"Steve Cohen has served his district for 20 years in Congress ... I'm grateful for his service,"
"I'm running for Congress because politics and government have changed a lot in 20 years, and we need a new voice, a new vision, a new perspective."
""not worried""
"is committing genocide against the people in Palestine."
Pearson, 30, is mounting a primary challenge against Rep. Steve Cohen, 76, arguing politics and government have changed over Cohen's two decades in office. Cohen has served the district for 20 years and said he was not worried about a primary challenge, suggesting a challenger would be a mistake and that he would likely endorse his successor. Cohen left the Congressional Progressive Caucus after 17 years, citing objections to membership voting rules. Pearson accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of committing genocide against Palestinians. Pearson was expelled and later reinstated to the Tennessee state legislature after a 2023 gun-control protest.
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