OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $55,511.242025-032025-092026-032026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea270
Voted nay367
Voted present2
Did not vote35 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored61
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored703

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10844 Mobile Stroke Units Improve Health Outcomes Act of 2026
    Introduced Oct 19, 2026 · Latest action Oct 19, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak…
  • H.R. 10653 Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026
    Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.J.Res. 218 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
    Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.Res. 1575 Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
    Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 10517 Fair Fees Act
    Introduced Sep 21, 2026 · Latest action Sep 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  • H.R. 10516 FAIR Fees Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 21, 2026 · Latest action Sep 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  • H.R. 9670 Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2026
    Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Latest action Jul 14, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker…
  • H.R. 9401 Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 23, 2026 · Latest action Jun 23, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speake…
  • H.R. 9186 Controlled Substances Act Clarification in Sciences Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 8, 2026 · Latest action Jun 8, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speake…
  • H.Res. 1309 Impeaching John Glover Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors.
    Introduced May 21, 2026 · Latest action May 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

125 committees reported giving $314,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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The race

Tennessee U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 11 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Steve I Cohen (D)$785,039.35$1,796,335.862026-09-30
Justin J. Pearson (D)$4,009,058.26$746,128.252026-10-14
Brent Taylor (R)$2,694,178.89$821,764.562026-09-30
William Todd Warner (R)$689,616.95−$237,637.472026-07-17
Jeremy Thompson (R)$247,563.00$4,088.082026-09-30
James Torino (D)$128,633.60$3,405.682026-09-30
London Lamar (D)$96,939.43$2,686.912026-09-30
Charlotte Bergmann (R)$71,257.37−$438.322026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Hart Research Associates (D)September 1–3, 2026400 (LV)–Justin Pearson 44% · Brent Taylor 48%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: COHEN FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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