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.

Surrounded by supporters, Congressman Steve Cohen cast his vote at the Shelby County Election Commission this morning.

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The Commercial Appeal has made its endorsement in Tennessee’s 9th District Congressional Election:

Excerpt:

Steve Cohen was in the right place at the right time in 2006, emerging from a crowded field of contenders to capture the 9th Congressional District seat that had been vacated by Harold Ford Jr.

Then a prominent state senator, Cohen also possessed the intellect, the skills and the energy to build a distinguished Congressional career, quickly proving to be a valuable asset to the people of the 9th District and his nation.

For the same reasons that President Barrack Obama issued a rare, written endorsement of Cohen in his Democratic primary election race — and for reasons that go well beyond the president’s stamp of approval — The Commercial Appeal enthusiastically recommends REP. STEVE COHEN as the best choice by far in this race.

Read the “Obvious Choice in the 9th District” at The Commercial Appeal’s website.

Civil Rights leader Maxine Smith with Congressman Steve Cohen

Congressman Steve Cohen’s re-election campaign is now airing a sixty second radio spot featuring Civil Rights leader and educator Maxine Smith.

Maxine Smith Sixty Second Radio Spot

Former Congressman Harold Ford, Sr. has endorsed Congressman Steve Cohen in a radio commercial airing across Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District.

Ford represented Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District from 1975-1997.

Click below to listen.

Harold Ford, Sr. 60 Second Radio Spot

“Congressman Cohen is a proven leader in the United States Congress and a strong voice for Tennessee. Together, we passed historic health care reform and together we’re continuing the fight to renew our economy and bring jobs back to the American people. I am proud to stand with Steve and support his re-election to Congress.

-          President Barack Obama

Congressman Steve Cohen’s Response:

“I am grateful to have the support for my re-election from President Barack Obama. I look forward to continue working closely with the President and his administration during the 112^th session of the United States Congress. I was inspired by President John F. Kennedy to enter into politics to make a difference in my community and my country. Like President Kennedy, President Barack Obama inspires a new generation to do the same. It is my hope to continue to build on my 31 years of public service to make the promise of America, the practice of America.”

-          Congressman Steve Cohen

From WREG:

WMC-TV:

Elected Officials throughout the Memphis area have come together to endorse Congressman Steve Cohen for re-election in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District. He is joined in the video by Shelby County Sheriff candidate Randy Wade, State Senator Beverly Marrero, State Representatives Jeanne Richardson & Mike Kernell, Criminal Court Clerk/ former Shelby County Commissioner Minerva Johnican, and Memphis City Councilman/ former Mayor Pro Tempore Myron Lowery.

Also endorsing Cohen but unable to attend are: City Councilmen Shea Flinn, Jim, Strickland, and Bill Morrison; Shelby County Commissioners J.W. Gibson, James Harvey, Edith Moore, and Steve Mulroy; State Senator Ophelia Ford; and Shelby County Trustee Regina Morrison Newman.

Congressman Steve Cohen toured the Beltline area of the Jacob’s Ladder Community Development Center Corporation project. He visited the Jacob’s Ladder teen center, community garden, and domestic abuse/ transition shelter.