Calkins: Making Memphis madder — on a week the city best never forget
There is a single spot in Memphis where you can stand in all three congressional districts. It’s an absurdity, yes. And a cause for rage.
Topic: 9th Congressional District
RSSThere are 12 article(s) tagged 9th Congressional District:
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May 2026
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Navigating the new map: How to find your Congressional district
A new Tennessee Congressional map has left many Memphians wondering what district they’re in, but the Tennessee Comptroller now has resources.
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Gov. Lee signs redistricting legislation, candidate filing period reopens
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee also signed several more bills related to redistricting.
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A more detailed look at Tennessee’s proposed Congressional map
A close-up of Shelby County, obtained by The Daily Memphian and shared by legislators on social media, shows that most of Memphis’ municipal limits appear to be split roughly three ways. The map still does not include streets, precincts or municipal boundaries.
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State GOP proposes splitting Memphis into three Congressional districts
Proposed congressional map debated, protested at Tennessee Capitol
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Proposed congressional map debated, protested at Tennessee Capitol
“Why are (lawmakers) afraid of having to work for everyone’s vote?” asked a Memphis community organizer as people across the state and beyond came to protest a Republican-led effort to redraw the state’s congressional map.
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Opinion: Why Christians across Tennessee should oppose redistricting
“One need not support any particular politician to recognize that intentionally fragmenting the voting strength of a historic Black community carries moral consequences. We should at least have enough honesty to admit what is happening.”
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State GOP proposes splitting Memphis into three Congressional districts
The map would make all nine of Tennessee’s seats Republican-leaning districts.
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Tennessee Legislature’s special session begins. Here’s what you need to know
Republicans begin the process of redistricting Tennessee’s congressional maps today, and hope to finish by Thursday. Here’s what that process will look like.
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Anger, disbelief and solidarity: Memphians in Nashville react to proposed redistricting
Hundreds flooded around the state capitol to protest a Republican plan to redraw the state’s congressional map, effectively removing the one Democratic voice Tennessee has in Washington D.C.
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Calkins: If Memphis really matters, don’t carve it into thirds
“Memphis is in a corner. Memphis is its own place. To divide the 9th Congressional District into thirds would be ‘like putting the Black vote in the back of the bus.’”
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October 2025
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Sanford: Cohen-Pearson race will be a winner for political engagement
“This is a political moment that could determine, once and for all, if it’s time to pass the local baton from Baby Boomers to Millennials.”
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Pearson challenges Cohen for US House
State Rep. Justin J. Pearson said he will challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in the 2026 Democratic primary. Pearson once worked for Cohen as a intern.
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