Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Steve Cohen
- 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, STEPHEN IRA
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Tennessee, District 9
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H6TN09068 · Principal campaign committee: COHEN FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Tennessee District 9 | $785,039.35 | Withdrawn |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Tennessee District 9 | $703,466.48 | Won the general election (71.31%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Tennessee District 9 | $546,322.08 | Won the general election (70.04%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Tennessee District 9 | $608,930.06 | Won the general election (77.4%) |
Total raised$608,930.06
Total spent$458,671.14
Cash on hand$1,216,118.85
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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$195,151.3332%
- PACs and other committees$409,087.3467%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$4,691.391%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Crime and Federal Government Surveillance
- Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
- The Constitution and Limited Government
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- National Security Agency and Cyber
- Open Source Intelligence
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
147 committees reported giving $412,569.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) Company pageConnected PAC$15,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pagePAC$7,500.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$7,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$6,500.00
- REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T/WARNERMEDIA FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
Show all 147 committees
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NIKE INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIKE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC Company pagePAC$4,500.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pagePAC$4,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$4,000.00
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- TURKISH COALITON USA PAC (TC-USA PAC)PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ACRAPAC) Company pagePAC$3,500.00
- ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NCTA - THE INTERNET AND TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC)PAC$3,000.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- ARKEMA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- MEDTRONIC INC. PACPAC$3,000.00
- INGRAM BARGE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$3,000.00
- GOOGLE LLC NETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- AUTOZONE INC COMMITTEE FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- THE KROGER CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION ACTION PROGRAM-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PACPAC$2,000.00
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RAILPAC)PAC$2,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. PAC (S+N PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- VNA HOLDING INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VG PAC) Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- HILTON WORLDWIDE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY FUND PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEXSTAR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY CIVIC ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CARGILL, INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY-ADM PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) PACPAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LAMARPAC)PAC$1,000.00
- CONGRESSMAN BART GORDON COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- THE ASCAP LEGISLATIVE FUND FOR THE ARTSConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A. PAC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- KELLEY DRYE & WARREN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SNAKE RIVER SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. FREEDOM FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION - DIVISION OF LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- RELX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INTA PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC (BUSINESS TRAVEL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION PAC SEMAPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PACPAC$1,000.00
- SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GLOVER PARK GROUP LLC PAC (GLOVER PARK GROUP PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NOSSAMAN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NOSSAMAN PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION CREWMEMBER GOOD GOVERNMENT FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLD DOMINION PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TRALAPAC (TRUCK RENTING AND LEASING ASSOCIATION PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BCBSTN PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- CAITHNESS SERVICES PACPAC$1,000.00
- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HCA HEALTHCARE, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (APFA PAC) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$500.00
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL COALITION OF TURKISH AMERICAN WOMEN'S PACConnected PAC$500.00
- TURKISH COALITION CALIFORNIA PAC (TC-CAL PAC)PAC$500.00
- TURKISH COALITION MIDWEST PAC AKA TC-MIDWEST-PACConnected PAC$500.00
- OUTFRONT MEDIA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OFPAC)PAC$500.00
- KAYLA'S PAC LISTPAC$500.00
- CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, LLC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC. PAC Company pagePAC$57.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$12.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Stephen Ira Cohen$819.76
- Independent expenditures opposing Stephen Ira Cohen$15,685.20
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- BATTLE FOR AMERICA PACOpposing$15,685.00
- TOGETHER WE THRIVESupporting$750.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSupporting$59.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Tennessee U.S. House, District 9, 2020 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Ira Cohen (D) | $608,930.06 | $1,216,118.85 | 2020-12-31 |
| Corey O Strong (D) | $51,721.44 | −$3,265.43 | 2020-10-14 |
| Dennis Jeffrey Clark (I) | $9,990.83 | $39.80 | 2020-11-23 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee (retrieved October 23, 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 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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