Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen (born May 24, 1949) is the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 9th congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served as a Tennessee State Senator for 24 years. Tennessee's 9th district includes almost three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is the only non-black representing a black majority district in Congress.[1] Cohen contracted polio when he was five, and the disease caused him to shift his attention from sports to politics at an early age.[4] When Cohen was eleven, John F. Kennedy made a campaign stop in Memphis, and Cohen took a picture of Kennedy sitting on a convertible. Cohen describes Kennedy as his political hero;
A good % of them. Tea Party ran a very conservative black businesswoman against him. He took 75% of the vote, they like the Plantation vs Freedom.
I should know he’s my SOCIALIST LISTED rep. I worked my butt off to get him fired.