2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Steve I Cohen?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Steve Cohen
In the U.S. House (TN-9) since 2007 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 2 committees: Judiciary, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence · 5 subcommittees
- 126 committees reported contributions to them this cycle
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H6TN09068) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $785K
- Spent
- $695K
- Cash on hand
- $1.8M
- Individuals 44% $342K
- PACs & other committees 41% $320K
- Party committees <0.1% $779
- Other receipts 16% $122K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $342K from individuals
6% in small-dollar gifts
$20K of $342K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $274K of the $322K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026 for this campaign.
79% from Tennessee · 21% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
42% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Tennessee $216K
- New York $14K
- District of Columbia $13K
- Virginia $12K
- Maryland $5,250
- Puerto Rico $3,500
- Mississippi $3,000
- California $2,250
Top employers named by donors
- WEST CLINIC $18K
- CROSSROADS STRATEGIES $2,000
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $74K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $180K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 10, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (293 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Steve I Cohen.
Where it went.
Where the money went $409K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $409K of the $695K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 33% $134K
- Consultants & strategy 6% $25K
- Staff & payroll 0.6% $2,500
- Fundraising & processing fees 21% $86K
- Polling, research & data 27% $112K
- Travel, meals & events 0.6% $2,587
- Office, technology & overhead 8% $33K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.3% $1,400
- Other or unclassified 3% $12K
Largest payees
- LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS $98K
- KIELOCH CONSULTING $77K
- CANAL PARTNERS MEDIA $65K
- NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE $57K
- DAVID BROWNE MEDIA $39K
Paid to individuals: $14K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 8, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (95 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Justin J. PearsonDemocrat · $4.0M raised · $36K outside
- Brent TaylorRepublican · $2.8M raised · $477K outside
- William Todd WarnerRepublican · $690K raised · $20K outside
- Jeremy ThompsonRepublican · $248K raised
- James TorinoDemocrat · $129K raised
- London LamarDemocrat · $97K raised · $12K outside
- Charlotte BergmannRepublican · $71K raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.