"Congressman Steve Cohen has worked with me on jobs bills, health care, and other issues of importance to the middle class. He also never fails to pitch me on the city of Memphis, whether it's Booker T. Washington High School, Memphis basketball, or barbeque. I urge you to vote for Steve Cohen, a tireless advocate for the 9th District."
-President Barack Obama
We are writing to state that we have a consensus candidate to represent the 9th District. His name is U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen. We elected him in 2006 and he has represented us well in Congress. As he did in Nashville as a state senator, he has fought for Memphis in Washington. Steve fought for [...]
I know I speak for my constituents in Memphis in wishing Senator Ted Kennedy a speedy recovery from his recent illness. I have been a friend of the Kennedy family for years and was proud to be a Kennedy delegate at the 1980 Democratic Convention. His son, Congressman Patrick Kennedy, is a close friend. Senator [...]
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Beta Epsilon Omega chapter presented Congressman Steve Cohen with the “AKAward” for Outstanding Public Service in the Area of the Economic Keys to Success. “Many great women have been members of AKA; Three of my colleagues in the House of Representatives and perhaps the greatest poet to ever grace this nation [...]
Congressman Cohen and a team of Cohen volunteers teamed up with Obama for President volunteers to canvass the Westwood neighborhood as a part of the Obama campaign’s one hundred city “Vote for Change” drive. “We’re out here registering new voters and trying to mobilize voters that have been inactive lately,” Cohen said. “I’m enjoying meeting [...]
New polling data released by Cohen for Congress shows Congressman Steve Cohen as the clear frontrunner to retain the Tennessee 9th District seat in the House of Representatives. The poll, conducted by Lake Research Partners, indicates that if the Democratic Primary was conducted today, Cohen would receive a resounding 63% of the vote. Those votes [...]
Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Planned Parenthood Federal PAC, the political arms of Planned Parenthood, have endorsed Congressman Steve Cohen in the 2008 Democratic Congressional Primary. “You have been a strong supporter of women’s health and we know you will continue to be a strong advocate for our organization,” said Planned Parenthood Action Fund President [...]
The Memphis MoveOn Council announced that it is endorsing incumbent 9th District Representative Steven Cohen for re-election. “On issue after issue, Representative Cohen has demonstrated by his sponsorship of legislation, and his voting record, that he embraces the values of liberty and justice of a true progressive,” according to William Treible, Memphis MoveOn Council Coordinator. [...]
The Alliance for Retired Americans, a progressive advocacy group that works on behalf of retired workers across the United States, has issued its annual report examining the voting records of the United States Congress on issues such as SCHIP/Medicare bills, mortgage reform bills, negotiating Medicare prescription drug prices, and programs for retirees among other issues. [...]
