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The Congressional Black Caucus Contributes to Congressman Steve Cohen’s Re-Election Campaign
The Congressional Black Caucus has contributed to Congressman Steve Cohen’s Re-Election Campaign Fund.
Incumbent 9th District Congressman Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., received a $5,000 contribution today from the Congressional Black Caucus political action committee.
“You have been selected to receive this contribution because of your commitment to the CBC PAC’s goals,” Meeks wrote.
With almost $1 million in his campaign account, the amount is immaterial, but its symbolic value is significant because it indicates strong support for him among black colleagues in Congress. His opponent, Willie Herenton, has argued that the district should elect the former Memphis mayor so that one of the 11-member Tennessee Congressional delegation is an African-American.
“The CBC PAC’s mission is to increase the number of African-Americans in the U.S. Congress (and) to support non-black candidates who champion CBC interests,” said the letter from PAC Chairman Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y.
Washington Post: To Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Steve Cohen remains an admired outsider
The Washington Post has published an article about Congressman Steve Cohen and Tennessee’s 9th District Congressional Primary.
Excerpt:
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) arrived on Capitol Hill three years ago ready to join the Congressional Black Caucus. His logic was simple: More than 60 percent of the people in his Memphis-based congressional district are black.
So was the caucus’s logic in its reply: The organization is reserved for black members of Congress, and Cohen is white.
The caucus still has not opened its weekly meetings to Cohen, but he has found a different kind of welcome from the group: their endorsements.
Read the rest at The Washington Post’s website.
