Anonymousabout 3 hours ago
Rep. Steve Cohen announced he is ending his reelection bid after Tennessee Republicans passed a new congressional map splitting Memphis into three districts, a move made possible by the Supreme Court's weakening of the Voting Rights Act in April 2026. The redistricting eliminates Tennessee's only Democratic-held House seat and its sole majority-Black congressional district, while Cohen's exit intensifies a scramble among Memphis Democrats — including "Tennessee Three" member Justin Pearson — to compete under dramatically altered maps.