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Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee announced on Friday that he signed a document requesting not to be included on the ballot in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District.
The congressman described the district determined by “new lines” as “nothing like the 9th district that I’ve represented.”
The Democratic primary in the district is scheduled to take place in August.
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Speaking after his announcement, Cohen described President Donald Trump as “the greatest threat to democracy, and to … decorum … and grace, that we’ve ever seen.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House.
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) questions Special Counsel Jack Smith as he testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Al Drago/Getty Images)
Cohen is ending his re-election bid after more than 19 years in Congress — he took office in early 2007.
“Candidates who previously qualified for 2026 congressional elections may run in the new district that has the same district number. Candidates who wish to change districts or withdraw may do so by filing a notarized statement with the State Division of Elections, attention Coordinator of Elections,” according to a press release posted on the Tennessee secretary of state’s website.
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