Rep. John Tanner

Democrat  •  8th District, Tennessee  •  11th Term  •  Sworn In 1989
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 95%
  • Abstains: 9%

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10/21/09
Rubio gains on Crist

...36-33. Poor fundraising numbers are not enough to put three Democratic incumbents on the party’s most endangered list. Reps. John Tanner (D-Tenn.), Lincoln Davis (D-Tenn.) and Vic Snyder (D-Ark.) were all outraised by their Republican opponents durin

Source: The Hill
10/21/09
Republicans Look to Farmer to Retake US House

... by Democrat John Tanner. It's a formula that worked for Democrats in 2006, who under the leadership of then Representative Rahm Emanuel regained control ...

Source: Bloomberg
10/21/09
Reagan Day Dinner Set by Dyer County GOP

They are running for the 8th Congressional District seat currently held by Congressman John Tanner. Unless someone else throws their hat into the ring, ...

Source: Lake County Banner
10/20/09
Dems load up 2010 campaign coffers

John Tanner (D-Tenn.), Lincoln Davis (D-Tenn.) and Vic Snyder (D-Ark.) were all outraised by Republican challengers in the last quarter. ...

Source: The Hill
10/20/09
Some Incumbents Slow To Start 2010 Money Chase

...in big fundraising quarters that eclipsed their Democratic rivals, freshman Rep. Harry Teague , D-N.M., and 11-term Rep. John Tanner , D-Tenn. Pearce outraised Teague by about $250,000 despite a very respectable quarter by the Democrat — $508,000 to $

Source: CQ Politics
10/20/09
$1 Million in Additional Funding Secured to Accelerate Production of Micro ...

MONROVIA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/20/09 -- Dr. John Tanner, President and founder of Tanner Research, Inc., announced today that the Defense Logistics ...

Source: SYS-CON Media (press release)
10/19/09
RE: John Tanner

M., and 11-term Rep. John Tanner , D-Tenn. Pearce outraised Teague by about $250000 despite a very respectable quarter by the Democrat — $508000 to $257000. ...

Source: CQPolitics.com
10/19/09
Waste strategy in tatters as councillors veto incinerator plans

John Tanner, Labour county councillor for Isis, said: “Putting waste in holes in the ground is the worst thing you can do. “The next worst thing you can do ...

Source: Oxford Mail
10/18/09
Through the Looking Glass: A GOP Gerrymander of Tennessee

TN-08 (light purple, John Tanner - D) - All the most Democratic parts of western Tennessee that aren't Memphis. Tanner should be able to hold it easily, ...

Source: Swing State Project
10/18/09
Good health-care plans cover lawmakers

Lamar Alexander and Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City. Rep. Lincoln Davis, D-Pall Mall, 66, is covered by Medicare and has a supplemental insurance plan ...

Source: The Tennessean
10/18/09
Roby, Bright add to campaign war chests

Jim Clyburn of South Carolina; $1000 from US Rep. John Tanner of Tennessee; and $1000 from US Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina. Commenting is intended as ...

Source: Montgomery Advertiser
10/18/09
Roby, Bright add to campaign war chests

...Employee's PAC; $3,000 from the American Bankers Association PAC; $5,000 from Compass BANCPAC; $2,000 from U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina; $1,000 from U.S. Rep. John Tanner of Tennessee; and $1,000 from U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina.

10/17/09
RE: John Tanner

Republicans have targeted Tennessee in recent months, and goper Steve Fincher's huge advantage over Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn.) in the third quarter was the ...

Source: The Hill
10/17/09
RE: John Tanner

Republicans have targeted Tennessee in recent months, and GOPer Steve Fincher's huge advantage over Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn.) in the third quarter was the ...

Source: The Hill
10/17/09
RE: John Tanner

Republicans have targeted Tennessee in recent months, and GOPer Steve Fincher's huge advantage over Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn.) in the third quarter was the ...

Source: The Hill
10/15/09
Candidate for Tanner's seat raises $300,000

...Fincher's campaign will report today that it raised $303,250 in September in its bid to unseat longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. John Tanner, with all but $2,900 raised in donations coming from the pockets of Tennesseans, according to the campaign. Tanner,

10/15/09
Toilets closure 'will hit elderly'

Labour city councillor John Tanner, board member for a cleaner, greener Oxford, said the toilets would close as early as Monday, with the Gloucester Green ...

Source: The Oxford Times
10/14/09
Fundraising highlights: White raises $1.5 mil, Pearce $500k

-Republican Steve Fincher raised $308000 for his run at Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn.). -Businessman Tim D'Annunzio (R) self-funds $300000 for his campaign to ...

Source: The Hill
10/14/09
Let's give teachers meaningful help

But the Teacher Tax Relief Act, co-sponsored by our own Rep. John Tanner, D-Union CIty, is teacher-help light, to say the least. Tanner and Rep. ...

Source: Jackson Sun
10/14/09
Let's give teachers meaningful help

...And we understand that sometimes progress comes in small steps. But the Teacher Tax Relief Act, co-sponsored by our own Rep. John Tanner, D-Union CIty, is teacher-help light, to say the least. Tanner and Rep. Dave Reichter, R-WA, introduced HR-3758 to m

10/13/09
Lawmakers talk bipartisanship

...bitter, partisan divide in Congress, two members of the federal legislature told a Union University crowd Monday night. U.S. Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City, and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., gave a joint lecture on bipartisanship in Congress. Tanner is on

10/13/09
Lawmakers talk bipartisanship

US Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City, and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., gave a joint lecture on bipartisanship in Congress. Tanner is one of the fiscally ...

Source: Jackson Sun
10/12/09
Tuesday headlines in The Jackson Sun

...will include the following stories: BIPARTISANSHIP SPEAKERS: The Jones Lectureship Series at Union University presents U.S. Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City, and U.S. Rep. JoAnn Emerson, a Republican from Missouri, at 7 p.m. They will discuss bipartisansh

10/12/09
Act would offer teachers some tax relief

Congressmen John Tanner of Union City and Dave Reichert of West Virginia have introduced the Teacher Tax Relief Act. The act, submitted as House Resolution ...

Source: Weakley County Press
10/12/09
The Jackson Sun

BIPARTISANSHIP SPEAKERS: The Jones Lectureship Series at Union University presents US Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City, and US Rep. ...

Source: Jackson Sun
10/09/09
Homebuyer credit extended for military

... their homes because of government orders, according to a news release from the office of US Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., who co-sponsored the legislation. ...

Source: Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
10/08/09
House makes homebuyer tax credit more flexible for military

...but are required to move or sell their homes because of government orders, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City, who co-sponsored the legislation. The bill also gives those serving away from home in 2009 an

10/08/09
Steve Cohen provision passes to allow friends to arrange soldiers' funerals

Mid-South members of Congress voting for the measure included Cohen, John Tanner, D-Tenn., and Travis W. Childers and Bennie G. Thompson, both D-Miss. ...

Source: DeSoto Appeal
10/07/09
Tennessee: Fincher Is Praising the Gospel of Fundraising

... a month of fundraising, farmer and gospel singer Steve Fincher (R) raised nearly six times as much as Rep. John Tanner (D) did from July to September. ...

Source: Roll Call (subscription)
10/07/09
Remember to Stay Vigilant against Breast Cancer

Betty Ann Tanner is the wife of Congressman John Tanner and a member of the Congressional Families Cancer Prevention Program of the Prevent Cancer ...

Source: Clarksville Online

Official website: http://www.house.gov/tanner/
Address:
1226 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4714
Fax: 202-225-1765

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