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- After Supreme Court ruling struck down a district in Louisiana, Tennessee redrew maps that split Memphis’s 9th District, prompting Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) to announce he will not seek reelection.
- Cook Political Report says the district is about 58% white and 32% Black, down from 60% Black and 23% white.
- Quinn Carger and other activists say the split dilutes Black power and could shift resources to suburbs and rural areas.
