Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) announced on Friday that he would not seek re-election after Tennessee’s Republican-controlled legislature broke up his district . The ten-term Democrat, who represents the Memphis area, spoke to reporters in Washington on Friday after votes. “This is by far the most difficult moment I’ve had as an elected official,” he said, revealing he sent a letter to the state capital of Nashville requesting not to be on the ballot. The announcement came days after Tennessee’s legislature convened to redraw the state’s congressional map . That move came after the Supreme Court handed down the Louisiana v. Callais decision, which not only forced Louisiana to redraw its congressional map, but virtually killed Section 2 of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. Late last month, the Supreme Court said that Louisiana had relied too heavily on race to redraw its 2024 congressional map. Rep.…