Biography
District: Tennessee - 9th District
Political Highlights: Democratic nominee for Tenn. House, 1970; Tenn. Constitutional Convention, 1977-78; Shelby County Commission, 1978-80; Shelby County General Sessions Court, 1980; defeated for election to Shelby County General Sessions Court, 1981; Tenn. Senate, 1983-2006; sought Democratic nomination for governor, 1994; sought Democratic nomination for U.S. House, 1996
Born: May 24, 1949; Memphis, Tenn.
Residence: Memphis
Religion: Jewish
Family: Single
Education: Vanderbilt U., B.A. 1971; Memphis State U., J.D. 1973
Elected: 2006
Committee Assignments: Judiciary (Constitution, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties - Chairman; Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet; Crime, Terrorism & Homeland Security); Natural Resources (Oversight and Investigations; Water, Oceans, and Wildlife); Transportation & Infrastructure (Aviation; Highways & Transit; Railroads, Pipelines & Hazardous Materials; Water Resources & Environment)
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Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Democrat
House Seniority: 92nd ranked House Democrat
Twitter: 86,563 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
1996 Election Results
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Steve Cohen (D)
Jake Ford (I)
Mark White (R)
Votes
103,341
38,243
31,002
%
59.9%
22.2%
18.0%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Steve Cohen (D)
Jake Ford (I)
Dewey Clark (I)
Mary Wright (I)
Votes
198,798
11,003
10,047
6,434
%
87.9%
4.9%
4.4%
2.8%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Steve Cohen (D)
Charlotte Bergmann (R)
Sandra Sullivan (I)
Perry Steele (I)
Votes
99,827
33,879
673
528
%
74.0%
25.1%
0.5%
0.4%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Steve Cohen (D)
George Flinn (R)
Brian Saulsberry (I)
Gregory Joiner (I)
Kimberlee Smith (WRI)
Herbert Bass (WRI)
Isaac Richmond (WRI)
Votes
188,422
59,742
1,448
1,372
2
1
0
%
75.1%
23.8%
0.6%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Steve Cohen (D)
Charlotte Bergmann (R)
Floyd Alberson (I)
Paul Cook (I)
Herbert Bass (I)
Votes
87,376
27,173
766
752
483
%
75.0%
23.3%
0.7%
0.6%
0.4%