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Jewish Rep. Steve Cohen will not run for reelection after Tennessee GOP redraws his district

JL;DR SUMMARY Rep. Steve Cohen, the only Jewish Democratic representative from Tennessee, announced he will not seek reelection after the state's Republican-led redistricting split his Memphis-area district, which is predominantly African-American, into three parts. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityRacismGopJewish DemocratsRedistrictingMemphisElectionsTennesseeSteve CohenAndy Ogles

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States
"Cohen, whose Memphis-area district is being splintered into three different districts, is one of a handful of Jewish Democratic casualties of the mid-decade redistricting."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Cohen told reporters during a press conference in his Washington, D.C., office."
Florida, United States
"In addition to Cohen, a cohort of three Jewish Democratic congresspeople in Florida are facing new uphill battles."
Tennessee, United States
"But the Tennessee state houses last-minute redrawing of Cohens district, which is majority African-American and the states sole Democratic U.S. House seat, has spurred the most controversy."

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