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Steve Cohen, Justin Pearson Join Tennessee Democratic Party in Filing Federal Lawsuit Challenging State Redistricting

Steve Cohen, Justin Pearson Join Tennessee Democratic Party in Filing Federal Lawsuit Challenging State Redistricting

by Kaitlin Housler | May 8, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) and State Representative Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) were among the plaintiffs alongside the Tennessee Democratic Party that filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to block the state’s new congressional map and election law...
State Democrat Floats Memphis Secession After Redistricting

State Democrat Floats Memphis Secession After Redistricting

by Zachery Schmidt | May 8, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

A Tennessee state Democrat is calling for the City of Memphis to secede from Tennessee after the state passed a new congressional map. The Tennessee General Assembly approved a new map that turns the state’s 9th Congressional District into a district where Republicans...

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