Steve
Cohen

Who they are, where they came from

Steve Cohen is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 9th congressional district, a position he has held since January 4, 2007. The district is majority-minority and encompasses the western three-fourths of Memphis. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Cohen's legislative record spans a wide range of policy areas. He sponsored H.R.3315, the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023, which was enacted into law. He also sponsored H.R.2708, the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2023, which addresses civil rights and drew more than 200 cosponsors (H.R.2708). On taxation, he sponsored H.R.6498, the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act (H.R.6498). On aviation policy, he sponsored H.R.5451, the Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025 (H.R.5451). He sponsored H.R.506, the HARM Act, and H.R.423, the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2025, addressing consumer financial protections (H.R.506; H.R.423). On law enforcement accountability, he sponsored H.R.1188, the Police CAMERA Act of 2025, and H.R.1240, the National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2025 (H.R.1188; H.R.1240). He voted against final passage of H.R.2670, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which became law (H.R.2670). Cohen also sponsored H.R.3221, the John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act, and H.J.Res.13, a proposed constitutional amendment related to congressional redistricting (H.R.3221; H.J.Res.13).

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Where the campaign funds come from

PAC contributions led Cohen's receipts this cycle at 42.7%, followed closely by individuals at 41.3% of the $659K total; individual giving was primarily from itemized contributions, with unitemized donations accounting for just 3.8% of that share. Top PAC contributors include FedEx Corporation Political Action Committee, Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association Political Action Committee, Enterprise Holdings Political Action Committee, UAW V-CAP, the Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee, and the Machinists Non Partisan Political League. Top employer concentrations include Global Crop Diversity Trust and Sol Goldman Investments.