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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09/16/09
IFA names Rep. John Tanner Legislator of the Year

Rep. John Tanner of Tennessee was named IFA Legislator of the Year during the group's Public Affairs Conference, which drew nearly 450 franchise delegates ...

Source: SmartBrief
09/15/09
Local Citizens Petition Congress to Audit the Federal Reserve

Today thousands of signatures were delivered to the offices of Tennessee Congressman John Tanner and United States Senators for Tennessee Bob Corker and ...

Source: WNWS
09/14/09
Democrats Lack the Votes to Pass Health Care Legislation in Latest ...

John Tanner (D-TN): Said Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., according to the Commercial Appeal, “most reasonable, sensible people realize that we've got some holes ...

Source: RedState
09/14/09
RE: John Tanner

Nationals federal president John Tanner said the result would have been quite different if the survey had been concentrated in seats in regional Australia. ...

Source: The Age
09/13/09
Congressman Wamp, we have a problem ...

You're more conservative than I am, but so's John Tanner, and yet I'm pleased with most of what he's done as my congressman. I've never been one to judge ...

Source: Jackson Sun
09/13/09
Small-business owners keep watchful eyes on Congress

"There is no way to keep up with that kind of cost," said US Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City. He said he opposes passage of a payroll tax. ...

Source: Jackson Sun
09/12/09
RE: John Tanner

John Tanner (Tenn.), Mike Thompson (Calif.), Chris Van Hollen (Md.), and John Yarmuth (Ky.). Responding to the defeated amendment, Dan Stein, president of ...

Source: Examiner.com
09/11/09
Tennessee delegation hears different things in speech

...programs. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday that Obama "will look very closely" at the proposal. Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City, said the president's overall theme Wednesday was in line with what Tanner heard in town hall meetings d

09/11/09
Gallup shows division on health care

... Tom Perriello (VA), Heath Shuler (NC), John Tanner (TN) and Gene Taylor (MS). Will any of these maverick Democrats return to the fold? Stay tuned.

Source: Yall Politics (blog)
09/11/09
Tanner issues health care reform radio address

John Tanner outlined the priorities for how to keep what works in the health care system and fix what is broken. The radio address comes after Tanner talked ...

Source: Weakley County Press
09/11/09
Gallup shows division on health care

US Rep. Artur Davis (D), a candidate for governor of Alabama, is working both sides of the street in his campaign for women's votes. ...

Source: Southern Political Report
09/11/09
Tennessee delegation hears different things in speech

Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City, said the president's overall theme Wednesday was in line with what Tanner heard in town hall meetings during the August ...

Source: The Tennessean
09/09/09
SEIU Local 721 Calls for Attorney General to Investigate Self ...

In a letter attached to the report, SEIU Local 721 Executive Director John Tanner called on the office of state Attorney General Jerry Brown to investigate ...

Source: Reuters
09/09/09
Tennessee Air Force reservist sues Siemens over interview questions

John Tanner and Steve Cohen, both D-Tenn., seeking a legislative remedy. Eugene R. Fidell, a Yale University law professor and president of the National ...

Source: Scripps News
09/08/09
RE: John Tanner

Mattila was a one-time aide to Democratic Congressman John Tanner and knew the political customs of rural West Tennessee as well as those within Memphis. ...

Source: Memphis Daily News
09/08/09
Reservist sues to prevent employers from asking about status

John Tanner and Steve Cohen, both D-Tenn., seeking a legislative remedy. Eugene R. Fidell, a lawyer and president of the National Institute of Military ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
09/08/09
Editorial: Blue Dogs lead the pack

The Blue Dogs -- moderate-to-conservative House Democrats such as John Tanner of Tennessee, Marion Berry of Arkansas and Travis W. Childers of Mississippi ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
09/08/09
Recess over: Time to get back to work on health care reform in ...

In a pre-recorded speech distributed to radio stations today, Congressman John Tanner told constituents in Tennessee's 8th Congressional District there are ...

Source: Weakley County Press
09/08/09
Tanner, Corker agree, yet disagree

That might be expected, since Rep. John Tanner is a Democrat and Sen. Bob Corker is a Republican. But their positions are the reverse of what one might ...

Source: Paris Post Intelligencer
09/06/09
Mid-South's 'Blue Dogs' lap up green of PACs

But US Rep. John Tanner, whose district includes parts of northern Shelby County and all of Tipton County, and Travis W. Childers of Mississippi and Marion ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
09/06/09
Tanner's office: He talked to more than 12500 last month

US Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City, held his second and last scheduled teleconference with constituents about health care reform on Monday night. ...

Source: Jackson Sun
09/06/09
Tanner's office: He talked to more than 12,500 last month

...Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City, held his second and last scheduled teleconference with constituents about health care reform on Monday night. A few hours later, his office released a statement touting that he talked to more than 12,500 residents during

09/06/09
Keep what works, fix what's broken

Health care is probably the most personal, emotional issue we can discuss as a people, because each of us has a story. ...

Source: Jackson Sun
09/05/09
Corey's office still casts a wary eye on Shorstein

... Counsel Rick Mullaney, a former Corey colleague, and of former Daytona Beach State Attorney John Tanner, who hired Corey after Shorstein fired her. ...

Source: Florida Times-Union
09/05/09
Tennessee delegation seeking modest reform

...their insurance when they have expensive illnesses, and thinks people should be able to keep coverage when they switch jobs. Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City: Among members of the middle Tennessee delegation, Tanner sees the least possibility of reform le

09/05/09
Tennessee delegation seeking modest reform

Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City: Among members of the middle Tennessee delegation, Tanner sees the least possibility of reform legislation passing this year. ...

Source: Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
09/05/09
Beach Patrol officers deny sex claims

... Lambert said he too is concerned "as a citizen and a defense attorney" that Larizza, after his campaign against former State Attorney John Tanner, ...

Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal
09/04/09
Could a £3m wind turbine project in Oxford lead the way?

John Tanner of Cleaner, Greener Oxford insisted that the annual payment received from Partnerships for Renewables will be used to benefit the local ...

Source: Reinforced Plastics
09/04/09
Gibbons talks jobs, crime, schools

...also has pledged to make the site ready for work. He recently lashed out against West Tennessee Democrats such as U.S. Rep. John Tanner of Union City and state Sen. Lowe Finney of Jackson for criticizing his remarks on the Twitter online messaging servi

09/04/09
Lawmakers represent Montgomery County at all levels of government

Rep. John Tanner — 1226 Longworth HOB, Washington, DC, 20515; 202- 225-4714; Montgomery County hot line: 503-1777. Web site: www.house.gov/tanner. ...

Source: Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

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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