# Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Tennessee’s 9th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Tennessee’s 9th district
- Serving since: 2007-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001068
- FEC candidate IDs: H6TN09068

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001068 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

18% of Cohen’s statements contain a personal attack, 2.7 times the House Democrat average of 6.6%.

## What Cohen says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,457 classified statements: 890 posts on X, 432 press releases, 69 Congressional Record speeches, 66 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Cohen | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 18.0% | 6.6% | 6 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 25.1% | 27.5% | 143 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 63.3% | 73.2% | 194 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.3% | 9.8% | 159 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 27.9% | 22.7% | 54 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.3% | 1.9% | 55 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 32% (House Democrats 20%); Health 31% (House Democrats 26%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 18% (House Democrats 13%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Democrats 20%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (House Democrats 8.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.87 (standard error 0.01), from 664 donors and 7,384 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 94.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.0% (96.4%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · 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 · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 61 bills: 61 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 703. 3.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 108 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10844: Mobile Stroke Units Improve Health Outcomes Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10844
- H.J.Res. 218: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and… (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/218
- H.R. 10653: Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10653
- H.Res. 1575: Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1575
- H.R. 10516: FAIR Fees Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10516
- H.R. 10517: Fair Fees Act (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10517
- H.R. 9670: Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9670
- H.R. 9401: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9401
- H.R. 9186: Controlled Substances Act Clarification in Sciences Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9186
- H.Res. 1309: Impeaching John Glover Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors. (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1309

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $785.0K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 5.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCohen/status/2113069533913342277
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Congressman Cohen Introduces the Mobile Stroke Units Improve Health Outcomes Act · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-mobile-stroke-units-improve-health
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCohen/status/2112631762173984905
- 2026-10-19 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-19
- 2026-10-19 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-19
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCohen/status/2111848643414446351
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCohen/status/2111556905118117983
- 2026-10-13 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-13
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCohen/status/2109380879328194688
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCohen/status/2108912939268800885

## Links

- Official site: https://cohen.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepCohen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanSteveCohen
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repcohen
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repcohen
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001068

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001068