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H6TN09068

COHEN, STEVE I MR. Incumbent

 ·  TN-9 (House)
33.3
Influence Score · 2026
Least exposed
Sitting member — full twelve-axis v8 score available. View full dossier  →

Score components

AxisRawNormalized (pts)Coverage
Direct contributions $528K 2.51 2026 cycle, principal committee
Outside spending — direct support $0 PACs that directly supported this candidate
Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents) $0 OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally
Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate $0 PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis)
Total outside spending in favor $0 0.02 direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis
Lobbying exposure $6.56M 3.67 Committee jurisdiction match
Vote alignment 0.892 7.60 Sponsor-aligned roll calls
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes 0.0032 0.66 Receipts timed to legislative action
Dark-money exposure 0.0000 0.00 Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction 0.000 0.00 STOCK Act buys in jurisdiction

Race matchup  TN-9

Candidate Party Status Direct $ Outside $ Score Tier
COHEN, STEVE I MR. DEM Inc. $528K $29 33.3 Least exposed
PEARSON, JUSTIN J. DEM Chal. $618K $1K 2.4 Lightly backed
BERGMANN, CHARLOTTE REP Chal. $39K $0 0.1 Lightly backed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.