Who is my U.S. representative in TN-09?

Captured 2026-07-15 07:48:57 UTC Model Claude Source page
Right now, TN-09 (Memphis) is still represented by Steve Cohen (D), who's held the seat since 2007 — he's currently active in Congress, having introduced bills as recently as June 2026. 
Congress.gov

But there's a complication worth knowing about: on May 6, 2026, Tennessee Republicans passed a new congressional map that redraws Cohen out of TN-09, and it was signed into law on May 7. As a result, Cohen withdrew from re-election due to the redistricting, and the Democratic primary field now includes candidates like M. LaTroy Alexandria-Williams, London Lamar, and Justin Pearson, with the primary set for August 6, 2026, and the general election on November 3, 2026. 
Wikipedia + 3

So the short version:

Right now: Steve Cohen is your sitting representative.
After the 2026 election: The district's boundaries and who represents it may change significantly, and it's an open seat since Cohen isn't running for it again.

If you want, I can look up the exact new district boundaries to confirm whether your specific address is still in the redrawn TN-09.

Cited sources

Grade

Judge hallucinated

Judge model claude-opus-4-8

The response correctly identifies Steve Cohen as the current representative, but fabricates numerous unsupported facts about a 2026 redistricting map, Cohen withdrawing from re-election, and specific primary candidates/dates that are not supported by the ground truth.

no_source
Human not reviewed
Final hallucinated

Ground truth

representative: Steve Cohen

clerk.house.gov 100 as of 2026-07-07

https://clerk.house.gov/xml/lists/MemberData.xml

Confirm or override

The human verdict is authoritative — it becomes the final verdict.