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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on May 8, 2026

Tennessee state Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, announced his candidacy for the newly redrawn 9th Congressional District moments after the Tennessee General Assembly redistricted the seat, which had been held by Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen for nearly two decades. The redistricting, triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court's April 29 ruling in State of Louisiana v. Callais, split Memphis into three districts and created a new 9th that stretches along Tennessee's southern border from Whitehaven to Lynchburg, also picking up the Nashville suburb of Brentwood. Taylor has pushed for federal intervention in Memphis crime and has criticized local officials over prosecution rates. The Commercial Appeal has the story.