Steve Cohen
- Democratic · Holds US House, Tennessee District 9
- Years in Congress
- 19
- Age
- 77
- Races
- Won 17 of 18
Spectrum
Centrist is the middle of the scale, not of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2024 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Method and limits
Published score −0.250 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 344 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
Now
Not on the 2026 ballot
Career
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US House, TN-09 | Won | 71.3% | |
| 2022 | US House, TN-09 | Won · primary won 88% | 70% | |
| 2020 | US House, TN-09 | Won · primary won 84% | 77.4% | |
| 2018 | US House, TN-09 | Won · primary won 91% | 80% | |
| 2016 | US House, TN-09 | Won · primary won 85.6% | 78.7% | |
| 2014 | US House, TN-09 | Won · primary won 66.2% | 75% | |
| 2012 | US House, TN-09 | Won · primary won 89.3% | 75.1% | |
| 2010 | US House, TN-09 | Won · primary won 78.7% | 74% |
Earlier races (10 more races)
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US House, TN-09 | Won · primary won 79.4% | 87.9% | |
| 2006 | US House, TN-09 | Won · primary won 30.9% | 59.9% | |
| 2004 | State Senate, TN | Won | 67.2% | |
| 2000 | State Senate, TN | Won | 81.8% | |
| 1996 | State Senate, TN | Won | 100% | |
| 1996 | US House, TN-09 · primary | Lost | 33.9% | |
| 1992 | State Senate, TN | Won | 62.8% | |
| 1988 | State Senate, TN | Won | 68.6% | |
| 1984 | State Senate, TN | Won | 100% | |
| 1982 | State Senate, TN · special | Won | 54.1% |
Filed with the FEC, no race in our files: 2026 US House, TN-09.
Races in our results files. Other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss. Some races are matched to this person by name and seat, not by an ID, so one could belong to someone with the same name.
House votes
119th Congress, through Sept 16, 2026676 roll calls. Yea 270, Nay 366, Present 4, Not voting 35.
- Roll calls missed
- 5.2%
- Voted with own party when parties split
- 98%
How these are counted
Missed is Not Voting divided by every roll call the member was listed on, including quorum calls and procedural votes. It covers any absence, including illness and leave.
Party split: a roll call counts when the Democratic majority and the Republican majority voted opposite ways. That was 456 roll calls, and the member matched their own party on 447. We pick no votes ourselves.
Showing the newest 8 of 676
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 314
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 401 to 14
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 313
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H R 9497
Water Resources Development Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 415 to 9
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 312
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H R 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 417 to 3
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 311
On Passage · H J RES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
Vote: NayPassed, 214 to 208
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 310
On Passage · H R 10326
PROOF Act
Vote: NayPassed, 217 to 207
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 309
On Passage · H R 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 352 to 72
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 308
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H R 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
Vote: YeaPassed, 262 to 159
Sep 15, 2026 · House roll call 307
On Agreeing to the Resolution · H CON RES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Vote: YeaPassed, 220 to 204
Legislation
119th Congress, congress.gov, as of Oct 30, 2026Sponsored 54 bills and 9 resolutions. Cosponsored 598 bills and 107 resolutions. Amendments are not counted.
Latest bills Steve Cohen sponsored
- To amend the Controlled Substances Act to better align such Act with modern medical knowledge, establish a new system for the scheduling of controlled substances, redelegate certain authorities, promote scientific research, and for other purposes.H.R. 10923, introduced Oct 29, 2026
- Deaths in Custody Reporting Reform ActH.R. 10909, introduced Oct 26, 2026
- Mobile Stroke Units Improve Health Outcomes Act of 2026H.R. 10844, introduced Oct 19, 2026
- Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026H.R. 10653, introduced Oct 1, 2026
- Fair Fees ActH.R. 10517, introduced Sep 21, 2026
More about Steve Cohen
Offices held (10 terms and offices)
- 2007 to nowUS House, Tennessee District 9Democratic
Committees (7 assignments)
House Committee on the Judiciary
- Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement subcommittee
- Crime and Federal Government Surveillance subcommittee
- The Constitution and Limited Government subcommittee
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- National Security Agency and Cyber subcommittee
- Open Source Intelligence subcommittee
Official pages (6 links)
Sources (10 sources)
unitedstates/congress-legislators (current)
Office, terms, committees, official links, age. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0.
Compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns. Not an official source.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
Clerk of the House: roll call votes, 119th Congress
House roll calls. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work.
Congress.gov API: sponsored and cosponsored legislation, nominations
Bills and resolutions. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: US government work.
unitedstates/congress-legislators
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld state legislative returns (web/data/results/sld); each row names its upstream source
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
FEC candidate master file (cnYY.zip bulk download)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain.
Stanford DIME v4.0 recipients file
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld officials files (web/data/officials)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
- Age: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), official birthday field, counted to Nov 3, 2026. We show the age, never the birth date.
- Took office in Congress 2007-01-04. Basis: congress-legislators terms (CC0).
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
DataDownload votes (JSON)Sources: House Clerk, congress.gov, DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026Photo credits